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Del Cerro Elementary

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Del Cerro Elementary ranks 1005 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Cerro Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 390 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified district in Mission Viejo, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year.

The school stands out for achieving strong academic results while serving a student population with significant economic need, outperforming other local schools with similar demographics like Glen Yermo Elementary and Lomarena Elementary. It shows effective support across student groups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds and those in special education, and maintains lower chronic absenteeism than the state average. While nearby schools such as Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley and Castille Elementary (in Capistrano Unified) have higher overall rankings, they serve wealthier communities, making Del Cerro's accomplishments notable.

Del Cerro has maintained stable, high performance for over a decade and operates with moderate per-student spending compared to neighboring schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. Performance varies by grade level, with sixth grade excelling in English and fourth grade in math, indicating areas for potential curriculum focus. The school represents a model of effective education within its community, demonstrating that strong outcomes are achievable across diverse student populations.

390

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,806

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24382 Regina St.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-4735

(949) 830-5430

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Students who attend Del Cerro Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mission Viejo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.7%

White:

35.6%

Asian:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,005^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	83.2	1005 of 5857	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	1081 of 5869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	832 of 5859	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	971 of 5883	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	1367 of 5789	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	1553 of 5662	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	1532 of 5692	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	1449 of 5614	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	1221 of 5611	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	1047 of 5530	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	1209 of 5390	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	1194 of 5377	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	89.0	500 of 5314	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	677 of 5193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	87.5	626 of 5113	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	90.8	479 of 5113	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	705 of 4818	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	92.4	360 of 4822	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	91.9	404 of 4809	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	53.9	872 of 2585	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	875 of 2128	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	2967 of 3246	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	1010 of 5597	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	1109 of 5612	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	895 of 5609	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	876 of 5635	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	1555 of 5492	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	1691 of 5413	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1942 of 5107	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	778 of 5107	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	826 of 5087	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	665 of 5084	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	3279 of 4963	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3346 of 4830	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	957 of 5460	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	975 of 5517	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	489 of 5363	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	785 of 5264	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	2541 of 5173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2618 of 5084	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	1000 of 5628	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	1044 of 5643	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	751 of 5638	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	1016 of 5663	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	1185 of 5510	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	1402 of 5431	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	656 of 2847	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	327 of 2420	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	472 of 2598	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	999 of 2651	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	679 of 2661	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	843 of 2726	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1137 of 2834	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1365 of 2737	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)66th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)9th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics63%+25 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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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 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 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 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
Del Cerro Elementary	Public	K-6	24382 Regina St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-5430	390	19	20.1	53.1%	139 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	147 (37.7%)	54 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (11.8%)	83.2	1005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		81.7	1081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	76	54.4	54.4	50.0	64.3	62.2	74.4	62.9	62.5	69.1	56.5	62.8	62.6	91.7	93.8	93.8	91.7	93.8	$17,806	$1,364	$16,442
Montevideo Elementary	Public	K-6	24071 Carrillo Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8050	444	22	20.2	45.7%	185 (41.7%)	5 (1.1%)	149 (33.6%)	56 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	74.8	1381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.1	1363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	18	42.6	42.6	43.4	55.6	51.9	62.5	53.9	60.4	69.8	53.7	60.9	61.5						$18,083	$1,367	$16,716
Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	25661 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-3650	525	19	27.1	24.2%	293 (55.8%)	6 (1.1%)	89 (17.0%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.5%)	88.3	758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		90.9	640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	118	53.3	53.3	74.3	72.3	67.8	86.5	74.9	79.7	63.6	46.7	72.0	64.6	95.8		97.2	97.2	97.2	$18,026	$1,363	$16,663
Lomarena Elementary	Public	K-6	25100 Earhart Rd.	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 581-1370	487	22	22.3	69.0%	114 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	286 (58.7%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	38 (7.8%)	55.6	2265^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		62.6	1953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.7%	312	32.5	32.5	42.4	54.4	50.0	47.8	48.8	48.5	49.3	36.4	35.2	42.2						$18,554	$1,638	$16,916
Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	23882 Landisview Ave.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-2260	896	31	28.5	65.2%	107 (11.9%)	5 (0.6%)	729 (81.4%)	18 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	40.5	3182^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		40.1	3171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	11	33.1	33.1	31.6	28.5	45.2	39.8	36.2	38.2	35.2	34.7	36.3	36.1	98.0					$17,174	$1,654	$15,520
Linda Vista Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	25222 Pericia Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-0970	263	13	20.1	79.1%	53 (20.2%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (69.6%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	48	2702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		45	2860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	158	27.9	27.9	32.5	37.8	53.5	58.3	45.5	30.0	37.8	30.2	55.6	37.8	88.4	90.7	90.7	90.7	93.0	$20,107	$1,803	$18,304
De Portola Elementary	Public	K-6	27031 Preciados Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-5830	540	20	26.9	18.0%	306 (56.7%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (16.3%)	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (15.6%)	92.9	479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95	347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	132	64.8	64.8	70.8	63.8	75.0	80.0	72.5	71.9	75.0	77.3	83.5	76.9						$18,064	$1,362	$16,702
Castille Elementary	Public	K-5	24042 Via la Coruna	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5976	482	21	22.9	27.6%	253 (52.5%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (20.1%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (18.5%)	95.7	267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.7	194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	73	68.9	68.9	73.3	87.3	81.1		80.5	74.7	87.5	74.3		78.7						$19,050	$1,306	$17,744
Glen Yermo Elementary	Public	K-6	26400 Trabuco Rd.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6766	308	19	16.4	67.2%	84 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	168 (54.5%)	29 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.8%)	53.1	2423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		59.6	2087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	336	22.6	22.6	36.7	47.1	45.2	56.7	46.4	43.3	55.9	25.8	53.3	44.8	96.8	96.8	96.8			$19,125	$1,642	$17,483
Olivewood Elementary	Public	K-6	23391 Dune Mear Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-6682	396	18	21.8	85.9%	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	339 (85.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.0%)	28.9	4056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.3	3900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	156	32.1	32.1	35.3	22.9	46.2	25.5	32.7	33.3	18.0	30.2	10.9	23.1						$19,521	$1,778	$17,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Cerro Elementary

What schools do graduates of Del Cerro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Cerro Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mission Viejo High

Is Del Cerro Elementary a good school?

Del Cerro Elementary ranks 1005^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Del Cerro Elementary?

Students at Del Cerro Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 36% White, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Del Cerro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Del Cerro Elementary.

What district is Del Cerro Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

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