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Carl Hankey Elementary

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Carl Hankey Elementary ranks 960 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carl Hankey Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 284 students in Mission Viejo, part of the highly-regarded Capistrano Unified School District, and it stands out for its strong and improving academic performance while serving a community with significant economic needs.

While its overall test scores are solid and well above state averages, they are generally lower than many neighboring schools like Chaparral Elementary or Oso Grande Elementary. However, this comparison becomes much more favorable when considering student demographics; Carl Hankey serves over twice as many economically disadvantaged students as those schools yet maintains a high statewide ranking in the 84th percentile. The school is particularly effective, ranking in the 86th percentile for low-income students and showing exceptional results for several student subgroups. It also excels at keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate notably lower than both the district and state averages.

Carl Hankey represents a story of consistent growth and effective support. Over the past decade, its statewide ranking has climbed from the 63rd to the 84th percentile, even as the number of students needing economic assistance has increased. With the highest per-student spending among the listed Capistrano Unified schools, these resources appear to be well-utilized to support its specific student population. For families, Carl Hankey offers a compelling environment of strong, equitable teaching and a clear upward trajectory.

284

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,025

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27252 Nubles St.
Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3433

(949) 234-5315

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Carl Hankey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Hankey Middle
High:	Capistrano Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg65%

California avg41%

960^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 35Elementary Schools in the Capistrano Unified

193^rd of 1,543Capistrano Unified 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	84.0	960 of 5857	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	1113 of 5869	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	1108 of 5859	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	1212 of 5883	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	1702 of 5789	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	1825 of 5662	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	1883 of 5692	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	1539 of 5614	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.2	1568 of 5611	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	61.1	2057 of 5530	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.1	1466 of 5390	72.8%	★★★★☆
2011	66.9	1647 of 5377	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	1609 of 5314	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.0	1349 of 5193	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	54.5	2134 of 5113	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	1893 of 5113	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	1675 of 4818	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	1783 of 4822	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.8	1085 of 4809	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.8	445 of 2585	82.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.5	742 of 3311	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	604 of 3275	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	973 of 3246	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	934 of 5597	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	994 of 5612	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	972 of 5609	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	1041 of 5635	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	1630 of 5492	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	1943 of 5413	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1353 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1373 of 5107	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1237 of 5087	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	928 of 5084	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	2786 of 4963	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2346 of 4830	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	741 of 5460	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	915 of 5517	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	554 of 5363	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	1797 of 5264	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	2553 of 5173	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	2031 of 5084	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	977 of 5628	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	1255 of 5643	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	1236 of 5638	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	1365 of 5663	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	1666 of 5510	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1675 of 5431	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	111 of 2598	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	97 of 2651	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	478 of 2661	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	801 of 2726	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	675 of 2834	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	763 of 2737	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science56%+24 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
Carl Hankey Elementary	Public	K-5	27252 Nubles St.	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	284	12	23.6	57.0%	95 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	118 (41.5%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (17.3%)	84	960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		81	1113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	153	56.4	56.4	52.3	63.6	78.2		65.6	59.1	61.1	69.1		63.4							$19,025	$2,009	$17,016
Viejo Elementary	Public	K-5	26782 Via Grande	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 582-2424	447	18	24.8	51.7%	91 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (67.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	65.7	1810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.9	1778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	32	45.5	45.5	45.3	49.3	61.5		51.7	41.3	58.0	53.0		50.5	96.3						$18,655	$1,915	$16,740
Bathgate Elementary	Public	K-5	27642 Napoli Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 348-0451	570	22	25.9	31.8%	283 (49.6%)	5 (0.9%)	94 (16.5%)	62 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	122 (21.4%)	88.2	761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		94.3	410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	351	49.5	49.5	69.0	79.1	78.9		76.0	64.4	72.7	53.9		64.3	95.6	98.2	98.2	97.4	97.4	96.5	$18,199	$1,265	$16,934
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	29001 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5349	604	26	23.2	18.0%	350 (57.9%)	3 (0.5%)	82 (13.6%)	52 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	114 (18.9%)	97.7	96^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.4	125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	29	71.7	71.7	84.0	91.8	84.0		86.6	88.2	85.7	77.4		83.5	97.4	98.3		98.3	97.4	98.3	$18,321	$1,266	$17,055
Ladera Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5915	580	24	24.1	24.8%	336 (57.9%)	3 (0.5%)	85 (14.7%)	68 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (15.2%)	95	328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.9	173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	155	62.6	62.6	73.9	82.6	84.1		80.4	78.3	85.9	66.7		76.4	95.8		97.5	98.3	97.5		$17,974	$1,434	$16,540
Linda Vista Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	25222 Pericia Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-0970	263	13	20.1	79.1%	53 (20.2%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (69.6%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	48	2702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		45	2860^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	158	27.9	27.9	32.5	37.8	53.5	58.3	45.5	30.0	37.8	30.2	55.6	37.8	88.4	90.7		90.7	90.7	93.0	$20,107	$1,803	$18,304
Las Flores Elementary	Public	K-5	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6935	328	13	25.2	26.5%	169 (51.5%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (18.0%)	59 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.6%)	95.1	320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		93.2	496^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	176	69.5	69.5	73.8	83.3	79.7		79.5	66.7	86.7	78.0		78.3	95.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,438	$1,560	$17,878
Oso Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	30251 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5966	867	32	27.0	13.8%	587 (67.7%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (9.8%)	69 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (14.2%)	95.6	274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	272^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	2	62.5	62.5	85.7	85.3	79.2		83.2	83.6	86.7	65.5		77.8	98.4			98.4	98.4	98.4	$17,752	$1,177	$16,575
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
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 Carl Hankey Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carl Hankey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carl Hankey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl Hankey Middle
High : Capistrano Valley High

How many students attend Carl Hankey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Carl Hankey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carl Hankey Elementary?

Students at Carl Hankey Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 33% White, 17% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Carl Hankey Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

Is Carl Hankey Elementary a good school?

Carl Hankey Elementary ranks 960^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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