Is Del Obispo Elementary a good school?

Del Obispo Elementary ranks 2058 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Del Obispo Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 319 students attended Del Obispo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Del Obispo Elementary?

Students at Del Obispo Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 39% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Del Obispo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Obispo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Marco Forster Middle

Del Obispo Elementary

Summary:

Del Obispo Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Juan Capistrano, California, serving 319 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Academically, Del Obispo Elementary's performance is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 49.3% to 56.25%, compared to the district's 63.89% to 70.37% and the state's 42.8% to 47.37%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Del Obispo's proficiency rates ranged from 36.62% to 55.26%, while the district's were 60.45% to 66.75% and the state's were 35.02% to 45.64%. The school's performance in Science was also below the district and state averages, with 37.5% proficiency compared to 53.96% and 30.7%, respectively. Additionally, Del Obispo Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.8% in 2018-2019 to 32.2% in 2021-2022 and 28.4% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools within the Capistrano Unified School District, Del Obispo Elementary generally performs below average in academic assessments, with some exceptions. For example, John Malcom Elementary and Palisades Elementary consistently outperform Del Obispo Elementary in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments. However, Del Obispo Elementary outperforms Kinoshita Elementary, which is the lowest-performing school in the district. Additionally, the district's public virtual school, Capistrano Home/Virtual, appears to outperform the traditional schools, including Del Obispo Elementary, in academic assessments.

Detail:

Public K-5

25591 Camino del Avion
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-4328

(949) 234-5905

District: Capistrano Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2058^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,495

Students who attend Del Obispo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Marco Forster Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 319

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

38.6%

Two or more races:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Del Obispo Elementary ranks better than 64.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 27^th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.08. (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: Hispanic (47.3%), White (38.6%), two or more races (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Del Obispo Elementary is 21.2, which is the 7^th best among 34 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Del Obispo Elementary employs 14.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Del Obispo Elementary is $10,495, which is the 8^th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Del Obispo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Del Obispo Elementary 2058^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Del Obispo 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 Del Obispo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.82	2066^th	4809	57.0%
2005	43.77	2494^th	4822	48.3%
2006	42.13	2610^th	4818	45.8%
2007	47.94	2440^th	5113	52.3%
2008	42.71	2799^th	5113	45.3%
2009	41.29	2979^th	5193	42.6%
2010	55.85	2226^th	5314	58.1%
2011	62.05	1902^nd	5377	64.6%
2012	65.85	1742^nd	5390	67.7%
2013	53.66	2464^th	5530	55.4%
2015	66.25	1640^th	5611	70.8%
2016	64.64	1783^rd	5614	68.2%
2017	53.69	2342^nd	5692	58.9%
2018	56.70	2199^th	5662	61.2%
2019	45.90	2827^th	5789	51.2%
2022	57.59	2142^nd	5883	63.6%
2023	54.54	2305^th	5874	60.8%
2024	60.08	2058^th	5862	64.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.87	935^th	3246	71.2%
2019	32.93	2280^th	3275	30.4%
2022	51.69	1109^th	3311	66.5%
2023	36.43	2050^th	3250	36.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.82	893^rd	2420	63.1%
2024	47.68	1033^rd	2634	60.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.80	2828^th	5084	44.4%
2019	37.62	3305^th	5173	36.1%
2022	57.30	1837^th	5264	65.1%
2023	53.65	2123^rd	5374	60.5%
2024	66.94	1406^th	5511	74.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.28	118^th	356	66.9%
2023	40.20	193^rd	336	42.6%
2024	65.10	82^nd	364	77.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.22	1791^st	5413	66.9%
2019	49.85	2502^nd	5492	54.4%
2022	40.88	2945^th	5635	47.7%
2023	54.92	2171^st	5617	61.3%
2024	61.36	1891^st	5605	66.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.87	805^th	2128	62.2%
2019	38.93	1347^th	2585	47.9%
2022	50.96	783^rd	2227	64.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.09	2443^rd	5431	55.0%
2019	42.91	2843^rd	5510	48.4%
2022	68.90	1573^rd	5663	72.2%
2023	53.09	2277^th	5650	59.7%
2024	54.81	2217^th	5636	60.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.94	2678^th	4830	44.6%
2019	44.94	2619^th	4963	47.2%
2022	59.58	1657^th	5084	67.4%
2023	38.38	3038^th	5098	40.4%
2024	53.77	2018^th	5102	60.4%

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Rank History for White students at Del Obispo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.43	1371^st	2737	49.9%
2019	32.46	2083^rd	2834	26.5%
2022	43.96	1633^rd	2726	40.1%
2023	54.80	1293^rd	2662	51.4%
2024	56.12	1238^th	2647	53.2%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, December 9, 2011

