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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Mission Viejo High?
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Enrollment
1,566
High
DISTRICT 1,257 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005307
Mission Viejo High
25025 Chrisanta Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 837-7722 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,566 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public high schools
- A-Test 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.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
641 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 | 393 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 394 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%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
69.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
45.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.3% | 34.1% | 17.3% | 13.3% |
| Math | 23.6% | 22.0% | 27.2% | 27.2% |
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 | 69.3% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 79.2% | 45.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70.1% | 39.3% |
| 2020-21 | 70.8% | 53.2% |
| 2018-19 | 70.2% | 44.1% |
| 2017-18 | 70.3% | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 76.1% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Mission Viejo High
Mission Viejo High's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Viejo High this school | 1,566 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
| West Hills High Santee | 1,624 | 42.7% | 54.6% |
| Capistrano Valley High Mission Viejo | 1,991 | 40.5% | 59.7% |
| Point Loma High San Diego | 1,724 | 43.3% | 52.6% |
| Dana Hills High Dana Point | 1,725 | 42.0% | 60.0% |
| Maria Carrillo High Santa Rosa | 1,584 | 35.0% | 57.9% |
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 Mission Viejo High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #239 of 1,052 | #38 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #211 of 1,056 ▲ 73 | #34 of 69 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #259 of 1,056 ▼ 33 | #31 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #476 of 1,044 | #26 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,566 | #535 of 2,093 | #55 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #894 of 1,352 | #43 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #279 of 1,351 | #21 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #1,273 of 1,575 | #71 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #66 of 802 | #5 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
1,566
-383 (-20%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,728
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 1,566 | 70.6 | 22.2:1 | 41% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 1,628 | 71.8 | 22.7:1 | 40% (657) |
| 2022-23 | 1,646 | 75.4 | 21.8:1 | 41% (673) |
| 2020-21 | 1,949 | 82 | 23.8:1 | 23% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 2,221 | 89.7 | 24.8:1 | 24% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 2,407 | 94 | 25.6:1 | 19% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 2,704 | N/A | N/A | 12% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 2,450 | 101 | 24.3:1 | 5% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 1,728 | 71 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Viejo High.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (2,221 to 1,566); teachers down 21% (89.7 to 70.6).
About Mission Viejo High
Mission Viejo High is a large high school serving families in Mission Viejo, California. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,566 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 87% above that mark.
Mission Viejo High is in Saddleback Valley Unified, a district with 22,646 students across 33 schools.
No group is above 50% at Mission Viejo High; the largest is White, at 48%. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school had 70.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. The school reported 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 14 points below the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
On the allk12 Grade, Mission Viejo High lands at B+, ahead of 70% of California public high schools.
The model predicts 55.5% for a school in California with Mission Viejo High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mission Viejo High posts 55.8%.
In Orange County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
La Paz Intermediate is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Mission Viejo High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Mission Viejo High ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 55.8% versus a 61.2% average.
NCES assigns Mission Viejo High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 383 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.8:1 in 2020-21, and 22.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Mission Viejo High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Laguna Hills HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateMiddle · 1,153 students
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Melinda Heights ElementaryElementary · 950 students
Other schools in Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
- Los Alisos IntermediateMiddle · 595 students
Nearby schools
- La Paz Intermediate0.3 mi · 713
- Esperanza Education Center0.3 mi · 80
- Linda Vista Magnet Elementary0.4 mi · 263
- Valencia Elementary0.7 mi · 525
- De Portola Elementary0.8 mi · 540
- SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)0.9 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Viejo HighHow large is Mission Viejo High?
Mission Viejo High enrolls approximately 1,566 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mission Viejo High serve?
Mission Viejo High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission Viejo High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mission Viejo High is approximately 22.2:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mission Viejo High?
At Mission Viejo High, the student body is approximately 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mission Viejo High public or private?
Mission Viejo High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saddleback Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.