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Ladera Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ladera Ranch Elementary is a K–5 school serving 580 students in Ladera Ranch, California, in Capistrano Unified. Its 2025–2026 results were well above district and state levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and chronic absenteeism was the lowest among 10 nearby district schools. The clearest academic strength is math: 79% of students were proficient, compared with 62% districtwide and 38% statewide.

Math is also a standout locally: the school ranked third among the 10 nearby schools, and its 79% proficiency was 7 percentage points above their average. ELA was strong against the state—75% proficient, 26 points higher—but less exceptional nearby: it ranked sixth, with a result 3 points above the peer average. Science proficiency was 67%, 8 points above the district and 31 above the state, placing fourth locally. Attendance is another notable strength: chronic absenteeism was 7%, compared with 14% in the district and 18% statewide, and the lowest rate among nearby schools.

Results have shifted over time: science proficiency rose 15 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA fell 6 points and math was nearly flat, up 1 point. The school remains well ahead of the state, though its ELA and math leads have narrowed. SchoolDigger ranked it 361st of 5,804 California schools, in the 94th percentile with 5 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.1:1; 25% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. One subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger placed its measure of how well the school serves Multi-racial Students at the 71st percentile in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 94th-percentile standing.

580

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,300

Per pupil spending ?

24.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

29551 Sienna Pkwy.
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694-0789

(949) 234-5915

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Ladera Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ladera Ranch Middle
High:	San Juan Hills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg65%

California avg42%

361^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 38Elementary Schools in the Capistrano Unified

130^th of 968Capistrano 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
2026	94.6	361 of 5804	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	328 of 5857	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	173 of 5869	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	352 of 5859	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	377 of 5883	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	464 of 5789	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	254 of 5662	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	461 of 5692	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	512 of 5614	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	446 of 5611	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	635 of 5530	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	91.1	354 of 5390	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	377 of 5377	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	639 of 5314	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	675 of 5193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	84.3	783 of 5113	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	1052 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.2	582 of 4818	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	85.4	707 of 4822	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	867 of 4809	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	104 of 1203	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	97 of 1190	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	548 of 1149	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.4	39 of 2227	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	57 of 2585	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	53 of 2128	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	379 of 5569	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	398 of 5597	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	341 of 5612	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	619 of 5609	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	534 of 5635	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	446 of 5492	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	232 of 5413	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	804 of 5085	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	332 of 5107	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	107 of 5107	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	88 of 5087	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	613 of 4963	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	217 of 4830	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	184 of 5412	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	213 of 5460	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	180 of 5517	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	310 of 5363	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	272 of 5264	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	629 of 5173	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	237 of 5084	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	316 of 5590	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	230 of 5628	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	112 of 5643	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	185 of 5638	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	254 of 5663	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	514 of 5510	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	296 of 5431	94.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	221 of 752	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	248 of 718	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	259 of 670	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	218 of 669	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	150 of 610	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	401 of 2920	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.5	217 of 2847	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	10 of 2635	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	57 of 2420	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	143 of 2532	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	425 of 2598	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	160 of 2651	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	400 of 2661	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	472 of 2726	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	504 of 2834	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	225 of 2737	91.8%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science67%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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%)	94.6	361^st of 5804 public elementary schools	93.8%		95	328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%	33									67.0	67.0	68.9	75.3	81.4	75.4	77.8	77.1	81.3	78.7	95.8		97.5	98.3	97.5		$17,300	$16,350	$950
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%)	97.8	80^th of 5804 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.7	96^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%	16									81.2	81.2	77.8	81.0	92.2	84.1	84.0	83.0	92.2	86.6	97.4	98.3		98.3	97.4	98.3	$19,063	$18,276	$787
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%)	95.7	262^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.6	274^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%	12									63.8	63.8	84.1	84.0	78.1	82.1	80.2	88.9	68.8	79.4	98.4			98.4	98.4	98.4	$17,031	$16,244	$787
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%)	77	1267^th of 5804 public elementary schools	78.2%		84	960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%	307									44.4	44.4	56.4	51.0	66.7	58.5	79.5	57.1	53.7	62.0							$21,067	$19,758	$1,309
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%)	89.9	654^th of 5804 public elementary schools	88.7%		88.2	761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%	107									66.4	66.4	62.0	70.5	81.7	71.7	65.1	65.9	70.9	67.5	95.6	98.2	98.2	97.4	97.4	96.5	$17,183	$16,396	$787
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%)	58	2151^st of 5804 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.7	1810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%	341	5.9	5.9	30.9	30.9	4.4	4.4	1.5	1.5	36.8	36.8	40.8	47.1	60.3	49.1	45.3	40.0	55.9	47.0	96.3						$18,712	$17,382	$1,330
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	329^th of 5804 public elementary schools	94.3%		95.1	320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%	9									69.4	69.4	66.7	85.4	85.5	80.0	70.5	82.9	79.0	77.6	95.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,005	$18,218	$787
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%)	92.8	489^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.6%		95.3	305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%	184									61.9	61.9	72.7	80.4	73.8	75.5	77.3	81.8	61.3	73.2	97.7						$12,841	$12,054	$787
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%)	94.9	337^th of 5804 public elementary schools	94.2%		91	606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%	269									67.1	67.1	72.2	75.0	81.0	76.3	80.6	78.6	73.4	77.3	97.1				97.1		$18,611	$17,824	$787
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%)	92.2	533^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	90.8%		95.3	306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%	227									63.8	63.8	78.6	61.5	80.0	74.8	84.5	60.4	72.5	73.5							$17,389	$16,602	$787

Frequently Asked Questions about Ladera Ranch Elementary

Is Ladera Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ladera Ranch Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ladera Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Ladera Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ladera Ranch Elementary?

Students at Ladera Ranch Elementary are 58% White, 15% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian.

What district is Ladera Ranch Elementary in?

Capistrano Unified

What schools do graduates of Ladera Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ladera Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ladera Ranch Middle
High : San Juan Hills High

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