Robinson Elementary

Robinson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Trabuco Canyon, California, operated by Saddleback Valley Unified. The school serves 486 students in grades K through 6.

Within Saddleback Valley Unified, which oversees 33 schools and 22,646 students, Robinson Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Robinson Elementary logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Robinson Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robinson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 55.5%, a residual of -7.6 points.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robinson Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Trabuco Mesa Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robinson Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robinson Elementary has edged down 13%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 28.1:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.

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