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Arroyo Vista Elementary

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Arroyo Vista Elementary ranks 677 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arroyo Vista Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 508 students in the Capistrano Unified School District in Rancho Santa Margarita, consistently ranking in the top 15% of California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates solid academic performance, with over 72% of students proficient in English and nearly 67% proficient in Math, significantly outpacing state averages. A major strength is its exceptional support for specific student groups, ranking in the state's top percentiles for effectiveness with Hispanic students and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as for its special education program. Furthermore, the school fosters a strong culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate less than half the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within Capistrano Unified, such as Castille Elementary, Las Flores Elementary, and Philip J. Reilly Elementary, Arroyo Vista's overall test scores are somewhat lower, particularly in science. However, it performs very similarly to its closest neighbor, Tijeras Creek Elementary. The school achieves its consistent results with slightly lower per-student spending than some higher-performing district peers, indicating efficient operations.

508

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,781

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23371 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-4906

(949) 234-5951

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arroyo Vista Middle
High:	Tesoro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Two or more races:

17.9%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

California avg41%

677^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	89.7	677 of 5857	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	771 of 5869	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	703 of 5859	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	589 of 5883	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	771 of 5789	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	771 of 5662	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	801 of 5692	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	669 of 5614	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	747 of 5611	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	92.6	278 of 5530	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	275 of 5390	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	548 of 5377	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	89.7	459 of 5314	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	626 of 5193	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	87.4	636 of 5113	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.3	659 of 5113	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	88.3	577 of 4818	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	89.9	491 of 4822	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	90.8	465 of 4809	90.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	295 of 1203	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	79 of 1190	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	237 of 1154	79.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.1	221 of 2227	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	171 of 2585	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	477 of 2128	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	532 of 5597	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	779 of 5612	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	616 of 5609	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	524 of 5635	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	711 of 5492	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	786 of 5413	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	67 of 5107	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	380 of 5107	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	252 of 5087	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	443 of 5084	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	239 of 4963	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	515 of 4830	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	495 of 5460	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	699 of 5517	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	497 of 5363	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	1076 of 5264	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	451 of 5173	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	482 of 5084	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	842 of 5628	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	753 of 5643	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	733 of 5638	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	685 of 5663	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	832 of 5510	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	774 of 5431	85.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	468 of 718	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	403 of 670	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	424 of 669	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	316 of 610	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	339 of 445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	263 of 2847	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	236 of 2635	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.9	526 of 2420	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	969 of 2598	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	850 of 2651	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	819 of 2661	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	646 of 2726	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	1013 of 2834	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	825 of 2737	69.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics67%+29 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 (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
Arroyo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	508	21	24.1	28.0%	285 (56.1%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (14.8%)	55 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (17.9%)	89.7	677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.7	771^st of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	94	55.8	55.8	67.2	70.3	77.9		72.5	76.1	63.7	63.5		66.8	94.3				96.2		$17,781	$1,165	$16,616
Tijeras Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	23072 Avenida Empresa	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5300	315	12	26.2	21.6%	159 (50.5%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (18.7%)	40 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.1%)	88.8	725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		88.6	777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	52	50.9	50.9	71.6	77.1	70.7		72.8	77.0	77.1	50.9		68.5	96.0			97.3			$18,156	$1,489	$16,667
Philip J. Reilly Elementary	Public	K-5	24171 Pavion	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 454-1590	421	19	22.1	27.3%	215 (51.1%)	10 (2.4%)	71 (16.9%)	32 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (21.4%)	96.3	209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	27	64.6	64.6	84.2	87.3	76.9		82.9	82.5	85.9	73.9		80.8							$19,358	$1,257	$18,101
Cielo Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	21811 Avenida De Los Fundadore	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-7456	487	21	23.4	65.3%	114 (23.4%)	2 (0.4%)	289 (59.3%)	51 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	44.8	2899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%		53.8	2356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	543	36.8	36.8	38.1	40.0	45.6	45.0	42.3	39.7	30.0	33.8	31.7	34.0	87.8	90.5		89.8	90.5	90.5	$19,174	$1,680	$17,494
Melinda Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	21001 Rancho Trabuco	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 888-7311	950	34	28.1	27.8%	487 (51.3%)	7 (0.7%)	226 (23.8%)	130 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (10.1%)	78.6	1209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.3	1139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	70	51.4	51.4	54.2	48.6	65.5	63.6	58.0	62.6	57.6	58.4	60.5	59.9	97.3	98.0		97.3	98.0	98.0	$17,918	$1,361	$16,557
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County	Public, Charter	K-5	23000 Via Santa Maria	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 305-6111	704	27	26.0	12.6%	251 (35.7%)	4 (0.6%)	110 (15.6%)	229 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (15.6%)	95.5	287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.8	93^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	194	83.0	83.0	73.0	76.5	89.6		79.7	75.4	71.8	85.9		78.0	96.3			96.3		96.3
Castille Elementary	Public	K-5	24042 Via la Coruna	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5976	482	21	22.9	27.6%	253 (52.5%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (20.1%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (18.5%)	95.7	267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.7	194^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	73	68.9	68.9	73.3	87.3	81.1		80.5	74.7	87.5	74.3		78.7							$19,050	$1,306	$17,744
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
Trabuco Elementary	Public	K-6	31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 858-0343	90	5	18.2	37.8%	45 (50.0%)	1 (1.1%)	26 (28.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.8%)	65.7	1811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.4	1798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	13	60.0	60.0	42.9	53.3	50.0		52.7	50.0	33.3	60.0		50.9							$21,965	$1,406	$20,559
Del Lago Elementary	Public	K-6	27181 Entidad St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-1125	362	18	20.0	49.2%	118 (32.6%)	7 (1.9%)	151 (41.7%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.0%)	46.4	2805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		39.3	3218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	413	40.4	40.4	46.3	38.5	48.9	36.1	42.9	39.0	35.9	31.9	30.6	34.4							$18,945	$1,361	$17,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo Vista Elementary

Is Arroyo Vista Elementary a good school?

Arroyo Vista Elementary ranks 677^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arroyo Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arroyo Vista Middle
High : Tesoro High

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Vista Elementary?

Students at Arroyo Vista Elementary are 56% White, 18% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian.

How many students attend Arroyo Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Arroyo Vista Elementary.

What district is Arroyo Vista Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

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