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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPISTRANO UNIFIED·NCES 060744007188
Wagon Wheel Elementary
30912 Bridle Path, Coto De Caza, CA 92679 · (949) 589-1953 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
88 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 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
59%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
78.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
78.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 52.2% | 26.6% | 14.0% | 7.3% |
| Math | 52.1% | 26.5% | 13.7% | 7.6% |
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 | 78.7% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 83.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 84.8% |
| 2021-22 | 81.4% | 76.3% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 79.8% |
| 2017-18 | 78.1% | 76.9% |
| 2016-17 | 78.8% | 70.6% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Wagon Wheel Elementary
Wagon Wheel Elementary's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel Elementary this school | 441 | 20.0% | 79.8% |
| Robert Down Elementary Pacific Grove | 422 | 19.0% | 71.7% |
| S. A. Moffett Elementary Huntington Beach | 410 | 23.7% | 72.3% |
| Canyon Vista Elementary Aliso Viejo | 533 | 19.7% | 81.8% |
| Kelly Elementary Carlsbad | 449 | 20.9% | 78.8% |
| Curie Elementary San Diego | 536 | 18.8% | 82.9% |
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 Wagon Wheel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #233 of 5,151 | #34 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #284 of 5,172 ▼ 148 | #37 of 382 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #326 of 5,172 ▼ 34 | #58 of 382 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,746 of 5,116 | #137 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #3,139 of 5,915 | #241 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #3,149 of 5,352 | #162 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #1,892 of 5,354 | #162 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #5,150 of 5,625 | #355 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #850 of 1,139 | #41 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
441
+48 (+12%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
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 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 18 | 23.9:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 15 | 26.2:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 14 | 30.4:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 17 | 31.2:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | N/A | N/A | 3% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 1,008 | 45 | 22.4:1 | 1% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wagon Wheel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (426 to 441); teachers up 36% (14 to 19).
About Wagon Wheel Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Wagon Wheel Elementary serves students in Coto De Caza, California. Enrolled students number 441 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Capistrano Unified is responsible for 58 schools, Wagon Wheel Elementary included, with 40,251 students in all.
Wagon Wheel Elementary's enrollment is 59% White. Enrollment also includes 16% multiracial, 14% Asian, and 11% Hispanic. Among people living in Orange County, the White share is about 43%. Wagon Wheel Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 19 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.2:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Wagon Wheel Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 67.8%. Wagon Wheel Elementary scores 79.8%.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Wagon Wheel Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 430,458 students.
Tesoro High is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Wagon Wheel Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 79.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Wagon Wheel Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 441, 12% above the 393 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 26.2:1 to 23.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Tesoro High1.2 mi · 2,030
- Las Flores Elementary2.1 mi · 328
- Las Flores Middle2.1 mi · 593
- Chaparral Elementary2.8 mi · 604
- Esencia Middle3.2 mi · 349
- Esencia3.2 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Wagon Wheel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wagon Wheel Elementary?
Wagon Wheel Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wagon Wheel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wagon Wheel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wagon Wheel Elementary have?
Wagon Wheel Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wagon Wheel Elementary?
At Wagon Wheel Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Wagon Wheel Elementary public or private?
Wagon Wheel 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.