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Community Roots Academy

Q: Is Community Roots Academy a good school?

Community Roots Academy ranks 834 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Community Roots Academy is a highly-rated K-8 school serving 780 students in Laguna Niguel, operating as its own independent Community Roots Academy District and consistently ranking in the top 15% of schools statewide.

The school stands out for its remarkable stability and efficient operation, maintaining strong, consistent academic results year after year while spending significantly less per student than many neighboring schools in the Capistrano Unified district, such as Hidden Hills Elementary and Wood Canyon Elementary. Parents will appreciate the low 15.8:1 student-teacher ratio, which means smaller class sizes than most area schools, and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.8%, showing a highly engaged school community.

While the school excels in English Language Arts and provides outstanding support for special education students, its mathematics scores, though above state average, trail those of some top local schools like Canyon Vista Elementary. Compared to other nearby charter options, like the similarly performing Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts or the lower-ranked Journey, Community Roots Academy offers a proven record of reliable, high-quality education with particular strengths in creating a supportive and consistent learning environment for all students.

780

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-1861

(949) 831-4272

District: Community Roots Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

California avg41%

Elementary school

834^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

416^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 8% (2019) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

160^th of 1,543Community Roots Academy 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	86.7	834 of 5857	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	929 of 5869	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	890 of 5859	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	854 of 5883	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	873 of 5789	84.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.2	237 of 2227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	224 of 2585	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	962 of 5597	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	889 of 5612	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	744 of 5609	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	871 of 5635	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	1023 of 5492	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	799 of 5107	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	574 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	1352 of 5460	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	1051 of 5517	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	687 of 5628	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	950 of 5643	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	997 of 5638	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	891 of 5663	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	795 of 5510	85.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	192 of 718	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	412 of 670	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	275 of 669	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	249 of 610	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	266 of 445	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	249 of 2847	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	453 of 2635	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	280 of 2420	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	1029 of 2598	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	1037 of 2651	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1037 of 2661	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	1072 of 2726	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1159 of 2834	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	416 of 2761	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	448 of 2783	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	471 of 2781	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	370 of 2740	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	228 of 2715	91.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.5	33 of 1531	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	448 of 2533	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	475 of 2551	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	536 of 2531	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	518 of 2509	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	166 of 2380	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	386 of 2534	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	489 of 2552	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	407 of 2538	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	233 of 2527	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	299 of 2407	87.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	291 of 726	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	350 of 701	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	248 of 1552	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	97.4	33 of 1531	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	572 of 1520	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	581 of 1537	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	670 of 1543	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	512 of 1555	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	368 of 1602	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science56%+23 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 (2025)
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
Community Roots Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Community Roots Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-4272	780	49	15.8	13.5%	501 (64.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.9%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (14.4%)	86.7	834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.5	929^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	95	54.1	57.8	55.8	76.1	74.7	77.4	70.7	58.6	76.1	72.7	75.0	50.6	58.8	50.7	43.7	52.9	55.8	96.7
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 269-3291	249	10	24.9	19.7%	146 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	55 (22.1%)	18 (7.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	87.1	820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		92.5	541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.8%	279	65.8		65.8	61.4	69.2	73.7				67.8	65.9	59.0	65.8				63.6	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2
Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	25142 Hidden Hills Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 495-0050	330	16	20.6	76.1%	58 (17.6%)	2 (0.6%)	223 (67.6%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	44.3	2927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		48.1	2658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	269	24.6		24.6	50.0	43.2	37.0				43.2	37.3	48.9	29.8				37.9							$20,482	$18,224	$2,258
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		$18,611	$17,824	$787
George White Elementary	Public	K-5	25422 Chapparosa Park Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 249-3875	378	16	23.6	36.2%	211 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (25.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.4%)	87	825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		80.7	1128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	303	53.3		53.3	60.7	72.4	73.3				68.7	63.5	72.4	61.7				65.8	96.8				96.8		$22,081	$20,540	$1,541
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		$18,103	$17,316	$787
Moulton Elementary	Public	K-5	29851 Highlands Ave.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5980	538	22	24.4	30.5%	331 (61.5%)	5 (0.9%)	85 (15.8%)	35 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (15.1%)	88.9	721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.9	758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	37	55.0		55.0	75.8	65.9	65.9				69.2	75.8	78.0	57.1				70.3	97.3			97.3			$17,981	$17,194	$787
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	$20,959	$19,554	$1,405
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
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	$17,825	$17,038	$787

Frequently Asked Questions about Community Roots Academy

Is Community Roots Academy a good school?

Community Roots Academy ranks 834^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Community Roots Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Community Roots Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Community Roots Academy?

Students at Community Roots Academy are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Community Roots Academy in?

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