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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744008537
Don Juan Avila Elementary
26278 Wood Canyon Dr., Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 · (949) 349-9452 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
26.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
176 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 138 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
71.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
72.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.0% | 23.3% | 16.9% | 11.8% |
| Math | 44.0% | 28.1% | 19.2% | 8.7% |
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 | 71.3% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 68.8% |
| 2022-23 | 75.3% | 73.9% |
| 2021-22 | 74.9% | 71.4% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 72.1% |
| 2017-18 | 72.9% | 68.8% |
| 2016-17 | 70.4% | 68.0% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Don Juan Avila Elementary
Don Juan Avila Elementary's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Juan Avila Elementary this school | 672 | 26.2% | 71.7% |
| Castlebay Lane Charter Porter Ranch | 666 | 26.7% | 73.1% |
| Sequoia Elementary Pleasant Hill | 594 | 22.7% | 69.2% |
| Valhalla Elementary Pleasant Hill | 721 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Natoma Station Elementary Folsom | 548 | 21.5% | 67.0% |
| Fiddyment Farm Roseville | 701 | 28.8% | 54.5% |
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 Don Juan Avila Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #575 of 5,151 | #88 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #514 of 5,172 ▲ 150 | #76 of 382 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #687 of 5,172 ▼ 198 | #110 of 382 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,350 of 5,116 | #103 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #879 of 5,915 | #62 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,091 of 5,352 | #339 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #754 of 5,354 | #64 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #4,919 of 5,625 | #326 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #2,634 of 3,837 | #237 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
672
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 29.6:1
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 | 672 | 25 | 26.9:1 | 26% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 26.5 | 25.5:1 | 25% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 27 | 24.7:1 | 29% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 24 | 29.6:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 25 | 30.0:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 25 | 31.2:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | N/A | N/A | 11% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 27 | 23.3:1 | 13% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Juan Avila Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (750 to 672); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Don Juan Avila Elementary
Don Juan Avila Elementary is a public elementary school run by Capistrano Unified in Aliso Viejo, California. It teaches 672 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Don Juan Avila Elementary is a school in Capistrano Unified. The district has 58 schools and 40,251 students.
The largest group at Don Juan Avila Elementary is White students, at 47%. The school is also 20% Asian, 17% multiracial, and 15% Hispanic. Census estimates put Orange County at about 43% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
There are about 26.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Don Juan Avila Elementary, which has 25. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Don Juan Avila Elementary is about 26%. Public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Don Juan Avila Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Don Juan Avila Elementary would score about 64.2%. It scores 71.7%, 7.5 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to 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%. Orange County counts 649 public schools with about 430,458 students.
Don Juan Avila Middle is the nearest public school to Don Juan Avila Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Don Juan Avila Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 71.7% is above the 64.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Don Juan Avila Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 672 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 29.6:1 in 2020-21, and 26.9:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Don Juan Avila Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Capistrano Unified
- San Clemente HighHigh · 2,740 students
- San Juan Hills HighHigh · 2,641 students
- Aliso Niguel HighHigh · 2,563 students
- Tesoro HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Dana Hills HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other schools in Aliso Viejo
- Aliso Niguel HighHigh · 2,563 students
- Don Juan Avila MiddleMiddle · 863 students
- Aliso Viejo MiddleMiddle · 803 students
- JourneyElementary · 617 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Canyon Vista ElementaryElementary · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Don Juan Avila Middle0.0 mi · 863
- Oak Grove Elementary0.4 mi · 569
- Journey1.1 mi · 617
- Aliso Viejo Middle1.1 mi · 803
- Canyon Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 533
- Aliso Niguel High1.6 mi · 2,563
Frequently asked questions
About Don Juan Avila ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Don Juan Avila Elementary?
Don Juan Avila Elementary enrolls approximately 672 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Don Juan Avila Elementary serve?
Don Juan Avila Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Don Juan Avila Elementary?
Approximately 26.9:1 students per teacher at Don Juan Avila Elementary.
How diverse is Don Juan Avila Elementary?
Don Juan Avila Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 20% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Don Juan Avila Elementary public or private?
Don Juan Avila Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Capistrano Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.