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Las Palmas Elementary

Q: Is Las Palmas Elementary a good school?

Las Palmas Elementary ranks 1598 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Las Palmas Elementary is a large public K-5 school serving 743 students in San Clemente as part of the high-achieving Capistrano Unified School District, where it performs solidly above state averages but below the district's high benchmark.

The school serves a diverse community, with nearly half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it in the middle of the economic spectrum compared to nearby schools like Truman Benedict Elementary and Vista del Mar Elementary. A key strength is its highly effective special education program, ranking in the state's top quartile. The school has also made remarkable progress in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half since 2021. Despite spending less per student than many comparable schools in the area, such as Del Obispo Elementary and Kinoshita Elementary, it maintains a consistent 4-star rating with a positive upward trajectory in its statewide ranking.

Areas for growth include closing performance gaps for English Language Learners and working to narrow the academic disparity with other high-performing schools in the district. Test scores show strong growth in the upper grades, particularly between fourth and fifth grade. Overall, Las Palmas represents a school on a positive path, efficiently using its resources to support a varied student population while showing significant improvement in key areas like attendance.

743

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,675

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Calle Puente
San Clemente, CA 92672-5019

(949) 234-5333

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Las Palmas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernice Ayer Middle
High:	San Clemente High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

38.2%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Capistrano Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg65%

California avg41%

1,598^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th 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	70.1	1598 of 5857	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	2141 of 5869	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	1710 of 5859	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1862 of 5883	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	2012 of 5789	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1717 of 5662	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	2255 of 5692	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	2052 of 5614	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	2156 of 5611	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.4	2837 of 5530	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	2435 of 5390	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.0	2600 of 5377	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.9	3237 of 5314	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	2066 of 5193	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.8	2624 of 5113	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	2976 of 5113	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	2665 of 4818	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.5	3375 of 4822	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.2	2989 of 4809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	444 of 2227	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	444 of 2585	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	320 of 2128	85.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	2794 of 3162	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1560 of 3245	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	1596 of 3311	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	1889 of 3275	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1068 of 3246	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1449 of 5597	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	2128 of 5612	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1788 of 5609	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1921 of 5635	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	2050 of 5492	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	1611 of 5413	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	2433 of 5107	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	2884 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	2154 of 5087	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	2301 of 5084	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	2581 of 4963	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	2229 of 4830	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	106 of 429	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	192 of 364	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	135 of 335	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	170 of 356	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2567 of 5460	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	3705 of 5517	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2711 of 5363	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3595 of 5264	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3405 of 5173	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	2361 of 5084	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1687 of 5628	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	2022 of 5643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	1571 of 5638	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1700 of 5663	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	1871 of 5510	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1786 of 5431	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	47 of 118	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	130 of 718	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	184 of 610	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	630 of 2847	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	424 of 2635	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	308 of 2420	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	661 of 2598	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	1146 of 2651	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	806 of 2661	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	979 of 2726	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	780 of 2834	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	513 of 2737	81.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science47%+14 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 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
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Calle Puente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5333	743	29	25.6	48.9%	284 (38.2%)	4 (0.5%)	389 (52.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	70.1	1598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.1	2141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	543	47.0		47.0	49.1	50.4	60.9				53.6	52.7	50.4	57.4				53.6	98.3		98.3		98.3		$17,675	$1,511	$16,164
Marblehead Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Via Turqueza	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5339	195	8	24.3	43.6%	93 (47.7%)	2 (1.0%)	73 (37.4%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.3%)	45.4	2859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		47	2733^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	126	21.2		21.2	61.8	45.5	36.4				48.3	45.7	47.8	15.2				35.2							$21,940	$2,299	$19,641
Clarence Lobo Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Avenida Vista Montana	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-6740	328	16	20.5	54.3%	142 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.1%)	53.1	2420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.7	2305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	115	27.5		27.5	40.0	45.7	54.9				47.5	50.0	45.7	37.3				43.8							$21,549	$1,822	$19,727
Concordia Elementary	Public	K-5	3120 Avenida del Presidente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-3060	533	20	26.6	25.7%	384 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.3%)	90.6	622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		86.2	900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	278	56.2		56.2	85.0	75.8	65.5				75.2	88.8	69.5	57.5				71.4	96.3	96.3			96.3		$17,235	$1,309	$15,926
Truman Benedict Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-6617	602	24	25.0	19.9%	448 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (13.0%)	94.9	339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.6	527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	188	54.4		54.4	80.7	86.7	78.1				81.5	81.7	84.4	79.0				81.5							$18,715	$1,154	$17,561
Vista del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5950	692	26	26.6	14.6%	460 (66.5%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (16.3%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.7%)	95.5	286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	121	71.6		71.6	76.5	82.8	85.3				81.6	70.4	80.0	75.9				75.7	97.2		98.2				$17,348	$1,235	$16,113
Palisades Elementary	Public	K-5	26462 Via Sacramento	Capistrano Beach	92624	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-5942	332	15	22.1	47.9%	181 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (26.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.6%)	80.6	1134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.3	1096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	38	53.7		53.7	65.1	52.3	69.1				62.0	53.5	70.5	58.5				60.9	93.3	96.2	98.1	93.3	94.2	94.2	$20,204	$1,376	$18,828
San Onofre Elementary	Public	K-8	200 Pate Rd.	San Clemente	92672	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4360	489	24	20.3	63.4%	230 (47.0%)	21 (4.3%)	174 (35.6%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.4%)	94.2	389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.1	427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	38	58.5	68.2	61.3	77.4	62.5	86.8	81.6	61.3	86.4	75.9	83.0	75.0	79.3	81.6	25.8	54.6	70.6	97.3			97.3		97.3	$22,262	$1,809	$20,453
Capistrano Home/Virtual	Public, Virtual	K-8	32972 Calle Perfecto	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 234-9374	82	5	17.3	31.7%	49 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (19.5%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.4%)								(n/a)		47.5	47.8				76.2	90.9	65.9	72.0				61.9	72.7	43.9	54.0							$21,306	$979	$20,327
Del Obispo Elementary	Public	K-5	25591 Camino del Avion	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5905	310	15	20.6	68.4%	116 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (48.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.3%)	60.2	2063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		60.1	2062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	1	40.3		40.3	45.1	42.9	64.7				52.8	49.0	40.5	38.8				42.5	96.3			96.3		96.3	$21,778	$2,468	$19,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Palmas Elementary

What schools do graduates of Las Palmas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Las Palmas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernice Ayer Middle
High : San Clemente High

What is the racial makeup of Las Palmas Elementary?

Students at Las Palmas Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Las Palmas Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

Is Las Palmas Elementary a good school?

Las Palmas Elementary ranks 1598^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Las Palmas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Las Palmas Elementary.

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