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 236 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Philip J. Reilly Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 418 students attended Philip J. Reilly Elementary.

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

Students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary are 55% White, 18% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 7% 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

Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Summary:

Philip J. Reilly Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Mission Viejo, California, serving 416 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Philip J. Reilly Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 236-894 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 77.44% of Philip J. Reilly students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70.24% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has high rankings for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Philip J. Reilly Elementary outperforms the nearby Las Flores Elementary, Tijeras Creek Elementary, Bathgate Elementary, and Arroyo Vista Elementary, it is not as strong as the nearby Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of California elementary schools. However, Philip J. Reilly Elementary has maintained a high level of academic performance over the past 10 years, earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger in recent years, which is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success.

Detail:

Public K-5

24171 Pavion
Mission Viejo, CA 92692-2200

(949) 454-1590

District: Capistrano Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
236^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,358

Students who attend Philip J. Reilly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Newhart Middle
High:	Capistrano Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 418

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Two or more races:

18.4%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Philip J. Reilly Elementary ranks better than 96% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Philip J. Reilly Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.5%), two or more races (18.4%), Hispanic (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Philip J. Reilly Elementary is 20.7, which is the 6^th best among 35 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Philip J. Reilly Elementary employs 20.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Philip J. Reilly Elementary is $19,358, which is the 12^th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Philip J. Reilly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Philip J. Reilly Elementary 236^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Philip J. Reilly Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Capistrano Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Capistrano Unified 204^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Philip J. Reilly Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.71	412^th	4809	91.4%
2005	88.15	585^th	4822	87.9%
2006	87.49	614^th	4818	87.3%
2007	80.47	957^th	5113	81.3%
2008	77.75	1076^th	5113	79.0%
2009	86.02	706^th	5193	86.4%
2010	81.06	954^th	5314	82.0%
2011	85.99	683^rd	5377	87.3%
2012	74.12	1320^th	5390	75.5%
2013	69.59	1588^th	5530	71.3%
2015	87.44	760^th	5611	86.5%
2016	90.47	587^th	5614	89.5%
2017	88.01	758^th	5692	86.7%
2018	86.42	827^th	5662	85.4%
2019	85.24	894^th	5789	84.6%
2022	93.49	483^rd	5883	91.8%
2023	94.18	415^th	5874	92.9%
2024	96.34	236^th	5862	96.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.11	86^th	669	87.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.76	185^th	2420	92.4%
2024	92.04	161^st	2634	93.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	96.50	136^th	5374	97.5%
2024	97.93	107^th	5511	98.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.91	771^st	5413	85.8%
2019	84.41	850^th	5492	84.5%
2022	91.30	562^nd	5635	90.0%
2023	92.79	452^nd	5617	92.0%
2024	95.19	276^th	5605	95.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	67.44	547^th	2585	78.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.55	900^th	5431	83.4%
2019	81.92	973^rd	5510	82.3%
2022	93.20	434^th	5663	92.3%
2023	93.72	381^st	5650	93.3%
2024	95.06	277^th	5636	95.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	80.85	654^th	4830	86.5%
2019	86.29	453^rd	4963	90.9%