There is an excellent atmosphere of community and genuinely caring for the students' achievement. My daughter was fortunate enough to attend kindergarten here and her confidence shot up in a matter of weeks. They take children without the educational background and by the time they graduate they are miles from where they once were. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Del Obispo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	674	1	13	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
1989	704	5	14	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	783
1990	775	4	24	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	902
1991	843	4	25	92	4	n/a	n/a	0	968
1992	859	3	36	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1993	921	7	48	136	2	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1994	876	11	42	148	1	n/a	n/a	0	1078
1995	627	10	17	116	3	n/a	n/a	0	773
1996	627	10	17	116	3	n/a	n/a	0	773
1997	575	8	24	137	5	n/a	n/a	0	749
1998	585	8	18	222	5	n/a	n/a	0	838
1999	560	10	12	240	4	n/a	n/a	0	826
2000	539	8	9	234	5	n/a	n/a	0	795
2001	451	6	12	181	6	n/a	n/a	6	662
2002	385	7	18	193	4	n/a	n/a	11	618
2003	385	7	18	193	4	n/a	n/a	11	618
2004	340	8	18	190	3	n/a	n/a	13	572
2005	287	6	17	152	4	n/a	n/a	27	493
2006	270	2	23	146	0	n/a	n/a	34	475
2007	256	2	17	151	2	n/a	n/a	39	467
2008	250	2	13	163	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	428
2009	254	3	7	173	1	2	66	0	506
2010	214	3	9	212	2	0	25	0	465
2011	206	4	9	187	1	0	20	0	427
2012	201	4	9	197	3	0	24	0	438
2013	192	3	12	175	2	0	16	0	400
2014	167	2	10	191	3	0	17	0	390
2015	161	3	9	171	3	0	21	0	368
2016	175	2	3	171	1	1	24	0	377
2017	139	1	1	178	2	2	19	0	342
2018	150	1	2	191	2	1	21	0	368
2019	138	0	3	179	2	2	32	0	356
2020	160	0	3	171	1	1	35	0	371
2021	136	0	4	148	0	1	33	0	322
2022	115	0	7	156	0	1	39	0	318
2023	123	0	7	151	0	1	37	0	319

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 Del Obispo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	746	35.0	21.3	n/a
1989	783	33.0	23.7	n/a
1990	902	39.0	23.1	n/a
1991	968	37.5	25.8	n/a
1992	1000	38.1	26.2	11.3
1993	1114	40.0	27.9	14.1
1994	1078	39.0	27.6	17.5
1995	773	30.0	25.8	21.2
1996	773	30.0	25.8	21.2
1997	749	34.0	22.0	29.5
1998	838	37.0	22.6	31.5
1999	826	40.0	20.7	26
2000	795	36.0	22.1	28.9
2001	662	31.0	21.4	26.1
2002	618	26.0	23.8	30.6
2003	618	26.0	23.8	30.6
2004	572	26.0	22.0	31.8
2005	493	22.0	22.4	28.1
2006	475	22.4	21.2	26.5
2007	467	21.0	22.2	33.6
2008	428	23.0	18.6	36.7
2009	506	22.0	22.0	39.7
2010	465	18.0	25.8	43.4
2011	427	n/a	n/a	42.2
2012	438	17.8	24.6	n/a
2013	400	16.4	24.3	50.5
2014	390	14.0	27.8	46.4
2015	368	14.0	26.2	47.6
2016	377	14.0	26.9	45.6
2017	342	13.0	26.3	53.8
2018	368	14.0	26.2	60.1
2019	356	13.0	27.3	58.7
2020	371	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	322	15.6	20.5	55.6
2022	318	15.0	21.2	57.5
2023	319	14.9	21.2	64.9

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 Del Obispo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	746	35.0	21.3	n/a
1989	783	33.0	23.7	n/a
1990	902	39.0	23.1	n/a
1991	968	37.5	25.8	n/a
1992	1000	38.1	26.2	11.3
1993	1114	40.0	27.9	14.1
1994	1078	39.0	27.6	17.5
1995	773	30.0	25.8	21.2
1996	773	30.0	25.8	21.2
1997	749	34.0	22.0	29.5
1998	838	37.0	22.6	31.5
1999	826	40.0	20.7	26
2000	795	36.0	22.1	28.9
2001	662	31.0	21.4	26.1
2002	618	26.0	23.8	30.6
2003	618	26.0	23.8	30.6
2004	572	26.0	22.0	31.8
2005	493	22.0	22.4	28.1
2006	475	22.4	21.2	26.5
2007	467	21.0	22.2	33.6
2008	428	23.0	18.6	36.7
2009	506	22.0	22.0	39.7
2010	465	18.0	25.8	43.4
2011	427	n/a	n/a	42.2
2012	438	17.8	24.6	n/a
2013	400	16.4	24.3	50.5
2014	390	14.0	27.8	46.4
2015	368	14.0	26.2	47.6
2016	377	14.0	26.9	45.6
2017	342	13.0	26.3	53.8
2018	368	14.0	26.2	60.1
2019	356	13.0	27.3	58.7
2020	371	n/a	n/a	61.5
2021	322	15.6	20.5	55.6
2022	318	15.0	21.2	57.5
2023	319	14.9	21.2	64.9

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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