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De Portola Elementary

Public Grades K-6

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

De Portola Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving about 540 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Mission Viejo, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the state's 91st-94th percentile for academic achievement.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with over 76% of students proficient in math and over 72% in English, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. This excellence extends to all student groups, and the school maintains an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.5%, which is far better than the district average. What makes De Portola particularly interesting is that it achieves these outstanding results while having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools, suggesting a very effective school culture and instructional program.

When compared to nearby schools, De Portola stands out within its own district, dramatically outperforming close peers like Glen Yermo Elementary and Linda Vista Magnet Elementary. Its performance is competitive with the highest-achieving schools in neighboring districts, such as Philip J. Reilly Elementary in Capistrano Unified. This consistent, decade-long record of success makes De Portola a model of academic excellence in the region.

540

Students ?

26.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,672

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27031 Preciados Dr.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-5214

(949) 586-5830

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Students who attend De Portola Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Paz Intermediate
High:	Mission Viejo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th 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 5 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg54%

California avg41%

479^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 22Elementary Schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified

377^th of 1,543Saddleback Valley 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	92.9	479 of 5857	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	347 of 5869	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	504 of 5859	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	544 of 5883	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	379 of 5789	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	449 of 5662	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	498 of 5692	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	367 of 5614	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	459 of 5611	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	734 of 5530	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	1046 of 5390	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	91.5	353 of 5377	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	361 of 5314	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	805 of 5193	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	87.2	649 of 5113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	93.0	345 of 5113	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	91.7	398 of 4818	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	90.7	461 of 4822	90.4%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	596 of 4809	87.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.4	252 of 2227	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	393 of 5597	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	205 of 5612	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	362 of 5609	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	407 of 5635	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	519 of 5492	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	458 of 5413	91.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	187 of 5107	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	57 of 5107	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	66 of 5087	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	204 of 5460	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	247 of 5517	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	347 of 5363	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	468 of 5264	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	600 of 5628	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	444 of 5643	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	611 of 5638	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	615 of 5663	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	273 of 5510	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	461 of 5431	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	180 of 718	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	335 of 670	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	175 of 669	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	124 of 610	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	120 of 2635	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	709 of 2598	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	344 of 2651	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	644 of 2661	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	477 of 2726	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	530 of 2834	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	722 of 2737	73.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 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 (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/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
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							$15,672	$14,744	$928
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	$19,962	$18,820	$1,142
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							$19,012	$18,224	$788
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							$15,690	$14,764	$926
Del Cerro Elementary	Public	K-6	24382 Regina St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-5430	390	19	20.1	53.1%	139 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	147 (37.7%)	54 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (11.8%)	83.2	1005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.8%		81.7	1081^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	76	54.4	54.4	50.0	64.3	62.2	74.4	62.9	62.5	69.1	56.5	62.8	62.6	91.7	93.8		93.8	91.7	93.8	$14,215	$13,286	$929
Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	25661 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-3650	525	19	27.1	24.2%	293 (55.8%)	6 (1.1%)	89 (17.0%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.5%)	88.3	758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.1%		90.9	640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	118	53.3	53.3	74.3	72.3	67.8	86.5	74.9	79.7	63.6	46.7	72.0	64.6	95.8			97.2	97.2	97.2	$15,716	$14,790	$926
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%)	88.2	761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		94.3	410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	351	49.5	49.5	69.0	79.1	78.9		76.0	64.4	72.7	53.9		64.3	95.6	98.2	98.2	97.4	97.4	96.5	$17,183	$16,396	$787
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							$19,657	$18,870	$787
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
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			$17,653	$16,486	$1,167

Frequently Asked Questions about De Portola Elementary

What schools do graduates of De Portola Elementary attend?

Students who attend De Portola Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Paz Intermediate
High : Mission Viejo High

What is the racial makeup of De Portola Elementary?

Students at De Portola Elementary are 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% Asian.

What district is De Portola Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

Is De Portola Elementary a good school?

Yes. De Portola Elementary ranks in the top 8.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend De Portola Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended De Portola Elementary.

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