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Laguna Niguel Elementary

Public Grades K-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laguna Niguel Elementary is a high-performing public school serving about 456 students in grades K-5 within the Capistrano Unified School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, with students scoring well above state averages in English, math, and science, and for its exceptional support for students from lower-income families, who perform in the top percentiles statewide. While nearby Canyon Vista Elementary posts higher test scores, it serves a more affluent community; Laguna Niguel Elementary achieves impressive results with a more economically diverse student body and has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic.

Compared to other local schools like Hidden Hills Elementary or Wood Canyon Elementary, Laguna Niguel Elementary delivers stronger academic outcomes. It also generally outperforms nearby charter schools such as Journey. The school's decade-long record of high performance points to stable, effective leadership and teaching, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

456

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,222

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27922 Niguel Heights Blvd.
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-7204

(949) 234-5308

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Laguna Niguel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aliso Viejo Middle
High:	Aliso Niguel High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 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 school74%

District avg65%

California avg41%

446^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	93.4	446 of 5857	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	330 of 5869	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	660 of 5859	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	652 of 5883	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	620 of 5789	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	935 of 5662	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	918 of 5692	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	90.4	593 of 5614	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	93.1	440 of 5611	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	963 of 5530	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	943 of 5390	82.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	834 of 5377	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	88.5	539 of 5314	89.9%	★★★★☆
2009	90.1	476 of 5193	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	803 of 5113	84.3%	★★★★☆
2007	88.9	566 of 5113	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	88.9	541 of 4818	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	89.7	497 of 4822	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	92.6	357 of 4809	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.2	53 of 1205	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	83.9	282 of 2585	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	317 of 2128	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.7	462 of 3275	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	807 of 3246	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	507 of 5597	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	597 of 5612	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	1057 of 5609	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	926 of 5635	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	426 of 5492	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	829 of 5413	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	406 of 5107	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	208 of 5107	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	61.2	1566 of 5084	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	1047 of 4963	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	1929 of 4830	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	288 of 5460	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	449 of 5517	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	357 of 5363	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.7	971 of 5264	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	618 of 5173	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	956 of 5084	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	393 of 5628	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	123 of 5643	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	323 of 5638	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	467 of 5663	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	853 of 5510	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1061 of 5431	80.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	473 of 669	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	277 of 2598	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	250 of 2651	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	685 of 2661	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	499 of 2726	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	456 of 2834	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	778 of 2737	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)96th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)86th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)29th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 vs state

Science60%+27 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Laguna Niguel Elementary	Public	K-5	27922 Niguel Heights Blvd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5308	456	20	22.8	32.9%	244 (53.5%)	2 (0.4%)	95 (20.8%)	53 (11.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (12.3%)	93.4	446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		95.2	330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.4%	116	59.7		59.7	78.7	77.6	72.6				76.4	85.7	77.2	61.3				75.0	94.3	96.2		94.3	94.3		$19,222	$1,437	$17,785
Wood Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	23431 Knollwood	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 448-0012	425	19	22.3	56.0%	158 (37.2%)	3 (0.7%)	165 (38.8%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.8%)	70.8	1565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.4	1962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	397	39.4		39.4	65.3	50.7	64.8				60.4	53.3	45.1	53.5				50.7	96.7	97.5	97.5	96.7	97.5	97.5	$19,898	$1,761	$18,137
Marian Bergeson Elementary	Public	K-5	25302 Rancho Niguel Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 643-1540	423	18	23.5	29.8%	84 (19.9%)	3 (0.7%)	67 (15.8%)	145 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	123 (29.1%)	91	606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.7	720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	114	68.4		68.4	58.5	68.8	78.5				69.9	81.1	67.1	68.4				71.1	97.1				97.1		$17,947	$1,319	$16,628
Journey	Public, Charter	K-8	27102 Foxborough	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Journey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 448-7232	617	25	24.6	35.2%	310 (50.2%)	6 (1.0%)	131 (21.2%)	49 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (19.4%)	50.1	2586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		62.6	1951^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.8%	635	39.3	62.3	50.5	36.9	57.4	42.9	60.7	87.8	75.5	58.8	30.8	37.7	17.9	46.4	61.2	49.1	39.7	82.4	90.2	90.2	91.2	87.3	90.2	$11,890	$199	$11,691
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 269-3291	249	10	24.9	19.7%	146 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	55 (22.1%)	18 (7.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	87.1	820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.0%		92.5	541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.8%	279	65.8		65.8	61.4	69.2	73.7				67.8	65.9	59.0	65.8				63.6	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	91.2	$18,921	$1,064	$17,857
Community Roots Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Community Roots Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-4272	780	49	15.8	13.5%	501 (64.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.9%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (14.4%)	86.7	834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.5	929^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	95	54.1	57.8	55.8	76.1	74.7	77.4	70.7	58.6	76.1	72.7	75.0	50.6	58.8	50.7	43.7	52.9	55.8	96.7						$14,216	$218	$13,998
Canyon Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	27800 Oak View Dr.	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5941	533	22	24.2	19.7%	291 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.2%)	87 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.9%)	98.1	66^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		94.4	392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	326	77.8		77.8	87.2	88.1	90.3				88.5	85.9	89.3	73.6				83.3	96.1			97.4		97.4	$18,394	$1,346	$17,048
Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	25142 Hidden Hills Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 495-0050	330	16	20.6	76.1%	58 (17.6%)	2 (0.6%)	223 (67.6%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	44.3	2927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		48.1	2658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.7%	269	24.6		24.6	50.0	43.2	37.0				43.2	37.3	48.9	29.8				37.9							$20,746	$2,492	$18,254
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	22705 Sanborn	Aliso Viejo	92656	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 360-9001	569	24	23.7	32.2%	281 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (17.9%)	83 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (17.4%)	89	714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.4	727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	13	51.2		51.2	72.8	72.6	63.4				69.0	79.0	75.5	66.7				72.9							$17,949	$1,264	$16,685
Moulton Elementary	Public	K-5	29851 Highlands Ave.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5980	538	22	24.4	30.5%	331 (61.5%)	5 (0.9%)	85 (15.8%)	35 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (15.1%)	88.9	721^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.9	758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	37	55.0		55.0	75.8	65.9	65.9				69.2	75.8	78.0	57.1				70.3	97.3			97.3			$18,293	$1,339	$16,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Laguna Niguel Elementary

Is Laguna Niguel Elementary a good school?

Yes. Laguna Niguel Elementary ranks in the top 7.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Laguna Niguel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Laguna Niguel Elementary.

What district is Laguna Niguel Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

What is the racial makeup of Laguna Niguel Elementary?

Students at Laguna Niguel Elementary are 54% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 12% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Laguna Niguel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laguna Niguel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aliso Viejo Middle
High : Aliso Niguel High

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