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What's something Viejo Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744000705
Viejo Elementary
26782 Via Grande, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 · (949) 582-2424 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
231 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
51.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +24.7pp since 2014
Math
50.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 26.8% | 16.3% | 32.1% |
| Math | 20.5% | 30.0% | 25.7% | 23.8% |
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 | 51.7% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 48.2% |
| 2018-19 | 48.4% | 41.9% |
| 2017-18 | 42.2% | 41.2% |
| 2016-17 | 42.9% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Viejo Elementary
Viejo Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viejo Elementary this school | 447 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco | 418 | 51.9% | 40.4% |
| Aromas Aromas | 399 | 51.4% | 39.7% |
| Pueblo Vista Elementary Napa | 451 | 54.8% | 49.1% |
| Watsonville Charter School of the Arts Watsonville | 415 | 55.9% | 26.0% |
| Macy Elementary La Habra | 413 | 48.9% | 52.3% |
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 Viejo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,652 of 5,151 | #207 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,558 of 5,172 ▼ 146 | #197 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,907 of 5,172 ▲ 105 | #218 of 382 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,204 of 5,116 | #157 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #3,060 of 5,915 | #231 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,335 of 5,352 | #252 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #2,845 of 5,354 | #237 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #3,841 of 5,625 | #225 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #3,233 of 3,837 | #291 of 324 |
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
447
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 447 | 18 | 24.8:1 | 52% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 18 | 26.6:1 | 44% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 17 | 27.9:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 56% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | N/A | N/A | 69% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 34% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 24 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viejo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (474 to 447); teachers up 6% (17 to 18).
About Viejo Elementary
Viejo Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Mission Viejo, California. The school counts 447 students across kindergarten through 5.
Capistrano Unified has 40,251 students in 58 schools, and Viejo Elementary is one of those schools.
Viejo Elementary's enrollment is 68% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% White and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Orange County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Viejo Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Viejo Elementary's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 24.8:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Viejo Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Viejo Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.0% actual against a predicted 49.3%.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Viejo Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
Of nearby public schools, Carl Hankey Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Viejo Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Viejo Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 478 to 447. The ratio was 26.6:1 in 2020-21 and 24.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Viejo Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Capistrano Unified
- San Clemente HighHigh · 2,740 students
- San Juan Hills HighHigh · 2,641 students
- Aliso Niguel HighHigh · 2,563 students
- Tesoro HighHigh · 2,030 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Dana Hills HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other schools in Mission Viejo
- Trabuco Hills HighHigh · 2,475 students
- Capistrano Valley HighHigh · 1,991 students
- Mission Viejo HighHigh · 1,566 students
- Fred Newhart MiddleMiddle · 1,105 students
- La Paz IntermediateMiddle · 713 students
- Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange CountyElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Hankey Elementary0.6 mi · 284
- Carl Hankey Middle0.6 mi · 181
- Bathgate Elementary1.0 mi · 570
- Linda Vista Magnet Elementary1.5 mi · 263
- Valencia Elementary1.6 mi · 525
- La Paz Intermediate1.7 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Viejo ElementaryHow large is Viejo Elementary?
Viejo Elementary enrolls approximately 447 students in grades KG-05.
Is Viejo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Viejo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Viejo Elementary have?
Viejo Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Viejo Elementary?
At Viejo Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 68% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Viejo Elementary public or private?
Viejo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Capistrano Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.