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El Toro High

Q: Is El Toro High a good school?

El Toro High ranks 459 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

El Toro High is a large, 4-star public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 1,900 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified district in Lake Forest, a region known for many high-performing schools.

The school maintains a strong 94.7% graduation rate and serves a student population with significant economic diversity. Academically, it performs solidly above the state average but finds itself in the middle of the pack when compared to other comprehensive high schools in its own district, such as higher-ranked Trabuco Hills High and Mission Viejo High. Mathematics is a particular area for improvement, as proficiency rates trail behind both the district average and most neighboring schools, including those in the Capistrano Unified and Irvine Unified districts like Tesoro High and Irvine High.

Performance for different student groups has shown some year-to-year volatility, and chronic absenteeism, while near the state average, is higher than at several nearby schools. Within its competitive local landscape, El Toro High provides a solid education with a key strength in ensuring students graduate, though families may note the academic performance gaps when comparing it to the highest-achieving schools in the broader area.

1,902

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,633

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25255 Toledo Way
Lake Forest, CA 92630-4203

(949) 586-6333

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Feeder schools for El Toro High:

Elementary:	La Madera Elementary
	Lake Forest Elementary
	Portola Hills Elementary
	Rancho Canada Elementary
	More...
	Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
Middle:	Serrano Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

White:

32.2%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg54%

California avg41%

459^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	77.3	459 of 2162	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	358 of 2159	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	431 of 2170	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	203 of 2123	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	163 of 1290	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	185 of 2133	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	317 of 2017	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	91.3	167 of 2021	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	285 of 2039	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.1	235 of 1994	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	139 of 2426	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	74.6	225 of 2354	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	75.7	196 of 2367	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	150 of 2281	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	72.4	223 of 2238	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	78.9	139 of 2117	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	84 of 2063	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	81.6	104 of 1968	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	31 of 1901	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	90.0	21 of 1653	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	64 of 585	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	344 of 573	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	256 of 591	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.8	91 of 581	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	137 of 582	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	174 of 581	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	345 of 1161	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	152 of 555	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	400 of 1117	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	296 of 1052	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	298 of 1085	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	45 of 1064	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	79 of 1044	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	38 of 467	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	59.8	191 of 941	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	181 of 938	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	340 of 1906	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	328 of 1915	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	386 of 1915	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	207 of 1858	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	146 of 1054	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	199 of 1833	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	262 of 1760	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	969 of 1900	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	583 of 1902	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	709 of 1917	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	292 of 1861	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	451 of 1814	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	718 of 1742	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	196 of 410	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	198 of 328	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	177 of 299	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.3	61 of 290	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	755 of 2013	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	608 of 2026	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	508 of 2030	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	386 of 1943	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	211 of 1126	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	460 of 1937	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	644 of 1862	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	517 of 1942	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	356 of 1948	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	442 of 1963	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	176 of 1916	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	153 of 1122	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	185 of 1880	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	366 of 1834	80.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	164 of 183	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	117 of 190	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	90 of 577	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	150 of 574	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	150 of 541	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	148 of 515	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	52 of 422	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	61 of 366	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	583 of 1252	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	268 of 1216	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	272 of 1197	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	263 of 1155	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	131 of 1173	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	275 of 1193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	115 of 1204	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	104 of 1222	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	198 of 1173	83.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2024)10th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 12, 2011

