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If you could change one rule at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005313
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
24982 Rivendell Dr., Lake Forest, CA 92630 · (949) 586-2820 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
26.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
220 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 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
70%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
59.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.1pp since 2014
Math
48.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.1% | 28.0% | 22.6% | 18.2% |
| Math | 24.7% | 23.6% | 27.0% | 24.7% |
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 | 59.1% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 25.8% |
| 2017-18 | 43.7% | 29.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary this school | 517 | 42.6% | 53.3% |
| Serrano Elementary Villa Park | 524 | 40.1% | 51.3% |
| Van Buren Elementary Placentia | 538 | 42.9% | 63.1% |
| Cram Elementary Highland | 507 | 42.2% | 57.6% |
| Rio Del Oro Elementary Plumas Lake | 564 | 43.6% | 47.8% |
| William B. Bimat Elementary Bakersfield | 552 | 48.0% | 58.4% |
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 Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,495 of 5,151 | #193 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,697 of 5,172 ▼ 210 | #207 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,398 of 5,172 ▲ 158 | #178 of 382 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #552 of 5,116 | #24 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #2,229 of 5,915 | #164 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,956 of 5,352 | #316 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #660 of 5,354 | #50 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #4,230 of 5,625 | #242 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.7% | #77 of 1,139 | #8 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
517
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 517 | 19.7 | 26.3:1 | 43% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 18 | 27.6:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 19.3 | 26.3:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 19 | 26.2:1 | 35% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 52% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 15 | 28.5:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | N/A | N/A | 31% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 13% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 25 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (370 to 517); teachers up 41% (14 to 19.7).
About Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary serves students in Lake Forest, California, as a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 517 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
Saddleback Valley Unified has 22,646 students in 33 schools, and Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 40% of enrollment at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 16% multiracial, and 10% Asian. The diversity index for Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary reports a ratio of 26.3 students per teacher, from 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 4.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 53.3% against 54.6%.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 649, with about 430,458 students.
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary's closest public school neighbor is El Toro High, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary at 3rd of 6.
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Lake Forest
- El Toro HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet ElementaryElementary · 896 students
- Serrano IntermediateMiddle · 868 students
- Lake Forest ElementaryElementary · 640 students
- Rancho Canada ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback ValleyElementary · 565 students
Nearby schools
- El Toro High0.5 mi · 1,902
- Serrano Intermediate0.5 mi · 868
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle0.5 mi · 495
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley0.5 mi · 565
- La Madera Elementary0.5 mi · 554
- Olivewood Elementary0.9 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Santiago STEAM Magnet ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary?
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary enrolls approximately 517 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary serve?
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary?
At Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary in?
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary is part of Saddleback Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.