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Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Public Grades K-5

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Philip J. Reilly Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 421 students in Mission Viejo, part of the highly-regarded Capistrano Unified School District, and ranks in the top 4% of all elementary schools in California.

The school consistently earns 5-star ratings and its students significantly outperform both district and state averages in all core subjects, with particular strength in English and Math. What truly sets Philip J. Reilly Elementary apart is its exceptional support for all learners; it achieves outstanding academic results for students with special needs and for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 99th and 96th percentiles respectively for these subgroups statewide. Furthermore, the school has dramatically improved student attendance, now boasting one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the area at just 7%, which correlates strongly with its high achievement.

When compared to nearby schools, Philip J. Reilly Elementary stands alongside other high performers like Castille Elementary within its district and the charter school Oxford Preparatory Academy. It maintains a more favorable student-teacher ratio than several local peers and achieves excellent outcomes across all grade levels, demonstrating a school-wide culture of success and consistent year-over-year improvement that makes it a standout choice for families.

421

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,358

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24171 Pavion
Mission Viejo, CA 92692-2200

(949) 454-1590

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Philip J. Reilly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Newhart Middle
High:	Capistrano Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Two or more races:

21.4%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg65%

California avg41%

209^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^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	96.3	209 of 5857	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	236 of 5869	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	414 of 5859	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	483 of 5883	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	894 of 5789	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	827 of 5662	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	758 of 5692	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	90.5	587 of 5614	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.4	760 of 5611	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	69.6	1588 of 5530	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	1320 of 5390	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	683 of 5377	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	954 of 5314	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	86.0	706 of 5193	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	1076 of 5113	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	957 of 5113	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	614 of 4818	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	88.2	585 of 4822	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	91.7	412 of 4809	91.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.4	547 of 2585	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	73 of 5597	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	276 of 5612	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	451 of 5609	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	562 of 5635	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	850 of 5492	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	771 of 5413	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	116 of 5107	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	453 of 4963	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	654 of 4830	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	242 of 5460	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	107 of 5517	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	135 of 5363	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	411 of 5628	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	278 of 5643	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	380 of 5638	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	434 of 5663	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	973 of 5510	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	900 of 5431	83.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	132 of 718	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	86 of 670	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	36 of 2847	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	161 of 2635	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	185 of 2420	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	423 of 2598	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	233 of 2651	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	495 of 2661	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	478 of 2726	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	1129 of 2834	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	942 of 2737	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)79th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics81%+44 vs state

Science65%+32 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
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
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
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
De Portola Elementary	Public	K-6	27031 Preciados Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-5830	540	20	26.9	18.0%	306 (56.7%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (16.3%)	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (15.6%)	92.9	479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95	347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	132	64.8	64.8	70.8	63.8	75.0	80.0	72.5	71.9	75.0	77.3	83.5	76.9							$18,064	$1,362	$16,702
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
Montevideo Elementary	Public	K-6	24071 Carrillo Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8050	444	22	20.2	45.7%	185 (41.7%)	5 (1.1%)	149 (33.6%)	56 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.8%)	74.8	1381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		75.1	1363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	18	42.6	42.6	43.4	55.6	51.9	62.5	53.9	60.4	69.8	53.7	60.9	61.5							$18,083	$1,367	$16,716
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
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
Glen Yermo Elementary	Public	K-6	26400 Trabuco Rd.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-6766	308	19	16.4	67.2%	84 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	168 (54.5%)	29 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.8%)	53.1	2423^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		59.6	2087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.4%	336	22.6	22.6	36.7	47.1	45.2	56.7	46.4	43.3	55.9	25.8	53.3	44.8	96.8	96.8		96.8			$19,125	$1,642	$17,483
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 Philip J. Reilly Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Philip J. Reilly Elementary?

Students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary are 51% White, 21% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Philip J. Reilly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Philip J. Reilly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred Newhart Middle
High : Capistrano Valley High

How many students attend Philip J. Reilly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Philip J. Reilly Elementary.

What district is Philip J. Reilly Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

Is Philip J. Reilly Elementary a good school?

Yes! Philip J. Reilly Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 209^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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