Mission Viejo High

Summary:

Mission Viejo High is a public high school serving 1,646 students in grades 9-12 in Mission Viejo, California, which is part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outranks the district and state averages in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics, making it one of the top high schools in California.

Mission Viejo High's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 70.51% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 63.78% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.8% to 96.5% over the past five years, and a low dropout rate of 1.4% to 3.7%. Additionally, Mission Viejo High performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Mission Viejo High's performance is strong overall, it is not as dominant when compared to high-performing schools in the neighboring Irvine Unified School District, such as Portola High. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities or in special education programs is more mixed, suggesting that there may be room for improvement in supporting and meeting the needs of these student populations.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 25025 Chrisanta Dr.
       Mission Viejo, CA  92691-5326


(949) 837-7722

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
315th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,741 Help


Feeder schools for Mission Viejo High:

Elementary:    De Portola Elementary
    Del Cerro Elementary
    Linda Vista Magnet Elementary
    Montevideo Elementary
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Middle:    Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  21.8 Help
Number of students:  1,646

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.2%
Hispanic:
35.2%
Asian:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.9% Help


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Compare Details Mission Viejo High ranks better than 86.4% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.11. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Mission Viejo High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 high 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 (47.2%), Hispanic (35.2%), Asian (9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mission Viejo High is 21.8, which is the 3rd best among 5 high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mission Viejo High is $6,741. 3 high schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mission Viejo High:

SchoolDigger ranks Mission Viejo High 315th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Mission Viejo High in the ranking list.)

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Saddleback Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Saddleback Valley Unified 376th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mission Viejo High

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Rank History for all students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 79.70 74th 1653 95.5%
2005 81.27 86th 1901 95.5%
2006 84.49 68th 1968 96.5%
2007 81.06 107th 2063 94.8%
2008 81.65 106th 2117 95.0%
2009 79.28 123rd 2238 94.5%
2010 78.96 151st 2281 93.4%
2011 77.22 173rd 2367 92.7%
2012 82.46 113th 2354 95.2%
2013 77.49 175th 2426 92.8%
2015 85.29 269th 1994 86.5%
2016 82.11 342nd 2039 83.2%
2017 86.97 264th 2021 86.9%
2018 85.62 295th 2017 85.4%
2019 86.42 248th 2133 88.4%
2021 84.11 202nd 1290 84.3%
2022 86.70 253rd 2123 88.1%
2023 89.99 177th 2348 92.5%
2024 81.11 315th 2323 86.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.62 159th 366 56.6%
2019 60.95 165th 422 60.9%
2022 61.10 196th 515 61.9%
2023 73.57 148th 786 81.2%
2024 65.63 212th 804 73.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.47 569th 938 39.3%
2019 64.93 147th 941 84.4%
2021 43.21 228th 467 51.2%
2022 86.18 43rd 1044 95.9%
2023 57.67 167th 1323 87.4%
2024 55.69 179th 1350 86.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.82 106th 1547 93.1%
2024 35.45 815th 1534 46.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.44 556th 1862 70.1%
2019 73.85 401st 1937 79.3%
2021 52.70 504th 1126 55.2%
2022 77.26 322nd 1943 83.4%
2023 83.17 249th 2247 88.9%
2024 71.62 388th 2235 82.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.24 108th 290 62.8%
2023 45.04 203rd 417 51.3%
2024 80.01 54th 451 88.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.25 255th 1760 85.5%
2019 84.17 255th 1833 86.1%
2021 81.21 179th 1054 83.0%
2022 89.27 187th 1858 89.9%
2023 90.05 151st 2118 92.9%
2024 80.15 304th 2098 85.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.46 226th 1052 78.5%
2019 43.33 505th 1117 54.8%
2021 80.95 58th 555 89.5%
2022 50.71 379th 1161 67.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.55 107th 233 54.1%
2024 62.16 72nd 234 69.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.43 315th 1834 82.8%
2019 84.87 250th 1880 86.7%
2021 83.03 188th 1122 83.2%
2022 80.91 313th 1916 83.7%
2023 88.75 186th 2207 91.6%
2024 79.43 314th 2172 85.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.55 50th 581 91.4%
2019 61.44 248th 582 57.4%
2022 87.27 43rd 581 92.6%
2023 81.32 112th 731 84.7%
2024 75.57 159th 712 77.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.74 604th 1742 65.3%
2019 74.23 360th 1814 80.2%
2022 75.89 332nd 1861 82.2%
2023 83.99 192nd 2142 91.0%
2024 69.52 398th 2125 81.3%
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Rank History for White students at Mission Viejo High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.02 240th 1173 79.5%
2019 80.51 191st 1222 84.4%
2022 77.98 235th 1204 80.5%
2023 85.98 105th 1434 92.7%
2024 74.85 231st 1406 83.6%
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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 Mission Viejo High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1835 29 133 101 3 n/a n/a 0 2101
1989 1641 22 149 105 3 n/a n/a 0 1920
1990 1491 27 160 138 1 n/a n/a 0 1817
1991 1372 27 153 176 0 n/a n/a 0 1728
1992 1402 25 155 174 0 n/a n/a 0 1756
1993 1392 37 153 208 0 n/a n/a 0 1790
1994 1367 33 152 208 1 n/a n/a 0 1761
1995 1536 45 184 237 2 n/a n/a 0 2004
1996 1536 45 184 237 2 n/a n/a 0 2004
1997 1666 45 198 241 8 n/a n/a 0 2158
1998 1744 46 210 264 2 n/a n/a 0 2266
1999 1791 47 196 295 5 n/a n/a 0 2334
2000 1862 40 187 298 7 n/a n/a 0 2394
2001 1887 44 191 318 10 n/a n/a 0 2450
2002 1970 63 188 369 11 n/a n/a 0 2601
2003 1970 63 188 369 11 n/a n/a 0 2601
2004 2037 59 200 415 13 n/a n/a 0 2724
2005 2133 62 218 457 15 n/a n/a 0 2885
2006 2222 59 236 465 15 n/a n/a 0 2997
2007 2158 54 228 470 13 n/a n/a 4 2927
2008 2149 57 232 533 9 n/a n/a 0 2980
2009 1992 58 219 535 10 7 20 0 2841
2010 1838 66 201 603 10 7 57 0 2782
2011 1741 61 204 616 12 8 62 0 2704
2012 1603 55 210 590 11 15 67 0 2551
2013 1536 54 221 583 9 11 78 0 2492
2014 1454 54 213 614 13 14 94 0 2456
2015 1408 45 218 650 11 15 91 0 2438
2016 1359 40 215 664 7 13 109 0 2407
2017 1271 33 204 678 4 14 120 0 2324
2018 1203 36 212 627 3 9 131 0 2221
2019 1143 35 193 611 3 7 141 0 2133
2020 1028 39 185 613 2 8 150 0 2025
2021 951 34 177 635 2 7 143 0 1949
2022 856 24 146 619 4 9 143 3 1804
2023 777 24 148 579 3 9 101 5 1646

