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Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

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Linda Vista Magnet Elementary ranks 2702 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is a K-6 public school in Mission Viejo serving 263 students within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, notable for its significant improvement trajectory and its role as a magnet school serving a community with high economic need.

The school has shown remarkable growth, rising from the 26th to the 54th percentile statewide over the past several years, moving from a 1-star to a 3-star rating. This improvement is particularly meaningful because Linda Vista serves a student population where approximately 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate much higher than neighboring schools like De Portola Elementary (18%) or Castille Elementary (28%) in Capistrano Unified. While its test scores in English and math are below the Saddleback Valley district average, they are close to or slightly above the California state average, indicating the school is achieving typical results while serving students with greater socioeconomic challenges.

As a magnet school, Linda Vista receives higher per-student funding ($20,107) than other local schools, which supports a lower student-teacher ratio. The data shows particular strengths in supporting homeless students, who perform at the 82nd percentile statewide. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, though improved, remains an area of focus. When comparing academic performance, there is a substantial gap with nearby schools like De Portola Elementary, highlighting how neighborhood demographics can influence school metrics within the same district.

263

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,107

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25222 Pericia Dr.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-5400

(949) 830-0970

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Students who attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Paz Intermediate
High:	Mission Viejo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

20.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2013 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Saddleback Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg54%

California avg41%

2,702^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	48.0	2702 of 5857	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	2860 of 5869	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	2836 of 5859	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	2937 of 5883	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	3945 of 5789	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4215 of 5662	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	3536 of 5692	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.1	3322 of 5614	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.0	3329 of 5611	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	3300 of 5530	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.0	2743 of 5390	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	2531 of 5377	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.0	1921 of 5314	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	2535 of 5193	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.0	1950 of 5113	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.8	1838 of 5113	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	1938 of 4818	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	1576 of 4822	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	1380 of 4809	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	1588 of 2585	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	946 of 2128	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2026 of 3162	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	874 of 3245	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	502 of 3311	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	912 of 3275	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	1376 of 3246	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	2243 of 5597	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	2663 of 5612	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	2759 of 5609	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	3083 of 5635	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3283 of 5492	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3595 of 5413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	2926 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3257 of 5107	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2686 of 5087	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	2392 of 5084	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	3672 of 4963	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3735 of 4830	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	77 of 429	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	109 of 364	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	125 of 335	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	125 of 356	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2687 of 5460	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2972 of 5517	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2936 of 5363	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2752 of 5264	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3692 of 5173	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3768 of 5084	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2987 of 5628	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2856 of 5643	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2722 of 5638	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	2633 of 5663	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	4528 of 5510	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4671 of 5431	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	780 of 2598	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science28%-5 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Bathgate Elementary	Public	K-5	27642 Napoli Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 348-0451	570	22	25.9	31.8%	283 (49.6%)	5 (0.9%)	94 (16.5%)	62 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	122 (21.4%)	88.2	761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		94.3	410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	351	49.5	49.5	69.0	79.1	78.9		76.0	64.4	72.7	53.9		64.3	95.6	98.2	98.2	97.4	97.4	96.5	$18,199	$1,265	$16,934
Viejo Elementary	Public	K-5	26782 Via Grande	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 582-2424	447	18	24.8	51.7%	91 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (67.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	65.7	1810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.9	1778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	32	45.5	45.5	45.3	49.3	61.5		51.7	41.3	58.0	53.0		50.5	96.3						$18,655	$1,915	$16,740
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
Carl Hankey Elementary	Public	K-5	27252 Nubles St.	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	284	12	23.6	57.0%	95 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	118 (41.5%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.3%)	84	960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		81	1113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	153	56.4	56.4	52.3	63.6	78.2		65.6	59.1	61.1	69.1		63.4							$19,025	$2,009	$17,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Is Linda Vista Magnet Elementary a good school?

Linda Vista Magnet Elementary ranks 2702^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Linda Vista Magnet Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Linda Vista Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Paz Intermediate
High : Mission Viejo High

What is the racial makeup of Linda Vista Magnet Elementary?

Students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Linda Vista Magnet Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

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