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If you had an hour of school board time for El Toro High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,902
High
DISTRICT 1,257 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005296
El Toro High
25255 Toledo Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630 · (949) 586-6333 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,902 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
955 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 468 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 467 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
64.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
40.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.4% | 33.0% | 19.6% | 15.9% |
| Math | 17.9% | 22.1% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 64.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 39.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.6% | 46.9% |
| 2020-21 | 77.3% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.2% | 51.7% |
| 2017-18 | 70.2% | 45.4% |
| 2016-17 | 82.2% | 53.9% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 El Toro High
El Toro High's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Toro High this school | 1,902 | 50.2% | 52.5% |
| Foothill High Santa Ana | 2,126 | 47.8% | 59.8% |
| Clovis High Clovis | 2,779 | 49.5% | 63.1% |
| University City High San Diego | 1,465 | 48.9% | 61.7% |
| James C. Enochs High Modesto | 2,304 | 45.5% | 49.3% |
| Esperanza High Anaheim | 1,393 | 44.9% | 60.4% |
Matched among California high 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 El Toro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #288 of 1,052 | #42 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #271 of 1,056 ▲ 5 | #39 of 69 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #371 of 1,056 ▼ 76 | #42 of 69 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #99 of 1,044 | #9 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,902 | #346 of 2,093 | #38 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #762 of 1,352 | #33 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #201 of 1,351 | #17 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #1,169 of 1,575 | #61 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #151 of 802 | #14 of 71 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,902
-317 (-14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 2,154
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 1,902 | 88.5 | 21.5:1 | 50% (955) |
| 2023-24 | 1,972 | 89 | 22.1:1 | 51% (999) |
| 2022-23 | 2,031 | 88.6 | 22.9:1 | 49% (986) |
| 2020-21 | 2,219 | 93 | 23.9:1 | 29% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 2,436 | 100.8 | 24.2:1 | 29% (704) |
| 2015-16 | 2,518 | 100 | 25.2:1 | 23% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 2,833 | N/A | N/A | 18% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 2,567 | 110 | 23.3:1 | 8% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 2,154 | 86 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Toro High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (2,436 to 1,902); teachers down 12% (100.8 to 88.5).
About El Toro High
El Toro High is a public high-enrollment high school in Lake Forest, California. Enrolled students number 1,902 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 127% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
El Toro High falls under Saddleback Valley Unified, which has 33 schools enrolling 22,646 students.
At El Toro High, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. The next largest groups are 32% White, 14% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 11 points above the 34% share among Orange County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 21.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
El Toro High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, El Toro High is 2.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 52.5%. Predicted: 50.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that the median household income is $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides El Toro High, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
The nearest public school is La Madera Elementary, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, El Toro High is 5th among 6 schools close by.
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.
Enrollment has fallen by 317 students since 2020-21, to 1,902. Students per teacher fell from 23.9 in 2020-21 to 21.5 in 2024-25.
Community posts for El Toro High can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Melinda Heights ElementaryElementary · 950 students
Other schools in Lake Forest
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- Serrano IntermediateMiddle · 868 students
- Lake Forest ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Rancho Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback ValleyElementary · 565 students
- La Madera ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- La Madera Elementary0.1 mi · 554
- Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary0.5 mi · 517
- Rancho Canada Elementary0.6 mi · 633
- Serrano Intermediate0.7 mi · 868
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley0.9 mi · 565
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle0.9 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About El Toro HighHow many students attend El Toro High?
El Toro High enrolls approximately 1,902 students in grades 09-12.
Is El Toro High an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Toro High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at El Toro High?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at El Toro High.
How diverse is El Toro High?
El Toro High reports a student body of 32% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees El Toro High?
El Toro High is overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.