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What clubs or activities at Montevideo Elementary are worth joining?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005308
Montevideo Elementary
24071 Carrillo Dr., Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 586-8050 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of California public elementary 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.
- BThree-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
20.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
203 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
69%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
53.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
61.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.5% | 30.3% | 22.6% | 23.5% |
| Math | 31.6% | 29.9% | 17.1% | 21.4% |
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 | 53.9% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 50.6% |
| 2022-23 | 54.3% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 51.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.3% | 61.7% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016-17 | 55.2% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
52.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Montevideo Elementary
Montevideo Elementary's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montevideo Elementary this school | 444 | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Rohnert Park | 489 | 46.6% | 38.7% |
| John R. Peterson Elementary Huntington Beach | 477 | 46.1% | 63.7% |
| Calavera Hills Elementary Carlsbad | 441 | 45.1% | 64.0% |
| Van Gogh Charter Granada Hills | 456 | 48.9% | 70.6% |
| Innovations Academy San Diego | 436 | 41.7% | N/A |
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 Montevideo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,360 of 5,151 | #179 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #986 of 5,172 ▲ 492 | #144 of 382 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,763 of 5,172 ▼ 378 | #206 of 382 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,976 of 5,116 | #139 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,107 of 5,915 | #237 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,060 of 5,352 | #44 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #805 of 5,354 | #71 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #4,100 of 5,625 | #236 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #264 of 1,139 | #16 of 55 |
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
444
+235 (+112%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 444 | 21.9 | 20.3:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 20.4 | 22.4:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 45% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 11 | 19.0:1 | 18% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 15 | 24.8:1 | 24% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 18 | 24.5:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 18% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 7% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 29 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montevideo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (372 to 444); teachers up 46% (15 to 21.9).
About Montevideo Elementary
Montevideo Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Mission Viejo. School enrollment was 444 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
The district, Saddleback Valley Unified, has 22,646 students enrolled across 33 schools.
White students are the largest group at Montevideo Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 11% multiracial. That is close to the 43% White share among all Orange County residents. Montevideo Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Montevideo Elementary employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 46% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
The allk12 Grade for Montevideo Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 649 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 430,458.
SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative) is located about 0.5 miles from Montevideo Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Montevideo Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Montevideo Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 209 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 444. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Montevideo Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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
- Foothill Ranch ElementaryElementary · 990 students
Other schools in Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
Other Montevideo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Montevideo Elementary. Montevideo Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Montevideo ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 592 students
Nearby schools
- SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)0.5 mi · 149
- Castille Elementary0.6 mi · 482
- Del Cerro Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- De Portola Elementary0.9 mi · 540
- Silverado High1.0 mi · 200
- Esperanza Education Center1.0 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Montevideo ElementaryHow many students attend Montevideo Elementary?
Montevideo Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Montevideo Elementary serve?
Montevideo Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Montevideo Elementary have?
Montevideo Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Montevideo Elementary?
Student demographics at Montevideo Elementary are roughly 42% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Montevideo Elementary public or private?
Montevideo Elementary 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.