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Schools in Capistrano Unified

59 public schools in this California school district: 35 elementary · 13 middle · 8 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

35 schools in Capistrano Unified, best first
1
Canyon Vista Elementary 98.6
Aliso Viejo · Grades K-5 · 508 students
ELA 89%Math 83%Science 78%
#64 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Aliso Viejo
2
Chaparral Elementary 97.9
Ladera Ranch · Grades K-5 · 661 students
ELA 87%Math 84%Science 72%
#97 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Ladera Ranch
3
Philip J. Reilly Elementary 95.9
Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 418 students
ELA 83%Math 81%Science 65%
#191 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Mission Viejo
4
Castille Elementary 95.1
Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 497 students
ELA 81%Math 79%Science 69%
#228 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Mission Viejo
5
Las Flores Elementary 94.5
Rancho Santa Margarita · Grades K-5 · 322 students
ELA 80%Math 78%Science 70%
#256 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Rancho Santa Margarita
5
Vista del Mar Elementary 94.5
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 727 students
ELA 82%Math 76%Science 72%
#256 of 4,688 in California · #1 in San Clemente
7
Oso Grande Elementary 94.4
Ladera Ranch · Grades K-5 · 887 students
ELA 83%Math 78%Science 63%
#261 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Ladera Ranch
8
Wagon Wheel Elementary 93.9
Coto De Caza · Grades K-5 · 447 students
ELA 79%Math 79%Science 68%
#285 of 4,688 in California
9
Truman Benedict Elementary 93.5
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 590 students
ELA 82%Math 82%Science 54%
#303 of 4,688 in California · #2 in San Clemente
10
Esencia 93.3
Rancho Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 904 students
ELA 80%Math 75%Science 68%
#313 of 4,688 in California
11
Ladera Ranch Elementary 93.0
Ladera Ranch · Grades K-5 · 612 students
ELA 80%Math 76%Science 63%
#327 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Ladera Ranch
12
Laguna Niguel Elementary 91.0
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 397 students
ELA 76%Math 75%Science 60%
#421 of 4,688 in California · #1 in Laguna Niguel
13
Concordia Elementary 88.7
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 501 students
ELA 75%Math 71%Science 56%
#528 of 4,688 in California · #3 in San Clemente
14
Marian Bergeson Elementary 88.2
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 486 students
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 68%
#552 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Laguna Niguel
15
Don Juan Avila Elementary 87.7
Aliso Viejo · Grades K-5 · 675 students
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 58%
#575 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Aliso Viejo
16
Arroyo Vista Elementary 86.2
Rancho Santa Margarita · Grades K-5 · 518 students
ELA 73%Math 67%Science 56%
#646 of 4,688 in California · #2 in Rancho Santa Margarita
17
Moulton Elementary 86.0
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 530 students
ELA 69%Math 70%Science 55%
#655 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Laguna Niguel
17
Oak Grove Elementary 86.0
Aliso Viejo · Grades K-5 · 584 students
ELA 69%Math 73%Science 51%
#655 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Aliso Viejo
19
Tijeras Creek Elementary 85.9
Rancho Santa Margarita · Grades K-5 · 318 students
ELA 73%Math 69%Science 51%
#660 of 4,688 in California · #3 in Rancho Santa Margarita
20
John Malcom Elementary 85.4
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 551 students
ELA 73%Math 66%Science 54%
#683 of 4,688 in California · #4 in Laguna Niguel
21
Bathgate Elementary 85.1
Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 579 students
ELA 76%Math 64%Science 49%
#697 of 4,688 in California · #5 in Mission Viejo
22
George White Elementary 83.7
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 390 students
ELA 69%Math 66%Science 53%
#763 of 4,688 in California · #6 in Laguna Niguel
23
Carl Hankey Elementary 82.0
Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 318 students
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 56%
#842 of 4,688 in California · #6 in Mission Viejo
24
Palisades Elementary 78.7
Capistrano Beach · Grades K-5 · 336 students
ELA 62%Math 61%Science 54%
#997 of 4,688 in California
25
Richard Henry Dana Elementary 76.4
Dana Point · Grades K-5 · 384 students
ELA 63%Math 57%Science 46%
#1,105 of 4,688 in California
26
Harold Ambuehl Elementary 74.4
San Juan Capistrano · Grades K-5 · 312 students
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 52%
#1,199 of 4,688 in California · #1 in San Juan Capistrano
27
Wood Canyon Elementary 71.1
Aliso Viejo · Grades K-5 · 410 students
ELA 60%Math 51%Science 39%
#1,353 of 4,688 in California · #4 in Aliso Viejo
28
Las Palmas Elementary 70.4
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 748 students
ELA 54%Math 54%Science 47%
#1,386 of 4,688 in California · #4 in San Clemente
29
Viejo Elementary 68.1
Mission Viejo · Grades K-5 · 451 students
ELA 52%Math 51%Science 46%
#1,494 of 4,688 in California · #9 in Mission Viejo
30
Del Obispo Elementary 63.6
San Juan Capistrano · Grades K-5 · 315 students
ELA 53%Math 43%Science 40%
#1,705 of 4,688 in California · #2 in San Juan Capistrano
31
Clarence Lobo Elementary 57.1
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 335 students
ELA 48%Math 44%Science 27%
#2,010 of 4,688 in California · #5 in San Clemente
32
Hidden Hills Elementary 49.9
Laguna Niguel · Grades K-5 · 317 students
ELA 43%Math 38%Science 25%
#2,347 of 4,688 in California · #7 in Laguna Niguel
33
Marblehead Elementary 49.6
San Clemente · Grades K-5 · 218 students
ELA 48%Math 35%Science 21%
#2,361 of 4,688 in California · #6 in San Clemente
34
San Juan Elementary 28.2
San Juan Capistrano · Grades K-5 · 673 students
ELA 33%Math 30%Science 12%
#3,365 of 4,688 in California · #3 in San Juan Capistrano
35
Kinoshita Elementary 15.8
San Juan Capistrano · Grades K-5 · 322 students
ELA 29%Math 21%Science 11%
#3,946 of 4,688 in California · #4 in San Juan Capistrano

