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Mission Viejo High

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Mission Viejo High ranks 285 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

Mission Viejo High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,566 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified district, consistently ranking as a top-tier 4-star school in the state's 87th percentile.

The school excels at ensuring students graduate, with a very high 96.9% graduation rate and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.5%, and it manages student attendance exceptionally well with a chronic absenteeism rate better than most nearby schools like Trabuco Hills High and El Toro High. Academically, students perform very strongly in English and especially in Science, where their proficiency surpasses that of other schools in their own district. A key strength is the school's effective support for students from all economic backgrounds, achieving strong outcomes even as it serves a more economically diverse population than some higher-performing neighbors in the Capistrano Unified district, such as Tesoro High.

While Mission Viejo High is a consistently high performer, its mathematics scores are an area for potential growth, as they are more moderate compared to its other subjects and to schools in the neighboring Irvine Unified district like Portola High. The school's stable success is notable because it achieves these results with a moderate level of per-student spending, suggesting resources are used very effectively. This effectiveness is highlighted when compared to a nearby alternative school, Silverado High, which serves a high-need population with dramatically different outcomes.

1,566

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,069

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25025 Chrisanta Dr.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-5326

(949) 837-7722

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Mission Viejo High:

Elementary:	De Portola Elementary
	Del Cerro Elementary
	Linda Vista Magnet Elementary
	Montevideo Elementary
	More...
	Robinson Elementary
Middle:	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

California avg41%

285^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	86.0	285 of 2162	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	328 of 2159	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	182 of 2170	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	253 of 2123	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	202 of 1290	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	248 of 2133	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	295 of 2017	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	264 of 2021	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	342 of 2039	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	269 of 1994	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	175 of 2426	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	113 of 2354	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	77.2	173 of 2367	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	151 of 2281	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	79.3	123 of 2238	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	106 of 2117	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	107 of 2063	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	68 of 1968	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	81.3	86 of 1901	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	79.7	74 of 1653	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	164 of 585	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	148 of 573	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	92 of 591	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	43 of 581	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	61.4	248 of 582	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.6	50 of 581	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	379 of 1161	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	58 of 555	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	505 of 1117	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	226 of 1052	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	165 of 1085	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	136 of 1064	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	43 of 1044	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	43.2	228 of 467	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	147 of 941	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	569 of 938	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	217 of 1906	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	308 of 1915	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	139 of 1915	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	187 of 1858	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	179 of 1054	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	255 of 1833	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	255 of 1760	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	288 of 1900	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	425 of 1902	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	181 of 1917	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	332 of 1861	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	360 of 1814	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	604 of 1742	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	50 of 410	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	37 of 328	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	147 of 299	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	108 of 290	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	296 of 2013	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	414 of 2026	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	244 of 2030	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	322 of 1943	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	504 of 1126	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	401 of 1937	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	556 of 1862	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	306 of 1942	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	319 of 1948	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	188 of 1963	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	313 of 1916	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	188 of 1122	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	250 of 1880	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	315 of 1834	82.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	65 of 183	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	91 of 190	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	277 of 577	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	188 of 574	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	123 of 541	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	196 of 515	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	165 of 422	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	159 of 366	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	428 of 1252	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	679 of 1216	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	88.7	85 of 1197	92.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	186 of 1155	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	234 of 1173	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	95 of 1193	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	235 of 1204	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	191 of 1222	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	240 of 1173	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2024)64th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+21 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 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)		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 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
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	$20,069	$1,362	$18,707
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)								$52,117	$5,084	$47,033
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	$26,661	$2,169	$24,492
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	$19,857	$1,362	$18,495
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	$19,165	$1,361	$17,804
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	$18,618	$1,218	$17,400
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	$18,476	$1,170	$17,306
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	$18,586	$1,221	$17,365
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	$18,902	$1,361	$17,541
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	$13,438	$441	$12,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Viejo High

What is the racial makeup of Mission Viejo High?

Students at Mission Viejo High are 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Mission Viejo High a good school?

Mission Viejo High ranks 285^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mission Viejo High in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

What schools feed into Mission Viejo High?

Mission Viejo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : De Portola Elementary
Elementary : Del Cerro Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Magnet Elementary
Elementary : Montevideo Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Middle : Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

How many students attend Mission Viejo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,566 students attended Mission Viejo High.

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