Enrollment
90
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063386005316
Trabuco Elementary
31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd., Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 · (949) 858-0343 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
34 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 6% |
Student demographics
63%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
52.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -30.3pp since 2014
Math
50.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -28.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 30 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 40.0% | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| Math | 20.0% | 30.9% | 21.8% | 27.3% |
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 | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 65.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 73.7% | 76.3% |
| 2016-17 | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Trabuco Elementary
Trabuco Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trabuco Elementary this school | 90 | 37.8% | 51.8% |
| Three Rivers Elementary Three Rivers | 93 | 36.6% | 48.5% |
| Vista de Las Cruces Gaviota | 65 | 40.0% | 53.2% |
| Fallsvale Forest Falls | 62 | 37.1% | 56.4% |
| American River Collegiate Academy Orangevale | 132 | 40.9% | N/A |
| Sherwood Montessori Chico | 116 | 44.8% | 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 Trabuco Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #5,660 of 5,915 | #403 of 404 |
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
90
+34 (+61%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 90 | 4.9 | 18.3:1 | 38% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 4.7 | 20.3:1 | 44% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 5.2 | 16.8:1 | 30% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 3 | 18.7:1 | 16% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 3 | 23.0:1 | 19% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 3 | 23.3:1 | 27% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | N/A | N/A | 35% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 12% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trabuco Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (69 to 90); teachers up 64% (3 to 4.9).
About Trabuco Elementary
Trabuco Canyon, California, is home to Trabuco Elementary, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 90 students covers kindergarten through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Saddleback Valley Unified runs Trabuco Elementary along with 32 other schools, enrolling 22,646 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Trabuco Elementary. The largest is White students, at 50%. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.3:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Trabuco Elementary reports 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
The allk12 Grade for Trabuco Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Trabuco Elementary scores 51.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.4%.
Trabuco Elementary is located in Orange County, where the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Trabuco Elementary is one of 649 public schools in the county.
Trabuco Mesa Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Trabuco Elementary. By average proficiency, Trabuco Elementary is 8th among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns Trabuco Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 56 in 2020-21 and 90 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Trabuco Canyon
- Portola Hills ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Trabuco Mesa Elementary0.7 mi · 640
- Cielo Vista Elementary0.9 mi · 487
- Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate1.1 mi · 1,153
- Robinson Elementary1.1 mi · 486
- Melinda Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 950
- Tijeras Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Trabuco ElementaryHow large is Trabuco Elementary?
Trabuco Elementary enrolls approximately 90 students in grades KG-06.
Is Trabuco Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trabuco Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trabuco Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trabuco Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Trabuco Elementary?
Trabuco Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Trabuco Elementary public or private?
Trabuco 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.