San Juan Elementary

Set in San Juan Capistrano, California, San Juan Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, run under Capistrano Unified. It caters to 662 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Capistrano Unified, which oversees 58 schools and 40,251 students, San Juan Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, San Juan Elementary records that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 11% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, San Juan Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Orange County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, San Juan Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, 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), San Juan Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bridges Community Day, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. San Juan Elementary's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 779 (now 662). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 26.5:1 today.

On allk12, members of the San Juan Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.