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Foothill Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-6

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Ranch Elementary is a large, highly-rated K-6 public school serving 990 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with students scoring significantly higher in English, math, and science than both the district and state averages. It stands out for its exceptional support for all students, including English learners and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who perform in the state's top percentiles. Furthermore, student engagement is very high, with chronic absenteeism rates less than half the district average, indicating a strong and positive school culture.

Compared to other schools in the area, Foothill Ranch Elementary maintains its high performance efficiently, achieving better results than nearby schools like Lake Forest Elementary and Del Lago Elementary with similar per-student funding. It performs on par with top schools in the higher-ranked Irvine Unified district, such as Loma Ridge Elementary. This consistent excellence, even through post-pandemic recovery, makes it a standout choice for families.

990

Students ?

26.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,485

Per pupil spending ?

28.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Torino Dr.
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610-3142

(949) 470-4885

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

32.7%

White:

30.9%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Saddleback Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg54%

California avg41%

533^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 22Elementary Schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified

377^th of 1,543Saddleback Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	533 of 5857	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	735 of 5869	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	751 of 5859	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	689 of 5883	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	657 of 5789	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	907 of 5662	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.7	721 of 5692	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	806 of 5614	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.8	734 of 5611	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	89.8	476 of 5530	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	87.7	567 of 5390	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	89.8	439 of 5377	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	513 of 5314	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	490 of 5193	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	91.8	380 of 5113	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.6	311 of 5113	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	95.6	177 of 4818	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	94.4	254 of 4822	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	253 of 4809	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	305 of 1203	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	404 of 1205	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	359 of 1190	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	374 of 1154	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	312 of 1149	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	306 of 1071	71.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.3	847 of 2227	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	732 of 2585	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	725 of 2128	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.7	83 of 3162	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	60 of 3245	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	78 of 3311	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	45 of 3275	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	193 of 3246	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	565 of 5597	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	585 of 5612	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	677 of 5609	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	676 of 5635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	623 of 5492	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	850 of 5413	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	631 of 5107	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	670 of 5107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	513 of 5087	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	920 of 5084	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	950 of 4963	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	1094 of 4830	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	197 of 5460	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	488 of 5517	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	652 of 5363	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	731 of 5264	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	638 of 5173	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	1178 of 5084	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	475 of 5628	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	869 of 5643	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	775 of 5638	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	729 of 5663	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	677 of 5510	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	924 of 5431	83.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	85.8	11 of 140	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	148 of 718	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	296 of 670	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	231 of 669	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	165 of 610	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	222 of 445	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	197 of 339	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	88 of 2847	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	298 of 2635	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	576 of 2420	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	827 of 2598	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	1214 of 2651	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	1413 of 2661	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	1024 of 2726	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1072 of 2834	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	1333 of 2737	51.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 5, 2017

It is a difficult decision when moving, how will our kids adapt to a new neighborhood, a new school. We love the area, nature and trails a stones through away, all the urban amenities right down the hill, and mostly, Foothill Ranch Elementary School.

Our childern love going to school, the school staff is approachable and well, they are superstars in our books. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothill Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Torino Dr.	Foothill Ranch	92610	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 470-4885	990	37	26.9	28.4%	306 (30.9%)	9 (0.9%)	197 (19.9%)	324 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	150 (15.2%)	92.2	533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	202	58.9		58.9	75.4	72.2	83.3	76.0			76.7	72.6	64.7	72.6	62.7			68.0						$18,485	$1,363	$17,122
Portola Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	19422 Saddleback Ranch Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-9370	809	31	26.3	19.9%	354 (43.8%)	8 (1.0%)	126 (15.6%)	195 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (15.5%)	95.9	249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		92.1	562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	313	80.4		80.4	74.3	74.4	87.7	85.9			80.2	76.2	76.8	77.6	73.7			76.2						$17,858	$1,362	$16,496
Del Lago Elementary	Public	K-6	27181 Entidad St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-1125	362	18	20.0	49.2%	118 (32.6%)	7 (1.9%)	151 (41.7%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.0%)	46.4	2805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		39.3	3218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	413	40.4		40.4	46.3	38.5	48.9	36.1			42.9	39.0	35.9	31.9	30.6			34.4						$18,945	$1,361	$17,584
Loma Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Tomato Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1400	766	27	28.2	11.5%	107 (14.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	526 (68.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.7%)	92.1	540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.8	650^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	110	53.0		53.0	75.4	73.3	74.7	80.0			75.8	72.9	68.3	67.0	78.7			71.6						$14,341	$530	$13,811
Lake Forest Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Pittsford Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9945	640	28	22.7	55.3%	142 (22.2%)	15 (2.3%)	319 (49.8%)	87 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.6%)	60.2	2057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		66.5	1754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	303	35.4		35.4	49.4	44.4	51.9	57.3			51.0	45.6	43.2	45.1	43.8			44.4	97.5			97.5		$18,723	$1,585	$17,138
Portola Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	12100 Portola Springs	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8800	948	31	30.1	15.3%	174 (18.4%)	13 (1.4%)	110 (11.6%)	562 (59.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (9.0%)	92.1	536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.1	334^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	202	56.9		56.9	66.1	76.1	71.5	81.8			74.1	78.4	74.3	59.9	78.8			72.7						$14,160	$484	$13,676
Rancho Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Winding Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-5252	633	25	25.3	36.3%	252 (39.8%)	9 (1.4%)	187 (29.5%)	119 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	70.9	1554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.4	1320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	234	40.5		40.5	41.1	49.0	64.3	63.8			53.8	52.6	55.2	58.3	61.3			56.6						$18,040	$1,363	$16,677
Solis Park	Public	K-8	101 Abacus	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1500	972	38	25.8	15.2%	134 (13.8%)	22 (2.3%)	85 (8.7%)	669 (68.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.5%)	90.2	643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.3	620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	23	69.6	62.2	65.5	56.8	70.4	79.6	71.4	67.9	78.5	71.1	66.3	72.8	76.5	61.8	70.9	66.9	69.1						$13,554	$522	$13,032
Melinda Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	21001 Rancho Trabuco	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 888-7311	950	34	28.1	27.8%	487 (51.3%)	7 (0.7%)	226 (23.8%)	130 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (10.1%)	78.6	1209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.3	1139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	70	51.4		51.4	54.2	48.6	65.5	63.6			58.0	62.6	57.6	58.4	60.5			59.9	97.3	98.0	97.3	98.0	98.0	$17,918	$1,361	$16,557
La Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	25350 Serrano Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-1415	554	23	24.4	37.4%	209 (37.7%)	2 (0.4%)	184 (33.2%)	86 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.0%)	80.8	1122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		81	1114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	8	50.5		50.5	54.7	59.1	62.9	67.0			61.5	65.6	57.0	54.6	60.8			59.0						$17,051	$1,363	$15,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Ranch Elementary

Is Foothill Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes. Foothill Ranch Elementary ranks in the top 9.1% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Ranch Elementary?

Students at Foothill Ranch Elementary are 33% Asian, 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

What district is Foothill Ranch Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

How many students attend Foothill Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Foothill Ranch Elementary.

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