Capistrano Valley High

Summary:

Capistrano Valley High is a public high school located in Mission Viejo, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,029 students. The school is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Capistrano Valley High consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 173 and 268 over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is impressive, with 70.04% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 43.23% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. Capistrano Valley High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.6% to 98% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.2% to 1.9%, both outperforming the state average. The school's diverse student population includes Asian (15.6%), Hispanic (35.6%), White (37.1%), and multi-racial (8.1%) students, with Asian and multi-racial students consistently ranking among the top in the state.

While Capistrano Valley High is a high-performing school, it faces some challenges. The school has experienced a rise in chronic absenteeism, from 11.7% in 2017-2018 to 20.1% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern. Additionally, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively lower compared to other student subgroups, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support. In comparison to nearby schools, San Juan Hills High has slightly lower test scores and graduation rates, while Capistrano Union High has significantly lower academic performance and higher dropout rates.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 26301 Via Escolar
       Mission Viejo, CA  92692-3999


(949) 364-6100

District: Capistrano Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
268th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,165 Help


Feeder schools for Capistrano Valley High:

Elementary:    Bathgate Elementary
    Carl Hankey Elementary
    Castille Elementary
    Philip J. Reilly Elementary
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Middle:    Carl Hankey Middle
    Fred Newhart Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  22.1 Help
Number of students:  2,029

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.2%
Hispanic:
31.8%
Asian:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.4% Help


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Compare Details Capistrano Valley High ranks better than 88.5% of high schools in California. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked high schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.72. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Capistrano Valley High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.2%), Hispanic (31.8%), Asian (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Capistrano Valley High is 22.1, which is the 4th best among 8 high schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Capistrano Valley High is $10,165, which is the 4th highest among 8 high schools in the Capistrano Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Capistrano Valley High:

SchoolDigger ranks Capistrano Valley High 268th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Capistrano Valley High in the ranking list.)

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Capistrano Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Capistrano Unified 204th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Capistrano Valley High

