Is Arroyo Vista Elementary a good school?

Arroyo Vista Elementary ranks 770 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arroyo Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Arroyo Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Vista Elementary?

Students at Arroyo Vista Elementary are 57% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Arroyo Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Arroyo Vista Middle High : Tesoro High

Arroyo Vista Elementary

Summary:

Arroyo Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving 498 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arroyo Vista Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with particularly strong performance in certain student subgroups like Hispanic students and Special Education students. However, the school's performance for White students and Multi-racial students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of California elementary schools. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.0% in 2018-2019 to 13.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 14.2%. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Arroyo Vista Elementary has increased from 11.04% in 2020-2021 to 24.5% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to other schools in the Capistrano Unified School District, such as Castille Elementary and Las Flores Elementary, Arroyo Vista Elementary performs well. However, when compared to schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, such as De Portola Elementary and Melinda Heights Elementary, Arroyo Vista's performance is relatively lower, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

23371 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-4906

(949) 234-5951

District: Capistrano Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,025

Students who attend Arroyo Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arroyo Vista Middle
High:	Tesoro High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 518

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Two or more races:

17.2%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arroyo Vista Elementary ranks better than 86.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.66. (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 Student population at Arroyo Vista Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), two or more races (17.2%), Hispanic (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arroyo Vista Elementary is 23.5. 21 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Arroyo Vista Elementary employs 21.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arroyo Vista Elementary is $10,025, which is the 11^th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arroyo Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Arroyo Vista Elementary 770^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Arroyo Vista 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 Arroyo Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.85	465^th	4809	90.3%
2005	89.89	491^st	4822	89.8%
2006	88.29	577^th	4818	88.0%
2007	87.28	659^th	5113	87.1%
2008	87.44	636^th	5113	87.6%
2009	87.29	626^th	5193	87.9%
2010	89.69	459^th	5314	91.4%
2011	88.16	548^th	5377	89.8%
2012	92.26	275^th	5390	94.9%
2013	92.57	278^th	5530	95.0%
2015	87.62	747^th	5611	86.7%
2016	89.09	669^th	5614	88.1%
2017	87.23	801^st	5692	85.9%
2018	87.51	771^st	5662	86.4%
2019	87.63	771^st	5789	86.7%
2022	92.05	589^th	5883	90.0%
2023	90.10	704^th	5874	88.0%
2024	88.66	770^th	5862	86.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.21	339^th	445	23.8%
2022	55.51	316^th	610	48.2%
2023	45.74	424^th	669	36.6%
2024	49.37	402^nd	669	39.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.86	526^th	2420	78.3%
2024	86.83	235^th	2634	91.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.08	482^nd	5084	90.5%
2019	85.84	451^st	5173	91.3%
2022	72.11	1076^th	5264	79.6%
2023	86.94	498^th	5374	90.7%
2024	83.20	698^th	5511	87.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.76	786^th	5413	85.5%
2019	87.13	711^th	5492	87.1%
2022	91.82	524^th	5635	90.7%
2023	90.09	617^th	5617	89.0%
2024	86.94	778^th	5605	86.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.70	477^th	2128	77.6%
2019	90.51	171^st	2585	93.4%
2022	86.07	221^st	2227	90.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.51	774^th	5431	85.7%
2019	84.83	832^nd	5510	84.9%
2022	89.04	685^th	5663	87.9%
2023	87.74	735^th	5650	87.0%
2024	87.31	752^nd	5636	86.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	76.55	237^th	1154	79.5%
2023	83.22	79^th	1190	93.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.57	515^th	4830	89.3%
2019	91.54	239^th	4963	95.2%
2022	87.78	443^rd	5084	91.3%
2023	92.61	253^rd	5098	95.0%
2024	89.15	380^th	5102	92.6%

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Rank History for White students at Arroyo Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.03	825^th	2737	69.9%
2019	65.16	1013^th	2834	64.3%
2022	74.40	646^th	2726	76.3%
2023	69.40	819^th	2662	69.2%
2024	68.59	850^th	2647	67.9%

