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Enrollment
990
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386003468
Foothill Ranch Elementary
1 Torino Dr., Foothill Ranch, CA 92691 · (949) 470-4885 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
281 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 162 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (162).
Student demographics
73%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
76.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
68.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.5% | 29.2% | 12.6% | 10.7% |
| Math | 41.8% | 26.2% | 21.8% | 10.3% |
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 | 76.7% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 67.5% | 65.5% |
| 2018-19 | 73.5% | 67.7% |
| 2017-18 | 69.8% | 63.5% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 64.3% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Foothill Ranch Elementary
Foothill Ranch Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Ranch Elementary this school | 990 | 28.4% | 69.3% |
| Crescent Elementary Anaheim | 805 | 26.1% | 82.6% |
| Welby Way Charter Elem Sch And Gifted-High Ability Magnet West Hills | 755 | 28.6% | 81.9% |
| Fairmont Elementary Yorba Linda | 794 | 23.2% | 77.9% |
| West Creek Academy Valencia | 983 | 20.1% | 82.0% |
| Alderwood Elementary Irvine | 770 | 25.5% | 65.1% |
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 Foothill Ranch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #685 of 5,151 | #110 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #688 of 5,172 ▲ 203 | #106 of 382 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #413 of 5,172 ▲ 325 | #65 of 382 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,410 of 5,116 | #79 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #80 of 5,915 | #10 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,104 of 5,352 | #342 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #246 of 5,354 | #7 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #4,820 of 5,625 | #308 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #1,757 of 3,837 | #159 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
990
-53 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 1,299
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 28.2:1
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 | 990 | 36.8 | 26.9:1 | 28% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 1,065 | 39.4 | 27.0:1 | 30% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 1,056 | 40.2 | 26.3:1 | 27% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 1,043 | 37 | 28.2:1 | 13% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 1,195 | 40 | 29.9:1 | 14% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,154 | 40 | 28.9:1 | 12% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 1,218 | N/A | N/A | 5% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 1,299 | 61 | 21.3:1 | 2% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill Ranch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,195 to 990); teachers down 8% (40 to 36.8).
About Foothill Ranch Elementary
Foothill Ranch Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Foothill Ranch, California. It has an enrollment of 990 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Foothill Ranch Elementary is a school in Saddleback Valley Unified. The district has 33 schools and 22,646 students.
About 33% of students at Foothill Ranch Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 20% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Among all residents of Orange County, the Asian share is about 22%. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Foothill Ranch Elementary are from different groups.
Foothill Ranch Elementary has 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 26.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 28% at Foothill Ranch Elementary. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 27 points.
A school with Foothill Ranch Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 62.9%. Foothill Ranch Elementary scores 69.3%, 6.4 points above that line.
In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Foothill Ranch Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Foothill Ranch Elementary is about 1.7 miles from Portola Hills Elementary, its nearest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Foothill Ranch Elementary is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Foothill Ranch Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Foothill Ranch Elementary had a net loss of 53 students, or 5%. The ratio was 28.2:1 in 2020-21 and 26.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Melinda Heights ElementaryElementary · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Portola Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 809
- Trabuco Hills High2.0 mi · 2,475
- Del Lago Elementary2.4 mi · 362
- Loma Ridge Elementary2.6 mi · 766
- Lake Forest Elementary2.7 mi · 640
- Portola Springs Elementary3.0 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill Ranch ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Foothill Ranch Elementary?
Foothill Ranch Elementary enrolls approximately 990 students in grades KG-06.
Is Foothill Ranch Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foothill Ranch Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Foothill Ranch Elementary have?
Foothill Ranch Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foothill Ranch Elementary?
At Foothill Ranch Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 33% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Foothill Ranch Elementary in?
Foothill Ranch Elementary is part of Saddleback Valley Unified.
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