Is Concordia Elementary a good school?

Concordia Elementary ranks 899 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Concordia Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 501 students attended Concordia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Concordia Elementary?

Students at Concordia Elementary are 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Concordia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Concordia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shorecliffs Middle High : San Clemente High

Concordia Elementary

Summary:

Concordia Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Clemente, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 516. It 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.

Concordia Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 68.27% in ELA and 59.84% in Math in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, and students with special needs in ELA and Math assessments. While Concordia Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, it still performs better than the nearby Marblehead Elementary and Clarence Lobo Elementary in this metric.

Concordia Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools in academic achievement, particularly in comparison to Marblehead Elementary and Clarence Lobo Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The school has also shown impressive performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years. Concordia Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, indicating a consistently high level of academic achievement and student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

3120 Avenida del Presidente
San Clemente, CA 92672-4517

(949) 492-3060

District: Capistrano Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
899^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,376

Students who attend Concordia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shorecliffs Middle
High:	San Clemente High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.0

Number of students: 501

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

17.6%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Concordia Elementary ranks better than 84.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.16. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.5%), Hispanic (17.6%), two or more races (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Concordia Elementary is 25. 31 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Concordia Elementary is $9,376. 26 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Concordia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Concordia Elementary 899^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Concordia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Capistrano Unified:

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

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Rank History for Concordia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	81.38	844^th	4809	82.4%
2005	76.92	1057^th	4822	78.1%
2006	75.27	1132^nd	4818	76.5%
2007	66.02	1553^rd	5113	69.6%
2008	64.51	1651^st	5113	67.7%
2009	74.10	1246^th	5193	76.0%
2010	78.40	1078^th	5314	79.7%
2011	80.31	983^rd	5377	81.7%
2012	77.71	1147^th	5390	78.7%
2013	73.15	1424^th	5530	74.2%
2015	82.83	992^nd	5611	82.3%
2016	89.63	641^st	5614	88.6%
2017	88.46	734^th	5692	87.1%
2018	87.50	772^nd	5662	86.4%
2019	87.76	762^nd	5789	86.8%
2022	90.35	678^th	5883	88.5%
2023	88.36	803^rd	5874	86.3%
2024	86.16	899^th	5862	84.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	79.49	353^rd	2634	86.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.35	1834^th	5084	63.9%
2019	55.75	2019^th	5173	61.0%
2022	92.88	249^th	5264	95.3%
2023	87.35	480^th	5374	91.1%
2024	73.05	1130^th	5511	79.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.13	609^th	5413	88.7%
2019	88.15	656^th	5492	88.1%
2022	88.14	731^st	5635	87.0%
2023	85.35	873^rd	5617	84.5%
2024	86.71	793^rd	5605	85.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	86.02	13^th	130	90.0%
2023	78.91	21^st	140	85.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.45	912^th	5431	83.2%
2019	85.36	804^th	5510	85.4%
2022	90.07	621^st	5663	89.0%
2023	89.02	677^th	5650	88.0%
2024	82.42	985^th	5636	82.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.06	1528^th	4830	68.4%
2019	61.55	1604^th	4963	67.7%
2022	56.35	1818^th	5084	64.2%
2023	82.49	634^th	5098	87.6%
2024	72.36	1078^th	5102	78.9%