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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 Arroyo Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	505	8	51	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	588
1994	724	13	60	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	837
1995	1035	22	73	49	5	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1996	1035	22	73	49	5	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1997	1162	20	95	70	6	n/a	n/a	0	1353
1998	801	22	72	61	3	n/a	n/a	0	959
1999	832	23	68	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	990
2000	854	19	75	64	1	n/a	n/a	1	1014
2001	705	16	81	60	4	n/a	n/a	1	867
2002	623	10	82	62	3	n/a	n/a	31	811
2003	623	10	82	62	3	n/a	n/a	31	811
2004	573	10	77	58	2	n/a	n/a	34	754
2005	621	11	74	74	2	n/a	n/a	50	832
2006	702	16	86	90	4	n/a	n/a	73	971
2007	449	10	48	77	2	n/a	n/a	70	656
2008	451	11	46	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	581
2009	434	11	46	74	2	1	90	0	658
2010	396	17	53	115	1	1	39	0	622
2011	387	10	56	113	1	1	38	0	606
2012	390	7	69	112	1	1	29	0	609
2013	379	7	71	104	1	1	33	0	596
2014	354	8	77	122	2	2	42	0	607
2015	346	10	72	102	1	1	53	0	585
2016	361	12	71	101	1	1	58	0	605
2017	352	12	67	85	1	1	59	0	577
2018	329	8	67	88	1	0	67	0	560
2019	300	6	61	80	1	0	71	0	519
2020	307	5	67	69	1	0	73	0	522
2021	275	4	64	75	0	0	79	1	498
2022	273	3	55	63	0	0	87	1	482
2023	288	2	56	70	0	0	82	0	498
2024	296	2	55	76	0	0	89	0	518

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 Arroyo Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	588	18.0	32.7	1.7
1994	837	28.0	29.9	2.7
1995	1184	43.0	27.5	2.6
1996	1184	43.0	27.5	2.6
1997	1353	56.0	24.2	3.7
1998	959	44.5	21.6	1.5
1999	990	45.0	22.0	2.3
2000	1014	46.0	22.0	2.3
2001	867	40.0	21.7	2.3
2002	811	36.0	22.5	4.1
2003	811	36.0	22.5	4.1
2004	754	33.0	22.8	3.5
2005	832	35.1	23.7	3.6
2006	971	41.2	23.6	2.4
2007	656	27.0	24.3	4.6
2008	581	29.0	20.0	2.8
2009	658	28.0	23.5	5.8
2010	622	22.0	28.2	9.2
2011	606	n/a	n/a	8.7
2012	609	21.5	28.3	n/a
2013	596	19.4	30.6	11.2
2014	607	19.0	31.9	10.7
2015	585	18.0	32.5	11.5
2016	605	22.0	27.5	11.7
2017	577	22.0	26.2	12
2018	560	21.0	26.6	12.9
2019	519	19.0	27.3	11.9
2020	522	n/a	n/a	13.4
2021	498	19.1	25.9	11
2022	482	22.0	21.9	12.9
2023	498	22.0	22.6	24.5
2024	518	21.9	23.5	23.6

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 Arroyo Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	588	18.0	32.7	1.7
1994	837	28.0	29.9	2.7
1995	1184	43.0	27.5	2.6
1996	1184	43.0	27.5	2.6
1997	1353	56.0	24.2	3.7
1998	959	44.5	21.6	1.5
1999	990	45.0	22.0	2.3
2000	1014	46.0	22.0	2.3
2001	867	40.0	21.7	2.3
2002	811	36.0	22.5	4.1
2003	811	36.0	22.5	4.1
2004	754	33.0	22.8	3.5
2005	832	35.1	23.7	3.6
2006	971	41.2	23.6	2.4
2007	656	27.0	24.3	4.6
2008	581	29.0	20.0	2.8
2009	658	28.0	23.5	5.8
2010	622	22.0	28.2	9.2
2011	606	n/a	n/a	8.7
2012	609	21.5	28.3	n/a
2013	596	19.4	30.6	11.2
2014	607	19.0	31.9	10.7
2015	585	18.0	32.5	11.5
2016	605	22.0	27.5	11.7
2017	577	22.0	26.2	12
2018	560	21.0	26.6	12.9
2019	519	19.0	27.3	11.9
2020	522	n/a	n/a	13.4
2021	498	19.1	25.9	11
2022	482	22.0	21.9	12.9
2023	498	22.0	22.6	24.5
2024	518	21.9	23.5	23.6

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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