Capistrano Unified

The supplied data covers 58 elementary, middle, and high schools in Capistrano Unified, from elementary through high school, with 2025–26 test results and the prior year for comparison. Results differ substantially even among schools serving the same grade span: high-school ELA scores span 74 percentage points, and elementary science scores span 69 points, compared with 31 points for middle-school ELA. The clearest takeaway for families is that results vary widely by school, especially at the elementary and high-school levels.

Tesoro High leads the supplied high schools in ELA, math, and science, with 85%, 65%, and 73% proficient; Capistrano Union High is at the bottom, with 12%, 0%, and 3%. Among middle schools, Vista del Mar Middle leads in ELA (83%), Ladera Ranch Middle in math (76%), and Arroyo Vista Middle in science (76%); Marco Forster Middle has the lowest results across those subjects, at 52%, 38%, and 39%. Chaparral Elementary leads elementary ELA and math (84% and 87%), while Canyon Vista Elementary leads in science (84%); Kinoshita Elementary is lowest in all three.

Recent changes are mixed: the average for eight high schools with results in both years fell 3 points in ELA, rose 3 points in math, and was essentially unchanged in science; across middle schools, average changes were 0 points in ELA, down 1 in math, and up 5 in science. State benchmarks rose in all three subjects, so gains did not always mean schools kept pace. SchoolDigger ranks Chaparral Elementary in the 99th percentile and Ladera Ranch Middle, Esencia Middle, and Tesoro High in the 97th percentile. As context, the supplied low-income measure is free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: Kinoshita reports 91%, while middle-school results also differ between Bernice Ayer (39%) and Marco Forster (75%).