Best Public Schools in Trabuco Canyon, CA

Summary:

The city of Trabuco Canyon, California is home to three elementary schools: Portola Hills Elementary, Robinson Elementary, and Trabuco Elementary. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.

Among the three schools, Portola Hills Elementary stands out as an exceptional performer, consistently ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools over the past three years. The school has received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is an exceptional educational institution. Portola Hills Elementary significantly outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with 75.37% of its students scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.15% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.8%.

In contrast, Trabuco Elementary appears to be the weakest performer among the three schools, with a lower statewide ranking (1795 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024), a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, and significantly lower test scores compared to the district and state averages. Trabuco Elementary also has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 29.55%, as well as the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 23.9%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Total
Portola Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	19422 Saddleback Ranch Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-9370	758	29	26.1	20.1%	345 (45.5%)	8 (1.1%)	120 (15.8%)	165 (21.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (15.7%)	92.1	561^st of 5862 public elementary schools	90.4%		94	434^th of 5874 public elementary schools	92.6%	127	66.0	66.0	56.2	83.0	84.0	83.9	75.4	67.8	84.5	60.6	80.5	73.1					$5,437
Robinson Elementary	Public	K-6	21400 Lindsay Dr.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-2446	489	20	23.9	22.1%	319 (65.2%)	2 (0.4%)	101 (20.7%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	75.8	1339^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.2%		74	1428^th of 5874 public elementary schools	75.7%	89	53.6	53.6	50.7	62.9	62.5	54.6	57.3	65.7	67.7	44.6	34.9	53.5	93.3	96.7	95.0	93.3	$5,637
Trabuco Elementary	Public	K-6	31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 858-0343	95	5	20.2	44.2%	42 (44.2%)	1 (1.1%)	31 (32.6%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (18.9%)	65.4	1795^th of 5862 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	1520^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.1%	275			46.2	31.6		83.3	56.9	69.2	31.6		61.1	55.2					$11,383

Cities Near Trabuco Canyon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rancho Santa Margarita	0.95 mi	10	79^th
Mission Viejo	3.59 mi	24	156^th
Foothill Ranch	4.25 mi	1	78^th
Lake Forest	4.9 mi	11	197^th
Coto De Caza	5.78 mi	1	27^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.

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