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Rank History for all students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.88 249th 1653 84.9%
2005 76.95 129th 1901 93.2%
2006 75.37 193rd 1968 90.2%
2007 77.74 152nd 2063 92.6%
2008 79.37 132nd 2117 93.8%
2009 78.80 126th 2238 94.4%
2010 75.03 199th 2281 91.3%
2011 74.98 211th 2367 91.1%
2012 72.83 245th 2354 89.6%
2013 74.93 217th 2426 91.1%
2015 85.37 265th 1994 86.7%
2016 89.51 200th 2039 90.2%
2017 85.07 312th 2021 84.6%
2018 80.81 391st 2017 80.6%
2019 85.55 267th 2133 87.5%
2021 84.36 197th 1290 84.7%
2022 91.91 174th 2123 91.8%
2023 90.09 173rd 2348 92.6%
2024 83.72 268th 2323 88.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.53 90th 366 75.4%
2019 78.08 81st 422 80.8%
2022 78.13 91st 515 82.3%
2023 82.92 78th 786 90.1%
2024 81.89 80th 804 90.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.03 524th 938 44.1%
2019 43.73 391st 941 58.4%
2021 45.36 207th 467 55.7%
2022 34.41 689th 1044 34.0%
2023 31.71 741st 1323 44.0%
2024 44.81 351st 1350 74.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.07 295th 1547 80.9%
2024 50.95 486th 1534 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.79 993rd 1862 46.7%
2019 63.73 579th 1937 70.1%
2021 61.81 376th 1126 66.6%
2022 72.22 394th 1943 79.7%
2023 80.59 279th 2247 87.6%
2024 69.66 419th 2235 81.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 48.07 138th 290 52.4%
2023 78.46 58th 417 86.1%
2024 70.01 97th 451 78.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.64 407th 1760 76.9%
2019 83.08 274th 1833 85.1%
2021 83.61 159th 1054 84.9%
2022 91.46 155th 1858 91.7%
2023 88.59 174th 2118 91.8%
2024 82.34 265th 2098 87.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.87 220th 1052 79.1%
2019 73.68 177th 1117 84.2%
2021 67.88 106th 555 80.9%
2022 49.40 405th 1161 65.1%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.38 66th 168 60.7%
2023 56.66 91st 233 60.9%
2024 48.70 118th 234 49.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.79 350th 1834 80.9%
2019 83.03 279th 1880 85.2%
2021 81.67 206th 1122 81.6%
2022 90.59 166th 1916 91.3%
2023 89.09 180th 2207 91.8%
2024 82.46 273rd 2172 87.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.62 82nd 581 85.9%
2019 71.03 186th 582 68.0%
2022 89.32 29th 581 95.0%
2023 82.20 99th 731 86.5%
2024 76.40 149th 712 79.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.46 788th 1742 54.8%
2019 70.96 413th 1814 77.2%
2022 78.78 286th 1861 84.6%
2023 75.55 324th 2142 84.9%
2024 70.63 382nd 2125 82.0%
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Rank History for White students at Capistrano Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.89 392nd 1173 66.6%
2019 74.04 270th 1222 77.9%
2022 85.35 130th 1204 89.2%
2023 83.35 137th 1434 90.4%
2024 72.49 265th 1406 81.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Capistrano Valley High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 2169 19 104 178 4 n/a n/a 0 2474
1989 2077 32 131 198 3 n/a n/a 0 2441
1990 1916 28 154 243 5 n/a n/a 0 2346
1991 1902 22 165 297 8 n/a n/a 0 2394
1992 1960 27 192 340 10 n/a n/a 0 2529
1993 2177 27 179 365 7 n/a n/a 0 2755
1994 1540 20 119 327 7 n/a n/a 0 2013
1995 1675 27 153 423 5 n/a n/a 0 2283
1996 1675 27 153 423 5 n/a n/a 0 2283
1997 1898 37 171 470 4 n/a n/a 0 2580
1998 2132 40 206 493 6 n/a n/a 0 2877
1999 2165 36 198 483 5 n/a n/a 0 2887
2000 2236 31 215 501 3 n/a n/a 4 2990
2001 2373 32 246 545 4 n/a n/a 1 3201
2002 1608 26 167 609 5 n/a n/a 97 2512
2003 1608 26 167 609 5 n/a n/a 97 2512
2004 1340 22 162 628 8 n/a n/a 74 2234
2005 1390 28 168 687 6 n/a n/a 68 2347
2006 1541 32 178 730 8 n/a n/a 74 2563
2007 1734 30 204 794 10 n/a n/a 88 2860
2008 1863 26 211 780 13 n/a n/a 0 2893
2009 1827 28 233 739 12 8 68 0 2915
2010 1608 18 208 806 9 3 190 0 2842
2011 1582 24 209 752 5 4 158 0 2734
2012 1591 24 200 757 5 3 132 0 2712
2013 1492 20 193 749 7 2 122 0 2585
2014 1377 26 207 706 9 2 114 0 2441
2015 1337 20 206 687 5 2 127 0 2384
2016 1227 17 189 657 5 2 144 0 2241
2017 1160 18 168 640 3 5 147 0 2141
2018 1157 20 168 620 2 4 134 0 2105
2019 1086 17 172 652 3 2 151 0 2083
2020 1054 21 185 669 3 3 134 0 2069
2021 1060 18 195 659 3 1 132 0 2068
2022 1016 18 196 699 4 0 141 3 2077
2023 978 26 203 645 4 2 165 6 2029