This is such a wonderful school. It has such a great sense of community and they exceed all goals. The students are all a family and they always go above and beyond the call of duty. 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Toro High	Public	9-12	25255 Toledo Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6333	1,902	89	21.4	50.2%	612 (32.2%)	28 (1.5%)	855 (45.0%)	267 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	124 (6.5%)	77.3	459^th of 2162 public high schools	78.8%		83.2	358^th of 2159 public high schools	83.4%	101	42.9	16.7	41.8	64.5	64.5	40.0	40.0	$18,633	$17,706	$927
Silverado High	Public	9-12	25632 Peter A. Hartman Way	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8800	200	22	9.1	86.5%	30 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	153 (76.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	10	2021^st of 2162 public high schools	6.5%		12.1	1938^th of 2159 public high schools	10.2%	83	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.9	14.9	1.4	1.4	$43,624	$41,430	$2,194
Trabuco Hills High	Public	9-12	27501 Mustang Run	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-1934	2,475	107	23.0	37.3%	1,081 (43.7%)	25 (1.0%)	718 (29.0%)	425 (17.2%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	218 (8.8%)	89.3	212^th of 2162 public high schools	90.2%		84	345^th of 2159 public high schools	84.0%	133	50.1		49.3	76.2	76.2	51.9	51.9	$17,131	$16,204	$927
Portola High	Public	9-12	1001 Cadence	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8200	2,693	102	26.3	17.6%	488 (18.1%)	46 (1.7%)	263 (9.8%)	1,673 (62.1%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	205 (7.6%)	92.7	153^rd of 2162 public high schools	92.9%		95.8	94^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	59	58.3	23.5	57.4	75.2	75.2	62.9	62.9	$15,152	$14,898	$254
Mission Viejo High	Public	9-12	25025 Chrisanta Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 837-7722	1,566	71	22.1	40.9%	753 (48.1%)	30 (1.9%)	526 (33.6%)	132 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (7.4%)	86	285^th of 2162 public high schools	86.8%		84.9	328^th of 2159 public high schools	84.8%	43	55.5	7.1	53.5	69.4	69.4	45.6	45.6	$19,842	$18,914	$928
Esperanza Education Center	Public	7-12	25121 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-5470	80	8	10.6	51.3%	40 (50.0%)	1 (1.3%)	29 (36.3%)	8 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Laguna Hills High	Public	9-12	25401 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-5447	1,317	62	21.3	58.5%	392 (29.8%)	13 (1.0%)	715 (54.3%)	106 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	64.3	703^rd of 2162 public high schools	67.5%		67.7	602^nd of 2159 public high schools	72.1%	101	36.3		35.9	54.5	54.5	31.2	31.2	$20,055	$19,126	$929
Aliso Niguel High	Public	9-12	28000 Wolverine Way	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-5590	2,563	109	23.5	33.1%	1,262 (49.2%)	23 (0.9%)	553 (21.6%)	444 (17.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	269 (10.5%)	92.9	149^th of 2162 public high schools	93.1%		92.8	167^th of 2159 public high schools	92.3%	18	63.4	29.4	62.6	78.0	78.0	52.5	52.5	$18,007	$17,020	$987
Tesoro High	Public	9-12	1 Tesoro Creek Rd.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5310	2,030	89	22.6	23.4%	1,136 (56.0%)	28 (1.4%)	327 (16.1%)	322 (15.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.3%)	97.1	52^nd of 2162 public high schools	97.6%		94.9	114^th of 2159 public high schools	94.7%	62	72.3	28.1	69.5	89.9	89.9	64.9	64.9	$18,058	$17,026	$1,032
Capistrano Valley High	Public	9-12	26301 Via Escolar	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 364-6100	1,991	91	21.7	40.5%	894 (44.9%)	27 (1.4%)	621 (31.2%)	204 (10.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	233 (11.7%)	90.7	187^th of 2162 public high schools	91.4%		87	280^th of 2159 public high schools	87.0%	93	57.2		57.0	74.8	74.8	50.8	50.8	$18,521	$17,482	$1,039

Frequently Asked Questions about El Toro High

What schools feed into El Toro High?

El Toro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La Madera Elementary
Elementary : Lake Forest Elementary
Elementary : Portola Hills Elementary
Elementary : Rancho Canada Elementary
Elementary : Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
Middle : Serrano Intermediate

Is El Toro High a good school?

El Toro High ranks 459^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Toro High?

Students at El Toro High are 45% Hispanic, 32% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is El Toro High in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

How many students attend El Toro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,902 students attended El Toro High.

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