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Del Lago Elementary

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Del Lago Elementary ranks 2805 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Lago Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 362 students in the Saddleback Valley Unified school district in Mission Viejo, a community known for its strong schools.

Academic performance at Del Lago is below both district and state averages, with 43% of students proficient in English and 34% proficient in math, and the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years. The school serves a student population with significant economic need, with nearly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than many nearby schools like Castille Elementary (28%) or the charter school Oxford Preparatory Academy (13%). Chronic absenteeism, at 15.5%, is also a concern and is higher than at neighboring schools such as Foothill Ranch Elementary (6.9%).

Despite spending more per student ($18,945) than several higher-performing schools in the area, Del Lago's results lag behind. For example, La Madera Elementary, just two miles away, shows significantly higher proficiency rates in all subjects. Performance is inconsistent across different grade levels and student subgroups, suggesting challenges with instructional consistency. Within the generally high-performing Saddleback Valley Unified district, Del Lago is one of the lower-ranked schools, alongside Lake Forest Elementary and Glen Yermo Elementary.

362

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,945

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27181 Entidad St.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-1029

(949) 855-1125

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

Students who attend Del Lago Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Alisos Intermediate
High:	Trabuco Hills High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

32.6%

Asian:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Saddleback Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg54%

California avg41%

2,805^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	46.4	2805 of 5857	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	3218 of 5869	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	2440 of 5859	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	1721 of 5883	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	2108 of 5789	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2437 of 5662	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	2359 of 5692	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	2130 of 5614	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.4	2103 of 5611	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	1665 of 5530	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.6	996 of 5390	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	835 of 5377	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	1006 of 5314	81.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	1111 of 5193	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	1129 of 5113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	83.5	825 of 5113	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	916 of 4818	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	955 of 4822	80.2%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	799 of 4809	83.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	470 of 2227	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	622 of 2585	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	853 of 2128	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.8	794 of 3275	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.0	2254 of 3246	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2742 of 5597	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2835 of 5612	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2710 of 5609	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	1860 of 5635	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	2131 of 5492	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	2426 of 5413	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2225 of 5107	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	2904 of 5107	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	2012 of 5087	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	1090 of 5084	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	1754 of 4963	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2493 of 4830	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3925 of 5460	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3855 of 5517	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3574 of 5363	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	2065 of 5264	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	2090 of 5173	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	2605 of 5084	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2645 of 5628	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	3270 of 5643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	2103 of 5638	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	1627 of 5663	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	1942 of 5510	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	2349 of 5431	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1371 of 2847	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1931 of 2598	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	2092 of 2651	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1578 of 2661	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	1465 of 2726	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1732 of 2834	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	2128 of 2737	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 7, 2016

My daughter is in 2nd grade, she came from foothill elementary. My daughter is learning nothing and the teacher does not return any of my emails. I haved talked to her teacher several times to please keep me posted via email, nothing! I have emailed the principal who has not returned my email. I also paid for an after school math class which was in a different location, they did not help the students either. I feel Del Lago will hire just about anyone to teach and even when a parent reaches out the staff do not care. I was going to give it a 1 rating but Im sure it could always be worse. I am hoping to get my daughter out of this school with the district transfer lottery. Close Quote

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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 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
Del Lago Elementary	Public	K-6	27181 Entidad St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-1125	362	18	20.0	49.2%	118 (32.6%)	7 (1.9%)	151 (41.7%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.0%)	46.4	2805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		39.3	3218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	413	40.4	40.4	46.3	38.5	48.9	36.1	42.9	39.0	35.9	31.9	30.6	34.4							$18,945	$1,361	$17,584
Lake Forest Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Pittsford Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 830-9945	640	28	22.7	55.3%	142 (22.2%)	15 (2.3%)	319 (49.8%)	87 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.6%)	60.2	2057^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		66.5	1754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	303	35.4	35.4	49.4	44.4	51.9	57.3	51.0	45.6	43.2	45.1	43.8	44.4	97.5				97.5		$18,723	$1,585	$17,138
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			$19,125	$1,642	$17,483
La Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	25350 Serrano Rd.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-1415	554	23	24.4	37.4%	209 (37.7%)	2 (0.4%)	184 (33.2%)	86 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.0%)	80.8	1122^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		81	1114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	8	50.5	50.5	54.7	59.1	62.9	67.0	61.5	65.6	57.0	54.6	60.8	59.0							$17,051	$1,363	$15,688
Rancho Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	21801 Winding Way	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-5252	633	25	25.3	36.3%	252 (39.8%)	9 (1.4%)	187 (29.5%)	119 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	70.9	1554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.4	1320^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.5%	234	40.5	40.5	41.1	49.0	64.3	63.8	53.8	52.6	55.2	58.3	61.3	56.6							$18,040	$1,363	$16,677
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							$19,050	$1,306	$17,744
Foothill Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Torino Dr.	Foothill Ranch	92610	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 470-4885	990	37	26.9	28.4%	306 (30.9%)	9 (0.9%)	197 (19.9%)	324 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	150 (15.2%)	92.2	533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		89.2	735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	202	58.9	58.9	75.4	72.2	83.3	76.0	76.7	72.6	64.7	72.6	62.7	68.0							$18,485	$1,363	$17,122
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary	Public	K-6	24982 Rivendell Dr.	Lake Forest	92630	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-2820	517	20	26.2	42.6%	167 (32.3%)	5 (1.0%)	208 (40.2%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (16.2%)	71.4	1540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.7%		72.8	1457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	83	50.0	50.0	52.3	58.6	56.7	68.8	59.1	49.4	55.7	50.0	39.2	48.3	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2		$17,645	$1,363	$16,282
Melinda Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	21001 Rancho Trabuco	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 888-7311	950	34	28.1	27.8%	487 (51.3%)	7 (0.7%)	226 (23.8%)	130 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (10.1%)	78.6	1209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.3	1139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	70	51.4	51.4	54.2	48.6	65.5	63.6	58.0	62.6	57.6	58.4	60.5	59.9	97.3	98.0		97.3	98.0	98.0	$17,918	$1,361	$16,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Lago Elementary

What schools do graduates of Del Lago Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Lago Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Alisos Intermediate
High : Trabuco Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Del Lago Elementary?

Students at Del Lago Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 33% White, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Del Lago Elementary a good school?

Del Lago Elementary ranks 2805^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Del Lago Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Del Lago Elementary.

What district is Del Lago Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

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