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Journey ranks 2586 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Journey is a K-8 elementary school serving 617 students in Aliso Viejo, California, a community with several highly-rated schools nearby.

Academically, Journey's performance is above the state average in English, math, and science, but it generally lags behind many neighboring schools like Top of the World Elementary and Canyon Vista Elementary. A notable strength is its effectiveness with special education students, who consistently rank in the 80th-85th percentile statewide. However, performance varies widely by grade, with middle school grades (7th and 8th) often outperforming the lower elementary grades. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, a trend coinciding with a significant increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Journey operates with significantly fewer financial resources than surrounding schools, spending about $11,890 per student compared to over $18,000 at nearby schools. Despite this funding gap, it maintains competitive outcomes, particularly for students with greater needs. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, while higher than most local schools, has improved and remains below the state average. As part of the Journey District, the school serves a diverse student body in a very high-achieving area, demonstrating resilience but facing clear challenges in resources and consistent performance across all grades.

617

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,890

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27102 Foxborough
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-3377

(949) 448-7232

District: Journey District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2019 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,586^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

344^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

358^th of 1,543Journey 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	50.1	2586 of 5857	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	1951 of 5869	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1814 of 5859	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	1273 of 5883	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	376 of 1417	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	1814 of 5789	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	1058 of 2227	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2573 of 5597	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	1597 of 5612	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1690 of 5609	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	1281 of 5635	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	428 of 1267	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	1943 of 5492	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2527 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.7	734 of 5107	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	921 of 5087	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	513 of 5084	89.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1727 of 5460	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.8	724 of 5517	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1485 of 5363	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	1225 of 5264	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2540 of 5628	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	2058 of 5643	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	1901 of 5638	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	1236 of 5663	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	294 of 1272	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	1635 of 5510	70.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	557 of 718	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	478 of 670	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	572 of 2847	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	401 of 2635	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	376 of 2420	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2100 of 2598	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1627 of 2651	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1781 of 2661	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	1248 of 2726	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	1598 of 2834	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	344 of 2761	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	304 of 2783	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	546 of 2781	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	311 of 2740	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	120 of 894	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	664 of 2715	75.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	75.1	232 of 1491	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	462 of 2533	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	330 of 2551	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	445 of 2531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	400 of 2509	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	193 of 738	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	589 of 2380	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	165 of 2395	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	67 of 2388	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	117 of 2542	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	185 of 2579	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	256 of 2534	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	288 of 2552	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	610 of 2538	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	244 of 2527	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	76 of 763	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	689 of 2407	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.4	129 of 1552	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	95 of 1531	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	454 of 1520	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	249 of 1537	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	619 of 1543	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	347 of 1555	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	697 of 1602	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science50%+18 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Journey	Public, Charter	K-8	27102 Foxborough	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Journey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 448-7232	617	25	24.6	35.2%	310 (50.2%)	6 (1.0%)	131 (21.2%)	49 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (19.4%)	50.1	2586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		62.6	1951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	635	39.3	62.3	50.5	36.9	57.4	42.9	60.7	87.8	75.5	58.8	30.8	37.7	17.9	46.4	61.2	49.1	39.7	82.4	90.2	90.2	91.2	87.3	90.2	$11,890	$199	$11,691
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	22705 Sanborn	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 360-9001	569	24	23.7	32.2%	281 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (17.9%)	83 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (17.4%)	89	714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.4	727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	13	51.2		51.2	72.8	72.6	63.4				69.0	79.0	75.5	66.7				72.9							$17,949	$1,264	$16,685
Wood Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23431 Knollwood	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 448-0012	425	19	22.3	56.0%	158 (37.2%)	3 (0.7%)	165 (38.8%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.8%)	70.8	1565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.4	1962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	397	39.4		39.4	65.3	50.7	64.8				60.4	53.3	45.1	53.5				50.7	96.7	97.5	97.5	96.7	97.5	97.5	$19,898	$1,761	$18,137
Don Juan Avila Elementary	Public	K-5	26278 Wood Canyon Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 349-9452	672	25	26.8	26.2%	313 (46.6%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (15.5%)	135 (20.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	114 (17.0%)	90.4	633^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		91.5	603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	30	57.8		57.8	63.6	80.5	69.4				71.3	77.9	80.5	57.4				72.2							$17,416	$1,233	$16,183
Canyon Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	27800 Oak View Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5941	533	22	24.2	19.7%	291 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.2%)	87 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.9%)	98.1	66^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		94.4	392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	326	77.8		77.8	87.2	88.1	90.3				88.5	85.9	89.3	73.6				83.3	96.1			97.4		97.4	$18,394	$1,346	$17,048
Laguna Niguel Elementary	Public	K-5	27922 Niguel Heights Blvd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5308	456	20	22.8	32.9%	244 (53.5%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.8%)	53 (11.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (12.3%)	93.4	446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		95.2	330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	116	59.7		59.7	78.7	77.6	72.6				76.4	85.7	77.2	61.3				75.0	94.3	96.2		94.3	94.3		$19,222	$1,437	$17,785
Marian Bergeson Elementary	Public	K-5	25302 Rancho Niguel Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 643-1540	423	18	23.5	29.8%	84 (19.9%)	3 (0.7%)	67 (15.8%)	145 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	123 (29.1%)	91	606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.7	720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	114	68.4		68.4	58.5	68.8	78.5				69.9	81.1	67.1	68.4				71.1	97.1				97.1		$17,947	$1,319	$16,628
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
Top of the World Elementary	Public	K-5	21601 Tree Top Ln.	Laguna Beach	92651	Orange County	Laguna Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 497-7790	536	27	19.8	16.4%	373 (69.6%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (12.5%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.8%)	96.4	200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.8	185^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.8%	15	72.0		72.0	78.3	80.0	81.7				79.9	82.1	80.0	79.6				80.6	96.3						$31,906	$961	$30,945
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Journey

What is the racial makeup of Journey?

Students at Journey are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What district is Journey in?

Journey District

How many students attend Journey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Journey.

Is Journey a good school?

Journey ranks 2586^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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