Moulton Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Laguna Niguel, California, Moulton Elementary caters to 538 students from grades K through 5, run under Capistrano Unified.

Capistrano Unified runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 40,251 students. Moulton Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moulton Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Moulton Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Moulton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 68.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Orange County runs 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), of which Moulton Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Community Roots Academy, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moulton Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Moulton Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 632 (now 538). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 68% to 62%. Class-load math has tightened: from 30.1:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.