School district · California
Saddleback Valley Unified
Saddleback Valley Unified in California: 34 public schools with 22,646 students and 22.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,410 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 34
- Students
- 22,646
- Students per teacher
- 22.7
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,410
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,000
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.8
- Students per counselor
- 1,919
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 26.5
- Librarians (FTE): 1.2
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%59%proficient
+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,741 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%54%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
9,806 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 5.3% · $25.6M
- State
- 31% · $148.1M
- Local
- 64% · $311.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,440
- Support services
- $5,515
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $45M
- Long-term debt
- $87.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cielo Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 487 | 23.5 | 42% | 34% |
De Portola ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 540 | 27.0 | 73% | 77% |
Del Cerro ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 390 | 20.1 | 63% | 63% |
Del Lago ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 362 | 20.0 | 43% | 34% |
Foothill Ranch ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 990 | 26.9 | 77% | 68% |
Glen Yermo ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 308 | 16.5 | 46% | 45% |
La Madera ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 554 | 24.5 | 62% | 59% |
Lake Forest ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 640 | 22.7 | 51% | 44% |
Linda Vista Magnet ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 263 | 20.1 | 46% | 38% |
Lomarena ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 487 | 22.3 | 49% | 42% |
Melinda Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 950 | 28.2 | 58% | 60% |
Montevideo ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 444 | 20.2 | 54% | 62% |
Olivewood ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 396 | 21.9 | 33% | 23% |
Portola Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 809 | 26.3 | 80% | 76% |
Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 896 | 28.6 | 36% | 36% |
Rancho Canada ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 633 | 25.4 | 54% | 57% |
Robinson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 486 | 24.2 | 60% | 57% |
San Joaquin ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 221 | 18.7 | 46% | 43% |
Santiago STEAM Magnet ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 517 | 26.3 | 59% | 48% |
Trabuco ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 90 | 18.3 | 49% | 49% |
Trabuco Mesa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 640 | 25.0 | 69% | 67% |
Valencia ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 525 | 27.1 | 75% | 65% |
La Paz IntermediateFree meals for all | 7–8 | 713 | 21.8 | 70% | 63% |
Los Alisos IntermediateFree meals for all | 7–8 | 595 | 20.5 | 44% | 37% |
Rancho Santa Margarita IntermediateFree meals for all | 7–8 | 1,153 | 24.1 | 64% | 59% |
Serrano IntermediateFree meals for all | 7–8 | 868 | 22.3 | 57% | 47% |
El Toro HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,902 | 21.5 | — | — |
Esperanza Education CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | 7–12 | 80 | 10.7 | — | — |
Laguna Hills HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,317 | 21.4 | — | — |
Mission Viejo HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,566 | 22.2 | — | — |
Silverado HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 200 | 9.2 | — | — |
Trabuco Hills HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,475 | 23.0 | — | — |
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SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)AlternativeMostly virtual | K–12 | 149 | 12.6 | 66% | 40% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (949)586-1234
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.