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Rank History for White students at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.77	942^nd	2737	65.6%
2019	62.16	1129^th	2834	60.2%
2022	79.17	478^th	2726	82.5%
2023	78.37	495^th	2662	81.4%
2024	85.39	233^rd	2647	91.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Philip J. Reilly Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	532	2	43	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	602
1992	577	2	40	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	647
1993	565	6	30	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	637
1994	571	4	31	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
1995	532	8	28	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1996	532	8	28	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1997	532	12	36	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	619
1998	631	12	68	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	762
1999	599	13	75	57	4	n/a	n/a	0	748
2000	578	12	80	66	4	n/a	n/a	0	740
2001	574	14	66	57	4	n/a	n/a	0	715
2002	550	6	66	62	3	n/a	n/a	21	708
2003	550	6	66	62	3	n/a	n/a	21	708
2004	508	6	68	59	3	n/a	n/a	38	682
2005	497	7	63	53	3	n/a	n/a	47	670
2006	463	3	58	57	4	n/a	n/a	53	638
2007	438	2	59	41	2	n/a	n/a	55	597
2008	429	1	43	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	514
2009	389	2	39	24	1	0	67	0	522
2010	356	3	40	54	1	0	33	0	487
2011	331	4	36	43	0	0	37	0	451
2012	329	3	36	55	0	0	35	0	458
2013	372	6	44	94	0	0	48	0	564
2014	343	4	52	79	0	0	42	0	520
2015	346	5	58	83	0	1	54	0	547
2016	324	5	47	77	1	1	53	0	508
2017	303	4	45	81	1	1	55	0	490
2018	287	5	49	86	0	1	55	0	483
2019	277	6	49	84	0	1	63	0	480
2020	272	4	46	82	0	1	74	0	479
2021	238	4	41	62	0	0	66	0	411
2022	221	5	39	63	1	0	68	0	397
2023	231	9	42	58	1	0	75	0	416
2024	228	8	31	72	2	0	77	0	418

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Philip J. Reilly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	602	22.0	27.3	n/a
1992	647	22.4	28.8	4.2
1993	637	24.0	26.5	7.4
1994	639	24.0	26.6	7.5
1995	598	23.0	26.0	8.5
1996	598	23.0	26.0	8.5
1997	619	29.4	21.1	8.9
1998	762	34.6	22.0	4.2
1999	748	33.6	22.3	3.9
2000	740	34.8	21.3	4.1
2001	715	32.0	22.3	3.5
2002	708	31.0	22.8	6.1
2003	708	31.0	22.8	6.1
2004	682	31.0	22.0	3.7
2005	670	28.0	23.9	5
2006	638	29.7	21.5	5
2007	597	28.0	21.3	6.1
2008	514	28.0	18.4	4.9
2009	522	25.0	20.1	5
2010	487	20.0	24.3	9
2011	451	n/a	n/a	8.4
2012	458	19.9	22.9	n/a
2013	564	21.8	25.8	14
2014	520	20.0	26.0	10.6
2015	547	23.0	23.7	10.1
2016	508	19.0	26.7	9.8
2017	490	19.0	25.7	9.6
2018	483	18.0	26.8	17.2
2019	480	18.0	26.6	16
2020	479	n/a	n/a	16.7
2021	411	18.9	21.6	15.8
2022	397	19.0	20.8	16.1
2023	416	20.0	20.8	27.9
2024	418	20.1	20.7	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Philip J. Reilly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	602	22.0	27.3	n/a
1992	647	22.4	28.8	4.2
1993	637	24.0	26.5	7.4
1994	639	24.0	26.6	7.5
1995	598	23.0	26.0	8.5
1996	598	23.0	26.0	8.5
1997	619	29.4	21.1	8.9
1998	762	34.6	22.0	4.2
1999	748	33.6	22.3	3.9
2000	740	34.8	21.3	4.1
2001	715	32.0	22.3	3.5
2002	708	31.0	22.8	6.1
2003	708	31.0	22.8	6.1
2004	682	31.0	22.0	3.7
2005	670	28.0	23.9	5
2006	638	29.7	21.5	5
2007	597	28.0	21.3	6.1
2008	514	28.0	18.4	4.9
2009	522	25.0	20.1	5
2010	487	20.0	24.3	9
2011	451	n/a	n/a	8.4
2012	458	19.9	22.9	n/a
2013	564	21.8	25.8	14
2014	520	20.0	26.0	10.6
2015	547	23.0	23.7	10.1
2016	508	19.0	26.7	9.8
2017	490	19.0	25.7	9.6
2018	483	18.0	26.8	17.2
2019	480	18.0	26.6	16
2020	479	n/a	n/a	16.7
2021	411	18.9	21.6	15.8
2022	397	19.0	20.8	16.1
2023	416	20.0	20.8	27.9
2024	418	20.1	20.7	27.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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