Del Cerro Elementary

Del Cerro Elementary is a compact elementary campus in Mission Viejo, California, part of Saddleback Valley Unified. The school caters to 390 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 33 schools in Saddleback Valley Unified (22,646 students total), Del Cerro Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Del Cerro Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 36% White, 14% Asian, 12% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Del Cerro Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Del Cerro Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Del Cerro Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 60.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Del Cerro Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Del Cerro Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Del Cerro Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.9%.

Del Cerro Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Del Cerro Elementary's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 390). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 26% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 27.3:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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