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Capistrano Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2474 104.9 23.5 n/a
1989 2441 103.7 23.5 n/a
1990 2346 104.7 22.4 n/a
1991 2394 102.5 23.3 n/a
1992 2529 104.2 24.2 7.4
1993 2755 111.4 24.7 9.4
1994 2013 86.7 23.2 14.9
1995 2283 91.5 25.0 15.3
1996 2283 91.5 25.0 15.3
1997 2580 101.6 25.4 18.4
1998 2877 117.0 24.6 13.8
1999 2887 122.8 23.5 10.4
2000 2990 125.1 23.9 12.7
2001 3201 137.6 23.3 13.1
2002 2512 101.4 24.8 17.1
2003 2512 101.4 24.8 17.1
2004 2234 87.0 25.7 17.8
2005 2347 94.4 24.9 19.4
2006 2563 98.6 26.0 18.3
2007 2860 108.8 26.3 18.5
2008 2893 111.2 26.0 15.6
2009 2915 104.9 26.1 19.3
2010 2842 102.4 27.7 18.7
2011 2734 n/a n/a 21.4
2012 2712 97.1 27.9 n/a
2013 2585 91.6 28.2 26.2
2014 2441 86.3 28.2 24.2
2015 2384 87.0 27.4 23.3
2016 2241 83.0 27.0 23.1
2017 2141 81.8 26.1 22.5
2018 2105 82.7 25.4 27
2019 2083 83.5 24.9 27.5
2020 2069 n/a n/a 29
2021 2068 79.1 26.1 26.9
2022 2077 90.9 22.8 28.4
2023 2029 91.7 22.1 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Capistrano Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2474 104.9 23.5 n/a
1989 2441 103.7 23.5 n/a
1990 2346 104.7 22.4 n/a
1991 2394 102.5 23.3 n/a
1992 2529 104.2 24.2 7.4
1993 2755 111.4 24.7 9.4
1994 2013 86.7 23.2 14.9
1995 2283 91.5 25.0 15.3
1996 2283 91.5 25.0 15.3
1997 2580 101.6 25.4 18.4
1998 2877 117.0 24.6 13.8
1999 2887 122.8 23.5 10.4
2000 2990 125.1 23.9 12.7
2001 3201 137.6 23.3 13.1
2002 2512 101.4 24.8 17.1
2003 2512 101.4 24.8 17.1
2004 2234 87.0 25.7 17.8
2005 2347 94.4 24.9 19.4
2006 2563 98.6 26.0 18.3
2007 2860 108.8 26.3 18.5
2008 2893 111.2 26.0 15.6
2009 2915 104.9 26.1 19.3
2010 2842 102.4 27.7 18.7
2011 2734 n/a n/a 21.4
2012 2712 97.1 27.9 n/a
2013 2585 91.6 28.2 26.2
2014 2441 86.3 28.2 24.2
2015 2384 87.0 27.4 23.3
2016 2241 83.0 27.0 23.1
2017 2141 81.8 26.1 22.5
2018 2105 82.7 25.4 27
2019 2083 83.5 24.9 27.5
2020 2069 n/a n/a 29
2021 2068 79.1 26.1 26.9
2022 2077 90.9 22.8 28.4
2023 2029 91.7 22.1 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Capistrano Valley High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,165

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Capistrano Valley High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 267th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 173rd of 2348 High schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Capistrano Valley High)70.779.2
 8.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Capistrano Unified)75.476.3
 0.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Capistrano Valley High)43.147.8
 4.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Capistrano Unified)50.549
 1.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Capistrano Valley High)41.451.6
 10.1%
   12th Grade Science (Capistrano Unified)46.550.7
 4.2%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20832029
 2.6%
African American1726
 52.9%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian172203
 18%
Hispanic652645
 1.1%
Pacific Islander22
White1086978
 9.9%
Two or More Races151165
 9.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.5%39.4%
 11.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Capistrano Valley High

Students at Capistrano Valley High are 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Capistrano Valley High ranks 268th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Capistrano Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bathgate Elementary
Elementary : Carl Hankey Elementary
Elementary : Castille Elementary
Elementary : Philip J. Reilly Elementary
Elementary : San Juan Elementary
Elementary : Viejo Elementary
Middle : Carl Hankey Middle
Middle : Fred Newhart Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,029 students attended Capistrano Valley High.


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