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Chaparral Elementary

Public Grades K-5

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 604 students in the community of Ladera Ranch, operating within the Capistrano Unified School District.

The school is distinguished by its exceptional and consistent academic results, ranking in the 98th percentile of all California elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are the highest among nearby schools, including Oso Grande Elementary and Wagon Wheel Elementary. A key strength is its effectiveness in supporting all students, achieving top-tier results across various student groups, which suggests a highly successful and inclusive educational approach for diverse learners.

Beyond test scores, Chaparral fosters an excellent school culture, evidenced by a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.0%, which is less than half the district average and the best among local comparison schools. The school achieves these outstanding outcomes while operating with resources and class sizes similar to other high-performing schools in the area, indicating particularly effective use of its funding. Its performance is notably strong in Science and shows remarkable consistency across all grade levels, making it a standout model of educational excellence in the region.

604

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,321

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29001 Sienna Pkwy.
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694-0433

(949) 234-5349

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ladera Ranch Middle
High:	Tesoro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Two or more races:

18.9%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg65%

California avg41%

96^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	97.7	96 of 5857	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	125 of 5869	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	266 of 5859	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	200 of 5883	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	595 of 5789	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	430 of 5662	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	462 of 5692	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	432 of 5614	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	405 of 5611	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	425 of 5530	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	470 of 5390	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	235 of 5377	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	223 of 5314	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	249 of 5193	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	92.3	358 of 5113	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	93.1	341 of 5113	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	89.4	513 of 4818	89.4%	★★★★☆
2005	89.8	495 of 4822	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	93.9	280 of 4809	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	2 of 1203	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	268 of 1190	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	60 of 1154	94.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.6	107 of 2227	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	53 of 2585	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	54 of 2128	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	26 of 5597	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	119 of 5612	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	142 of 5609	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	209 of 5635	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	575 of 5492	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	499 of 5413	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	50 of 5107	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	29 of 5107	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	778 of 5087	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	229 of 5084	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	228 of 4963	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	342 of 4830	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	77 of 5460	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	49 of 5517	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	274 of 5363	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	184 of 5264	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	247 of 5628	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	156 of 5643	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	399 of 5638	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	207 of 5663	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	612 of 5510	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	383 of 5431	92.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	178 of 718	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	276 of 670	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	233 of 669	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	102 of 610	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	37 of 445	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	111 of 2847	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	96 of 2635	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	164 of 2420	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	68 of 2598	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	122 of 2651	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	186 of 2661	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	344 of 2726	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	995 of 2834	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	584 of 2737	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

Science72%+39 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wagon Wheel Elementary	Public	K-5	30912 Bridle Path	Coto De Caza	92679	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-1953	441	19	23.2	20.0%	261 (59.2%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.1%)	60 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (15.6%)	95.3	306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.1	252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	54	68.1	68.1	69.5	76.9	88.6		78.7	74.6	80.0	80.6		78.7							$18,224	$1,389	$16,835
Esencia	Public	K-5	5 Aprender St.	Rancho Mission Viejo	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-9200	996	37	26.9	17.6%	561 (56.3%)	5 (0.5%)	144 (14.5%)	130 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (15.7%)	95.3	305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		92	574^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	269	68.4	68.4	81.5	76.8	82.1		80.1	77.0	75.0	73.0		75.0	97.7						$15,794	$1,163	$14,631
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Elementary

Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Yes! Chaparral Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 96^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 58% White, 19% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ladera Ranch Middle
High : Tesoro High

What district is Chaparral Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

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