Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005294
Del Cerro Elementary
24382 Regina St., Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 830-5430 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
207 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 180% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.9pp since 2014
Math
62.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.6% | 32.4% | 19.4% | 17.6% |
| Math | 38.6% | 24.0% | 18.7% | 18.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 60.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.5% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 64.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 57.2% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 53.7% |
| 2016-17 | 54.5% | 51.4% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Del Cerro Elementary
Del Cerro Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Cerro Elementary this school | 390 | 53.1% | 61.4% |
| Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo | 362 | 49.2% | 36.6% |
| Wood Canyon Elementary Aliso Viejo | 425 | 56.0% | 52.1% |
| Whited Elementary Charter Santa Rosa | 327 | 56.3% | 38.0% |
| McKinley Elementary Petaluma | 368 | 50.8% | 41.6% |
| Rio Vista Elementary North Hollywood | 348 | 54.6% | 46.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Del Cerro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #1,051 of 5,151 | #152 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #941 of 5,172 ▲ 71 | #137 of 382 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #1,148 of 5,172 ▲ 83 | #156 of 382 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #3,307 of 5,116 | #237 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #3,816 of 5,915 | #301 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,013 of 5,352 | #42 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #657 of 5,354 | #48 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #3,785 of 5,625 | #221 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #1,476 of 3,837 | #136 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
390
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 19.4 | 20.1:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 17.7 | 21.6:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 18.9 | 19.7:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 17.8 | 27.3:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 18 | 29.2:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 21% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 6% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 28 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Cerro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (485 to 390); teachers up 9% (17.8 to 19.4).
About Del Cerro Elementary
Del Cerro Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Mission Viejo, California. The school had 390 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Saddleback Valley Unified operates 33 schools. Combined enrollment is 22,646 students.
Enrollment at Del Cerro Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 38%. It is also 36% White, 14% Asian, and 12% multiracial. For comparison, Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Del Cerro Elementary comes in at 70%.
The school reported 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.1:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Del Cerro Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Del Cerro Elementary scores 61.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Del Cerro Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
The school nearest to Del Cerro Elementary is SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative), at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Del Cerro Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (393) to 2024-25 (390). The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.1:1 to 20.1:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Del Cerro Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saddleback Valley Unified
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- El Toro HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Laguna Hills HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Other schools in Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)0.3 mi · 149
- Montevideo Elementary0.8 mi · 444
- Los Alisos Intermediate0.8 mi · 595
- Mission Viejo High0.9 mi · 1,566
- Silverado High0.9 mi · 200
- La Paz Intermediate1.0 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Del Cerro ElementaryHow large is Del Cerro Elementary?
Del Cerro Elementary enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Del Cerro Elementary serve?
Del Cerro Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Del Cerro Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Del Cerro Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Del Cerro Elementary?
Student demographics at Del Cerro Elementary are roughly 36% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Del Cerro Elementary in?
Del Cerro Elementary is part of Saddleback Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.