Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Set in Mission Viejo, California, Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is a compact elementary campus, overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified. It educates 263 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

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

Demographically, Linda Vista Magnet Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 20% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Linda Vista Magnet Elementary shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Linda Vista Magnet Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 37.7%.

Across the wider county, Orange County reports that median household income runs about $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is La Paz Intermediate, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Linda Vista Magnet Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Linda Vista Magnet Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Linda Vista Magnet Elementary's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 263). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 77% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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