Best Public Schools in San Clemente, CA

Summary:

The city of San Clemente, California is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools are primarily part of the Capistrano Unified School District, with one elementary school belonging to the Fallbrook Union Elementary District.

Several schools in San Clemente stand out for their exceptional performance. San Clemente High School is consistently ranked among the top 200-300 high schools in California, with a 97.2% 4-year graduation rate and only a 1.1% dropout rate. Vista del Mar Middle School and San Onofre Elementary have also earned top rankings in the state, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Overall, the schools in San Clemente perform well above state averages on standardized tests, with several schools demonstrating exceptional results. However, there is some variability in performance, with schools serving higher-poverty student populations tending to have lower proficiency rates. Addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, will be important areas of focus for the district going forward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)							CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Concordia Elementary	Public	K-5	3120 Avenida del Presidente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-3060	501	20	25.0	25.0%	358 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (17.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	86.2	899^th of 5862 public elementary schools	84.7%		88.4	803^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	86.3%	96								60.3				60.3	67.8	65.9	72.1					68.3	64.4	60.4	52.9					59.8	96.3	96.3			96.3		$9,376
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Calle Puente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5333	748	31	24.1	47.5%	302 (40.4%)	3 (0.4%)	386 (51.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	58.1	2137^th of 5862 public elementary schools	63.5%		66.9	1713^th of 5874 public elementary schools	70.8%	424	5.1	5.0	5.4				5.2	31.8				31.8	32.5	49.2	47.7					43.3	49.6	61.2	42.6					51.0	98.3		98.3		98.3		$9,661
San Clemente High	Public	9-12	700 Avenido Pico	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-4165	2,765	125	22.0	35.5%	1,705 (61.7%)	15 (0.5%)	760 (27.5%)	56 (2.0%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	209 (7.6%)	84.3	259^th of 2323 public high schools	88.9%		90	178^th of 2348 public high schools	92.4%	81										27.0	10.5	21.4							76.0	76.0							45.5	45.5							$9,772
Shorecliffs Middle	Public	6-8	240 Via Socorro	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-1660	679	35	19.1	44.9%	383 (56.4%)	4 (0.6%)	221 (32.5%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	71	666^th of 2777 public middle schools	76.0%		83.5	402^nd of 2802 public middle schools	85.7%	264									56.4			56.4				48.5	44.8	62.1		52.2				34.0	39.6	50.9		41.9							$10,361
Clarence Lobo Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Avenida Vista Montana	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-6740	335	17	19.7	48.1%	140 (41.8%)	1 (0.3%)	131 (39.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.1%)	54.7	2301^st of 5862 public elementary schools	60.7%		57.9	2144^th of 5874 public elementary schools	63.5%	157								47.2				47.2	32.6	31.3	62.3					42.9	45.7	31.3	45.3					40.8							$10,606
Bernice Ayer Middle	Public	6-8	1271 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-9607	878	45	19.6	37.1%	501 (57.1%)	2 (0.2%)	284 (32.3%)	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.2%)	91.2	249^th of 2777 public middle schools	91.0%		92.2	232^nd of 2802 public middle schools	91.7%	17				26.7	8.4	13.7	16.9		42.8			42.8				66.1	75.3	69.1		70.3				62.7	73.9	62.4		66.6							$9,933
Marblehead Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Via Turqueza	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5339	218	10	21.8	45.4%	108 (49.5%)	1 (0.5%)	74 (33.9%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (11.9%)	47	2728^th of 5862 public elementary schools	53.5%		52.6	2405^th of 5874 public elementary schools	59.1%	323								26.7				26.7	59.1	41.9	44.4					46.9	54.2	32.3	24.4					34.0							$10,554
Truman Benedict Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-6617	590	26	22.7	18.8%	451 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.9%)	92.6	526^th of 5862 public elementary schools	91.0%		88.2	813^th of 5874 public elementary schools	86.2%	287								59.1				59.1	73.4	74.8	69.6					72.4	76.6	71.8	73.0					73.7							$9,269
Vista del Mar Middle	Public	6-8	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5955	529	28	18.5	17.6%	390 (73.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.1%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)	96.1	125^th of 2777 public middle schools	95.5%		95.9	120^th of 2802 public middle schools	95.7%	5									56.1			56.1				79.8	78.4	82.4		80.2				63.6	67.7	74.1		68.4							$10,418
Vista del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5950	727	29	25.0	14.7%	508 (69.9%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (14.7%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.4%)	94.3	407^th of 5862 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.9	283^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	95.2%	124								64.3				64.3	72.7	85.5	82.1					80.0	70.5	74.4	70.0					71.5	97.2		98.2				$9,291
San Onofre Elementary	Public	K-8	200 Pate Rd.	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4360	526	27	19.4	62.9%	285 (54.2%)	25 (4.8%)	151 (28.7%)	14 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	44 (8.4%)	94.1	427^th of 5862 public elementary schools	92.7%		87.4	851^st of 5874 public elementary schools	85.5%	424								64.8	72.7			67.1	69.0	84.6	90.7	62.8	66.7	77.3		76.3	70.7	88.5	79.6	64.3	45.8	68.2		72.6	97.3			97.3		97.3	$7,764

Cities Near San Clemente

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Capistrano Beach	3.08 mi	1	128^th
San Juan Capistrano	4 mi	16	357^th
Dana Point	4.47 mi	4	142^nd
Laguna Niguel	6.35 mi	12	97^th
Rancho Mission Viejo	7.02 mi	2	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.