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Las Flores Middle

Public Grades 6-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 95% of California middle schools

Summary

Las Flores Middle is a consistently top-performing public school serving about 600 students in grades 6-8 within the high-achieving Capistrano Unified School District in Rancho Santa Margarita.

The school stands out for its remarkable stability, ranking in the top 5-7% of all California middle schools for over a decade, and excels at supporting all students, with particularly high achievement noted for Hispanic students, students in special education, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. It maintains strong, balanced academic results across all three grade levels, with a notable strength in science proficiency that outpaces many nearby schools like Niguel Hills Middle and Esencia Middle. Furthermore, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.6% is excellent, significantly better than the district and state averages and lower than most neighboring schools, showing a strong recovery from pandemic-era disruptions.

Las Flores Middle achieves this elite status with moderate per-student spending, performing comparably to schools with both lower and higher reported economic disadvantage, such as Ladera Ranch Middle and Carl Hankey Middle, suggesting effective educational practices are a key driver. The school benefits from the broader "Capistrano Unified advantage," as all district schools in the area significantly outperform those in the neighboring Saddleback Valley Unified district, including Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate and Los Alisos Intermediate.

593

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,439

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25862 Antonio Pkwy.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

(949) 589-6543

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Las Flores Middle usually attend:

High:

Tesoro High

Feeder schools for Las Flores Middle:

Elementary:	Las Flores Elementary
	Tijeras Creek Elementary
	Wagon Wheel Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Capistrano Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg65%

California avg41%

137^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Middle 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	95.4	137 of 2761	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	113 of 2783	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	123 of 2781	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	120 of 2740	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	189 of 2715	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	155 of 2480	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	182 of 2508	92.7%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	98 of 2497	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	86 of 2477	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	100 of 2379	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	84 of 2259	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	104 of 2236	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	89.4	111 of 2179	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	89.0	121 of 2063	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	144 of 2005	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	133 of 1999	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	152 of 1804	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	137 of 1777	92.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	125 of 1769	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	231 of 739	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	198 of 743	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	188 of 715	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	189 of 733	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	82 of 745	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	88 of 700	87.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.1	49 of 1531	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	195 of 1491	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	146 of 1369	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	111 of 2533	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	61 of 2551	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	87 of 2531	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	112 of 2509	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	195 of 2380	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	164 of 2262	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	72 of 2395	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	148 of 2388	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	181 of 2374	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	245 of 2359	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	119 of 2213	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	162 of 2072	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	116 of 2542	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	160 of 2579	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	154 of 2531	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	306 of 2458	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	359 of 2369	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	229 of 2230	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	169 of 2534	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	160 of 2552	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	170 of 2538	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	151 of 2527	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	160 of 2407	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	136 of 2273	94.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	24 of 194	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	29 of 192	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	27 of 197	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	9 of 193	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	74 of 726	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	27 of 701	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	45 of 677	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	56 of 665	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	113 of 554	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	69 of 462	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	66 of 1566	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	112 of 1552	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	140 of 1531	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	186 of 1520	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	140 of 1537	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	130 of 1543	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	108 of 1555	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	225 of 1602	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	185 of 1496	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+30 vs state

Science69%+36 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Moved here from San Diego. Cant be happier with the teachers. Close Quote

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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 (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 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Las Flores Middle	Public	6-8	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6543	593	28	21.4	22.3%	332 (56.0%)	7 (1.2%)	92 (15.5%)	91 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.8%)	95.4	137^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%		96.3	113^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	24	69.1	69.1	78.4	79.0	77.9	78.4	65.3	66.7	71.7	67.9	$19,439	$18,290	$1,149
Fred Newhart Middle	Public	6-8	25001 Veterans Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-0162	1,105	51	21.6	33.6%	466 (42.2%)	16 (1.4%)	295 (26.7%)	150 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	174 (15.7%)	94.5	168^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%		94.6	167^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	1	59.3	59.3	75.0	78.0	78.8	77.2	69.4	63.9	70.8	67.9	$18,906	$17,846	$1,060
Carl Hankey Middle	Public	6-8	27252 Nubles	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	181	12	15.6	49.7%	69 (38.1%)	3 (1.7%)	75 (41.4%)	18 (9.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	86.9	338^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%		79.1	499^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	161	51.7	51.7	69.1	73.7	65.5	69.4	73.2	44.8	57.9	58.5	$29,389	$27,268	$2,121
Ladera Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,064	46	23.0	19.0%	680 (63.9%)	10 (0.9%)	121 (11.4%)	134 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.8%)	97.3	69^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%		98.1	42^nd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	27	65.2	65.2	84.1	80.6	82.2	82.3	75.2	74.9	79.2	76.5	$18,671	$17,582	$1,089
La Paz Intermediate	Public	7-8	25151 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-1720	713	33	21.8	39.7%	310 (43.5%)	7 (1.0%)	223 (31.3%)	89 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.5%)	90.2	274^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%		90.8	261^st of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	13	57.1	57.1		75.4	64.1	69.5		70.4	55.7	62.8	$17,168	$16,240	$928
Arroyo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	329	16	20.8	19.8%	196 (59.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.5%)	48 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	97	82^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%		97.3	83^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.0%	1	71.6	71.6	83.2	81.1	84.3	82.9	64.4	78.3	79.8	74.4	$21,244	$19,992	$1,252
Esencia Middle	Public	6-8	5 Aprender St.	Rancho Mission Viejo	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-9900	349	16	21.6	22.3%	192 (55.0%)	5 (1.4%)	56 (16.0%)	56 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (10.6%)	94.4	174^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		96.9	94^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	80	47.6	47.6	78.1	82.6	76.5	79.2	70.8	81.2	68.0	73.5	$23,722	$22,438	$1,284
Los Alisos Intermediate	Public	7-8	25171 Moor Ave.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9700	595	29	20.5	74.5%	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	429 (72.1%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	52.8	1104^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.0%		53.1	1066^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.7%	38	33.0	33.0		48.4	40.1	44.3		41.5	31.9	36.7	$18,638	$17,494	$1,144
Niguel Hills Middle	Public	6-8	29070 Shark Bay	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5360	693	35	19.5	44.6%	384 (55.4%)	8 (1.2%)	212 (30.6%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	87.6	318^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.5%		92.4	219^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.1%	99	50.3	50.3	72.3	65.5	71.8	69.6	61.3	52.2	61.1	57.9	$21,881	$20,392	$1,489
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Public	7-8	21931 Alma Aldea	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-8253	1,153	48	24.0	29.1%	529 (45.9%)	14 (1.2%)	302 (26.2%)	180 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	123 (10.7%)	86.6	342^nd of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		89.1	298^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.3%	44	55.8	55.8		67.8	59.4	63.7		59.0	59.2	59.1	$15,407	$14,480	$927

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Flores Middle

Is Las Flores Middle a good school?

Yes! Las Flores Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 137^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Las Flores Middle in?

Capistrano Unified

What is the racial makeup of Las Flores Middle?

Students at Las Flores Middle are 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Las Flores Middle attend?

Students who attend Las Flores Middle usually go on to attend Tesoro High

How many students attend Las Flores Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Las Flores Middle.

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