Middle schools

13 schools in Capistrano Unified, best first
1
Arroyo Vista Middle 96.9
Rancho Santa Margarita · Grades 6-8 · 330 students
ELA 83%Math 74%Science 72%
#41 of 1,326 in California · #1 in Rancho Santa Margarita
2
Ladera Ranch Middle 96.8
Ladera Ranch · Grades 6-8 · 1,100 students
ELA 82%Math 77%Science 65%
#43 of 1,326 in California
3
Las Flores Middle 93.6
Las Flores · Grades 6-8 · 559 students
ELA 78%Math 68%Science 69%
#85 of 1,326 in California
4
Vista del Mar Middle 93.0
San Clemente · Grades 6-8 · 529 students
ELA 81%Math 67%Science 62%
#93 of 1,326 in California · #1 in San Clemente
5
Fred Newhart Middle 91.7
Mission Viejo · Grades 6-8 · 1,083 students
ELA 77%Math 68%Science 59%
#110 of 1,326 in California · #1 in Mission Viejo
6
Esencia Middle 91.5
Rancho Mission Viejo · Grades 6-8 · 284 students
ELA 79%Math 74%Science 48%
#113 of 1,326 in California
7
Don Juan Avila Middle 90.8
Aliso Viejo · Grades 6-8 · 891 students
ELA 73%Math 66%Science 69%
#122 of 1,326 in California · #1 in Aliso Viejo
8
Bernice Ayer Middle 90.5
San Clemente · Grades 6-8 · 878 students
ELA 74%Math 69%Science 57%
#126 of 1,326 in California · #2 in San Clemente
9
Aliso Viejo Middle 88.6
Aliso Viejo · Grades 6-8 · 799 students
ELA 71%Math 65%Science 55%
#152 of 1,326 in California · #2 in Aliso Viejo
10
Carl Hankey Middle 85.4
Mission Viejo · Grades 6-8 · 175 students
ELA 69%Math 59%Science 52%
#194 of 1,326 in California · #3 in Mission Viejo
11
Niguel Hills Middle 85.0
Laguna Niguel · Grades 6-8 · 733 students
ELA 70%Math 58%Science 50%
#199 of 1,326 in California
12
Shorecliffs Middle 78.5
San Clemente · Grades 6-8 · 679 students
ELA 63%Math 45%Science 53%
#285 of 1,326 in California · #3 in San Clemente
13
Marco Forster Middle 64.7
San Juan Capistrano · Grades 6-8 · 1,040 students
ELA 49%Math 37%Science 36%
#468 of 1,326 in California

High schools

8 schools in Capistrano Unified, best first
1
Tesoro High 97.8
Las Flores · Grades 9-12 · 2,040 students
ELA 90%Math 65%Science 70%
#38 of 1,729 in California
2
San Juan Hills High 93.1
San Juan Capistrano · Grades 9-12 · 2,768 students
ELA 80%Math 56%Science 58%
#119 of 1,729 in California · #1 in San Juan Capistrano
3
Aliso Niguel High 92.1
Aliso Viejo · Grades 9-12 · 2,608 students
ELA 78%Math 53%Science 63%
#137 of 1,729 in California
4
San Clemente High 90.8
San Clemente · Grades 9-12 · 2,765 students
ELA 74%Math 55%Science 58%
#159 of 1,729 in California
5
Capistrano Valley High 90.3
Mission Viejo · Grades 9-12 · 1,981 students
ELA 75%Math 51%Science 57%
#168 of 1,729 in California · #1 in Mission Viejo
6
Dana Hills High 81.7
Dana Point · Grades 9-12 · 1,805 students
ELA 71%Math 40%Science 43%
#317 of 1,729 in California
7
California Preparatory Academy 76.7
San Juan Capistrano · Grades 9-12 · 225 students
ELA 70%Math 29%Science 46%
#403 of 1,729 in California · #2 in San Juan Capistrano
8
Capistrano Union High 18.5
San Juan Capistrano · Grades 9-12 · 115 students
ELA 24%Math 0%Science 15%
#1,409 of 1,729 in California · #4 in San Juan Capistrano

K-8 schools

1 school in Capistrano Unified
1
Capistrano Home/Virtual 88.8
San Juan Capistrano · Grades K-8 · 91 students
ELA 72%Math 54%Science 48%
#124 of 1,107 in California · #1 in San Juan Capistrano

Combined schools

1 school in Capistrano Unified
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Bridges Community Day —
San Juan Capistrano · Grades 6-12 · 14 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Capistrano Unified
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Early Childhood Center —
Dana Point · Grades M
No published test results

Cities and towns in Capistrano Unified

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