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Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley

Public, Charter Grades K-5

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley is a top-ranked, K-5 elementary school in Lake Forest, CA, serving 565 students and operating as its own independent district.

The school consistently achieves elite academic results, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year and dramatically outperforming all nearby schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified district. For example, it outperforms even the highest-achieving neighboring school, Del Cerro Elementary, by about 16 percentage points in both English and Math, and by 27 points in Science, where over 80% of Oxford Prep students are proficient. This excellence extends across all student groups, with historically underserved populations also scoring in the top percentiles statewide.

Beyond test scores, Oxford Prep stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 2.8%—far below the state average and that of nearby schools like Olivewood Elementary (20.7%)—indicating a strong culture of engagement. Remarkably, the school achieves these superior outcomes while spending significantly less per student than surrounding schools, demonstrating notable efficiency. Its five-year record of stable, top-tier performance makes it a consistently high-performing choice for families in the area.

565

Students ?

28.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

16.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22882 Loumont Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630-3935

(949) 540-7800

District: Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.3%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2019 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

California avg41%

246^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 9% (2019) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 1,543Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	246 of 5857	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	197 of 5869	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	245 of 5859	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	279 of 5883	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	530 of 5789	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	66 of 1203	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	31 of 1205	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	119 of 1190	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	112 of 1154	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	235 of 1149	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	262 of 5597	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	192 of 5612	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	423 of 5609	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	440 of 5635	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	572 of 5492	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	543 of 5107	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	286 of 5107	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	280 of 5087	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	509 of 5084	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	418 of 4963	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	510 of 5460	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	157 of 5517	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	705 of 5363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	597 of 5264	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	259 of 5628	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	200 of 5643	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	173 of 5638	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	184 of 5663	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	574 of 5510	89.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	110 of 718	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	65 of 670	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	115 of 610	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	383 of 2598	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	373 of 2651	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	393 of 2661	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	317 of 2726	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	600 of 2834	78.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.6	95 of 2740	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	60 of 894	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	184 of 2715	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.8	40 of 733	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.4	40 of 1491	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	128 of 2509	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	60 of 738	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	297 of 2380	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.2	178 of 2359	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	77 of 2213	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.0	91 of 2458	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	134 of 2369	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.6	116 of 2527	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	59 of 763	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	87 of 2407	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.2	115 of 1555	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	167 of 1602	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)96th percentile~ school

Male (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2022)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)95th percentile~ school

White (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics79%+41 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
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley	Public, Charter	K-5	22882 Loumont Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 540-7800	565	20	28.7	16.1%	166 (29.4%)	7 (1.2%)	98 (17.3%)	222 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.7%)	95.9	246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		96.7	197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	49	81.1	81.1	73.9	79.6	83.2		79.0	73.9	83.9	77.9		78.6	96.7			96.7
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	24982 Rivendell Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-2820	517	20	26.2	42.6%	167 (32.3%)	5 (1.0%)	208 (40.2%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (16.2%)	71.4	1540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		72.8	1457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	83	50.0	50.0	52.3	58.6	56.7	68.8	59.1	49.4	55.7	50.0	39.2	48.3	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2		$17,645	$1,363	$16,282
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
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
La Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	25350 Serrano Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-1415	554	23	24.4	37.4%	209 (37.7%)	2 (0.4%)	184 (33.2%)	86 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.0%)	80.8	1122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		81	1114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	8	50.5	50.5	54.7	59.1	62.9	67.0	61.5	65.6	57.0	54.6	60.8	59.0							$17,051	$1,363	$15,688
Rancho Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Winding Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-5252	633	25	25.3	36.3%	252 (39.8%)	9 (1.4%)	187 (29.5%)	119 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	70.9	1554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.4	1320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	234	40.5	40.5	41.1	49.0	64.3	63.8	53.8	52.6	55.2	58.3	61.3	56.6							$18,040	$1,363	$16,677
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
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
Lake Forest Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Pittsford Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9945	640	28	22.7	55.3%	142 (22.2%)	15 (2.3%)	319 (49.8%)	87 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.6%)	60.2	2057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		66.5	1754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	303	35.4	35.4	49.4	44.4	51.9	57.3	51.0	45.6	43.2	45.1	43.8	44.4	97.5				97.5		$18,723	$1,585	$17,138
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley

Is Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley a good school?

Yes! Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 246^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley.

What is the racial makeup of Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley?

Students at Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley are 39% Asian, 29% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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