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Arroyo Vista Middle

Public Grades 6-8

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

Arroyo Vista Middle is a public middle school in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving 330 students in grades 6-8. This exceptional school consistently outperforms its peers in the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 194 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Arroyo Vista Middle excels academically, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.86% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 71.99% for the Capistrano Unified district and 48.81% for the state of California. The school also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, such as ranking 1st out of 739 California middle schools for Asian students and 45th out of 2,395 schools for Hispanic students in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Arroyo Vista Middle has seen a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, the school's strong academic performance, combined with its investment in resources and relatively low student-teacher ratio, suggest a focus on providing a high-quality education for all students. The school outperforms many nearby middle schools, such as Esencia Middle, Ladera Ranch Middle, and Fred Newhart Middle, in the Capistrano Unified and Saddleback Valley Unified districts.

329

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,963

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23371 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-4906

(949) 234-5951

District: Capistrano Unified

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Tesoro High

Feeder schools for Arroyo Vista Middle:

Elementary:

Arroyo Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Asian:

14.6%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg65%

California avg41%

82^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Middle 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	97.0	82 of 2761	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	83 of 2783	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	121 of 2781	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	93 of 2740	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	105 of 2715	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	99 of 2480	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	107 of 2508	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	114 of 2497	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	162 of 2477	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	232 of 2379	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	109 of 2259	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	155 of 2236	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	228 of 2179	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.7	202 of 2063	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	148 of 2005	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	147 of 1999	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	1 of 739	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	28 of 743	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	94 of 733	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	74 of 745	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	107 of 700	84.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	37 of 1531	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	137 of 1491	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	74 of 1369	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	82 of 2533	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	71 of 2551	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	118 of 2531	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	82 of 2509	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	108 of 2380	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	158 of 2262	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	45 of 2395	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	85 of 2388	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	100 of 2374	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	89 of 2359	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	59 of 2213	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	35 of 2072	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	73 of 2542	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	159 of 2579	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	32 of 2531	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	49 of 2458	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	108 of 2369	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	22 of 2230	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	105 of 2534	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	84 of 2552	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	124 of 2538	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	107 of 2527	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	121 of 2407	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	63 of 2273	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	109 of 726	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	148 of 701	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	174 of 677	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	157 of 665	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	38 of 1552	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	57 of 1531	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	83 of 1520	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	106 of 1537	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	140 of 1543	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	86 of 1555	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	119 of 1602	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	97 of 1496	93.5%	★★★★★

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+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arroyo Vista Middle	Public	6-8	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	329	16	20.8	19.8%	196 (59.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.5%)	48 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	97	82^nd of 2761 public middle schools	97.0%		97.3	83^rd of 2783 public middle schools	97.0%	1	71.6	71.6	83.2	81.1	84.3	82.9	64.4	78.3	79.8	74.4	$20,963	$1,500	$19,463
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	Public	7-8	21931 Alma Aldea	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-8253	1,153	48	24.0	29.1%	529 (45.9%)	14 (1.2%)	302 (26.2%)	180 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	123 (10.7%)	86.6	342^nd of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		89.1	298^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.3%	44	55.8	55.8		67.8	59.4	63.7		59.0	59.2	59.1	$17,967	$1,361	$16,606
Fred Newhart Middle	Public	6-8	25001 Veterans Way	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-0162	1,105	51	21.6	33.6%	466 (42.2%)	16 (1.4%)	295 (26.7%)	150 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	174 (15.7%)	94.5	168^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.9%		94.6	167^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.0%	1	59.3	59.3	75.0	78.0	78.8	77.2	69.4	63.9	70.8	67.9	$19,113	$1,344	$17,769
Las Flores Middle	Public	6-8	25862 Antonio Pkwy.	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-6543	593	28	21.4	22.3%	332 (56.0%)	7 (1.2%)	92 (15.5%)	91 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.8%)	95.4	137^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.0%		96.3	113^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.9%	24	69.1	69.1	78.4	79.0	77.9	78.4	65.3	66.7	71.7	67.9	$20,308	$1,388	$18,920
La Paz Intermediate	Public	7-8	25151 Pradera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-1720	713	33	21.8	39.7%	310 (43.5%)	7 (1.0%)	223 (31.3%)	89 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.5%)	90.2	274^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.1%		90.8	261^st of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	13	57.1	57.1		75.4	64.1	69.5		70.4	55.7	62.8	$19,045	$1,362	$17,683
Carl Hankey Middle	Public	6-8	27252 Nubles	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5315	181	12	15.6	49.7%	69 (38.1%)	3 (1.7%)	75 (41.4%)	18 (9.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	86.9	338^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%		79.1	499^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	161	51.7	51.7	69.1	73.7	65.5	69.4	73.2	44.8	57.9	58.5	$24,837	$1,745	$23,092
Los Alisos Intermediate	Public	7-8	25171 Moor Ave.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9700	595	29	20.5	74.5%	93 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	429 (72.1%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	52.8	1104^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.0%		53.1	1066^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.7%	38	33.0	33.0		48.4	40.1	44.3		41.5	31.9	36.7	$19,306	$1,735	$17,571
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	22882 Loumont Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 600-9050	495	22	22.6	18.4%	172 (34.7%)	12 (2.4%)	100 (20.2%)	152 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	95.2	150^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		95.2	147^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.7%	3	67.7	67.7	77.0	84.0	79.0	80.0	67.3	65.4	62.9	65.2
Ladera Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	29551 Sienna Pkwy.	Ladera Ranch	92694	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5922	1,064	46	23.0	19.0%	680 (63.9%)	10 (0.9%)	121 (11.4%)	134 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.8%)	97.3	69^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.5%		98.1	42^nd of 2783 public middle schools	98.5%	27	65.2	65.2	84.1	80.6	82.2	82.3	75.2	74.9	79.2	76.5	$19,090	$1,273	$17,817
Serrano Intermediate	Public	7-8	24642 Jeronimo Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-3221	868	39	22.3	48.7%	272 (31.3%)	16 (1.8%)	391 (45.0%)	108 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (9.0%)	75.3	578^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.1%		79.1	501^st of 2783 public middle schools	82.0%	77	49.5	49.5		55.0	58.4	56.6		48.8	46.0	47.4	$19,308	$1,376	$17,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo Vista Middle

What high school do graduates of Arroyo Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Middle usually go on to attend Tesoro High

What district is Arroyo Vista Middle in?

Capistrano Unified

Is Arroyo Vista Middle a good school?

Yes! Arroyo Vista Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 82^nd of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Arroyo Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Arroyo Vista Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Vista Middle?

Students at Arroyo Vista Middle are 60% White, 15% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

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