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Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano

Q: Is Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano a good school?

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano ranks 941 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano is a small, non-traditional public high school serving about 185 students in grades 7-12 in San Juan Capistrano, operating as its own district within a generally high-performing area.

The school serves a population with significant economic need and takes an alternative educational approach, which shows in its mixed results. It performs relatively well in English Language Arts compared to the state average, and data suggests it is relatively effective in serving its economically disadvantaged students. However, it faces serious challenges in mathematics proficiency and, most notably, has a very low graduation rate (43.4%) and a high dropout rate compared to both the state and nearby traditional high schools like San Juan Hills High or Aliso Niguel High, which have graduation rates above 94%.

When compared to other alternative schools in the Capistrano Unified area, such as Capistrano Union High, Opportunities for Learning occupies a middle ground, performing better than the lowest-ranked alternatives. It's important to note the school spends significantly more per student than the traditional high schools nearby, which may reflect the specialized support its student population requires. For parents considering this option, the school's strengths in ELA and its alternative structure are positive factors, but the graduation rate and math scores are critical areas to understand and discuss with school staff.

185

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,624

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31878 Del Obispo St. Ste. 105
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-3223

(949) 248-1282

District: Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Hispanic:

31.9%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (43% vs 86%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (25% vs 9%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

California avg41%

941^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 47% (2019) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

626^th of 1,543Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	941 of 2162	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	867 of 2159	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	829 of 2170	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	517 of 2123	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	861 of 1290	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1127 of 2133	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	854 of 1906	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.1	1377 of 1915	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.4	554 of 1915	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	487 of 1858	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	22.1	853 of 1054	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1157 of 1833	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1053 of 1900	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	842 of 1902	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	713 of 1917	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	697 of 2013	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	677 of 2026	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	696 of 2030	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	848 of 1126	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	670 of 1937	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1097 of 1942	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	525 of 1948	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.7	1101 of 1963	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	721 of 1916	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	685 of 1122	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1037 of 1880	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	878 of 1155	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	792 of 1173	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	723 of 1193	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	535 of 1204	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	847 of 1222	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	Public, Charter	7-12	31878 Del Obispo St. Ste. 105	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 248-1282	185	9	20.5	52.4%	80 (43.2%)	3 (1.6%)	59 (31.9%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.1%)	54.4	941^st of 2162 public high schools	56.5%		55.4	867^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	74			25.9	23.3				57.5	56.0				17.0	18.0	$26,624	$00	$26,624
Bridges Community Day	Public	6-12	31576 El Camino Real	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5302	12	3	3.7	25.0%	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)															$29,701	$1,310	$28,391
OCASA College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	31522 El Camino Real	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	OCASA College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 269-3290	83	7	11.9	33.7%	42 (50.6%)	1 (1.2%)	28 (33.7%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.8%)								(n/a)	14.3			13.3	55.6	57.1	14.3		43.9	38.9	33.3	35.7		35.1	$22,470	$3,144	$19,326
Capistrano Union High	Public	9-12	31422 Camino Capistrano	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 489-7216	103	12	8.6	84.5%	22 (21.4%)	3 (2.9%)	75 (72.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	16.5	1756^th of 2162 public high schools	18.8%		13	1888^th of 2159 public high schools	12.6%	132		12.9		15.2				24.2	24.2				0.0	0.0	$36,441	$2,943	$33,498
California Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	32972 Calle Perfecto	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 234-5317	198	9	22.9	22.7%	139 (70.2%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.6%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.6%)	74.4	501^st of 2162 public high schools	76.8%		90.9	201^st of 2159 public high schools	90.7%	300		44.4		45.6				69.8	69.8				28.6	28.6	$19,916	$979	$18,937
College and Career Advantage	Public	8-12	33122 Valle Rd.	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	College and Career Advantage	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 234-9464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
San Juan Hills High	Public	9-12	29211 Stallion Ridge	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5900	2,641	114	23.2	38.1%	1,317 (49.9%)	19 (0.7%)	900 (34.1%)	164 (6.2%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	230 (8.7%)	93.3	137^th of 2162 public high schools	93.7%		94	131^st of 2159 public high schools	93.9%	6		58.5		57.9				79.7	79.7				55.9	55.9	$17,915	$1,173	$16,742
Dana Hills High	Public	9-12	33333 Golden Lantern	Dana Point	92629	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-6666	1,725	80	21.5	42.0%	898 (52.1%)	11 (0.6%)	599 (34.7%)	68 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	141 (8.2%)	80.2	405^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%		93	161^st of 2159 public high schools	92.5%	244		44.9	8.7	42.8				71.0	71.0				39.8	39.8	$19,351	$1,203	$18,148
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
San Clemente High	Public	9-12	700 Avenido Pico	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-4165	2,740	116	23.6	37.6%	1,649 (60.2%)	12 (0.4%)	760 (27.7%)	62 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	238 (8.7%)	91.4	175^th of 2162 public high schools	91.9%		88	261^st of 2159 public high schools	87.9%	86		59.8	24.0	58.3				74.0	74.0				55.0	55.0	$17,968	$1,137	$16,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano

How many students attend Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano.

Is Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano a good school?

Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano ranks 941^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District

What is the racial makeup of Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano?

Students at Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano are 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% Not Specified, 2% African American.

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