Valencia Elementary

Located at 25661 Paseo de Valencia, in Laguna Hills, California, Valencia Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that hosts 525 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Saddleback Valley Unified.

Across the 33 schools in Saddleback Valley Unified (22,646 students total), Valencia Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Valencia Elementary reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% 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, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Valencia Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Valencia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valencia Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

The closest other public school is Lomarena Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valencia Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025.

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