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Rank History for White students at Concordia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.95	646^th	2737	76.4%
2019	74.93	632^nd	2834	77.7%
2022	81.37	397^th	2726	85.4%
2023	72.30	724^th	2662	72.8%
2024	71.59	761^st	2647	71.3%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Concordia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	593	10	8	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	674
1989	604	7	12	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1990	623	9	9	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1991	641	7	11	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1992	695	7	14	115	0	n/a	n/a	0	831
1993	716	9	13	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	838
1994	721	10	14	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
1995	557	10	20	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1996	557	10	20	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
1997	557	10	26	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1998	581	5	25	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1999	479	6	19	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	622
2000	487	5	21	121	3	n/a	n/a	1	638
2001	501	18	23	121	1	n/a	n/a	0	664
2002	453	2	16	119	3	n/a	n/a	28	621
2003	453	2	16	119	3	n/a	n/a	28	621
2004	454	2	16	118	0	n/a	n/a	48	638
2005	454	3	15	99	0	n/a	n/a	50	621
2006	455	0	13	101	1	n/a	n/a	52	622
2007	486	3	12	109	4	n/a	n/a	47	661
2008	488	3	8	106	3	n/a	n/a	0	608
2009	457	3	10	102	4	3	49	0	628
2010	489	4	11	111	3	3	20	0	641
2011	483	4	9	111	1	0	20	0	628
2012	506	4	18	102	0	1	16	0	647
2013	513	3	16	107	0	1	19	0	659
2014	524	2	19	120	0	1	22	0	688
2015	497	2	16	113	1	0	34	0	663
2016	479	1	16	102	1	0	41	0	640
2017	441	0	15	101	1	0	49	0	607
2018	418	0	9	106	0	0	54	0	587
2019	403	2	10	103	0	0	57	0	575
2020	404	2	10	92	0	0	53	0	561
2021	303	1	9	72	0	0	49	0	434
2022	372	0	3	81	1	0	43	0	500
2023	372	0	5	93	1	0	45	0	516
2024	358	1	4	88	1	0	49	0	501

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Concordia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	674	26.0	25.9	n/a
1989	680	25.0	27.2	n/a
1990	712	27.0	26.3	n/a
1991	760	29.0	26.2	n/a
1992	831	29.5	28.1	20.2
1993	838	31.0	27.0	22
1994	859	31.0	27.7	30.4
1995	685	26.0	26.3	21.3
1996	685	26.0	26.3	21.3
1997	712	31.0	23.0	24.3
1998	745	32.0	23.3	24.4
1999	622	33.0	18.8	24.1
2000	638	29.0	22.0	22.4
2001	664	27.0	24.6	19.6
2002	621	27.0	23.0	31
2003	621	27.0	23.0	31
2004	638	28.0	22.8	23.9
2005	621	28.0	22.2	17.3
2006	622	28.7	21.7	16.8
2007	661	31.0	21.3	19.1
2008	608	30.0	20.3	22.2
2009	628	27.0	22.4	24.8
2010	641	22.0	29.1	25.4
2011	628	n/a	n/a	24.5
2012	647	21.8	29.6	n/a
2013	659	21.4	30.7	26.7
2014	688	21.0	32.7	20.8
2015	663	21.0	31.5	19.2
2016	640	21.0	30.4	17.7
2017	607	20.0	30.3	17.8
2018	587	19.0	30.8	21
2019	575	17.0	33.8	19.3
2020	561	n/a	n/a	18.7
2021	434	15.8	27.3	19.8
2022	500	21.0	23.8	16.8
2023	516	20.5	25.1	28.1
2024	501	20.0	25.0	25

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 Concordia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	674	26.0	25.9	n/a
1989	680	25.0	27.2	n/a
1990	712	27.0	26.3	n/a
1991	760	29.0	26.2	n/a
1992	831	29.5	28.1	20.2
1993	838	31.0	27.0	22
1994	859	31.0	27.7	30.4
1995	685	26.0	26.3	21.3
1996	685	26.0	26.3	21.3
1997	712	31.0	23.0	24.3
1998	745	32.0	23.3	24.4
1999	622	33.0	18.8	24.1
2000	638	29.0	22.0	22.4
2001	664	27.0	24.6	19.6
2002	621	27.0	23.0	31
2003	621	27.0	23.0	31
2004	638	28.0	22.8	23.9
2005	621	28.0	22.2	17.3
2006	622	28.7	21.7	16.8
2007	661	31.0	21.3	19.1
2008	608	30.0	20.3	22.2
2009	628	27.0	22.4	24.8
2010	641	22.0	29.1	25.4
2011	628	n/a	n/a	24.5
2012	647	21.8	29.6	n/a
2013	659	21.4	30.7	26.7
2014	688	21.0	32.7	20.8
2015	663	21.0	31.5	19.2
2016	640	21.0	30.4	17.7
2017	607	20.0	30.3	17.8
2018	587	19.0	30.8	21
2019	575	17.0	33.8	19.3
2020	561	n/a	n/a	18.7
2021	434	15.8	27.3	19.8
2022	500	21.0	23.8	16.8
2023	516	20.5	25.1	28.1
2024	501	20.0	25.0	25

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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