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mission Viejo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2101 81.9 25.6 n/a
1989 1920 78.7 24.3 n/a
1990 1817 77.7 23.3 n/a
1991 1728 71.8 24.0 n/a
1992 1756 73.0 24.0 5.7
1993 1790 72.1 24.8 5.5
1994 1761 75.4 23.4 5.7
1995 2004 83.9 23.9 5.2
1996 2004 83.9 23.9 5.2
1997 2158 90.4 23.9 5.4
1998 2266 94.8 23.9 4.2
1999 2334 98.4 23.7 5.3
2000 2394 99.9 24.0 5.6
2001 2450 101.8 24.1 5.5
2002 2601 104.2 25.0 6.1
2003 2601 104.2 25.0 6.1
2004 2724 98.8 27.6 5.2
2005 2885 106.6 27.1 6.2
2006 2997 110.0 27.2 5.7
2007 2927 110.8 26.4 5
2008 2980 123.2 24.2 7.3
2009 2841 107.6 24.4 7.8
2010 2782 104.6 26.6 11
2011 2704 n/a n/a 11.7
2012 2551 89.5 28.5 n/a
2013 2492 86.8 28.7 17.5
2014 2456 86.9 28.2 19.5
2015 2438 93.0 26.2 17.8
2016 2407 95.0 25.3 19.2
2017 2324 93.5 24.8 18.5
2018 2221 89.7 24.7 24.4
2019 2133 86.3 24.7 23.2
2020 2025 n/a n/a 23.2
2021 1949 82.7 23.5 23.4
2022 1804 78.5 22.9 26.9
2023 1646 75.3 21.8 40.9

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 Mission Viejo High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2101 81.9 25.6 n/a
1989 1920 78.7 24.3 n/a
1990 1817 77.7 23.3 n/a
1991 1728 71.8 24.0 n/a
1992 1756 73.0 24.0 5.7
1993 1790 72.1 24.8 5.5
1994 1761 75.4 23.4 5.7
1995 2004 83.9 23.9 5.2
1996 2004 83.9 23.9 5.2
1997 2158 90.4 23.9 5.4
1998 2266 94.8 23.9 4.2
1999 2334 98.4 23.7 5.3
2000 2394 99.9 24.0 5.6
2001 2450 101.8 24.1 5.5
2002 2601 104.2 25.0 6.1
2003 2601 104.2 25.0 6.1
2004 2724 98.8 27.6 5.2
2005 2885 106.6 27.1 6.2
2006 2997 110.0 27.2 5.7
2007 2927 110.8 26.4 5
2008 2980 123.2 24.2 7.3
2009 2841 107.6 24.4 7.8
2010 2782 104.6 26.6 11
2011 2704 n/a n/a 11.7
2012 2551 89.5 28.5 n/a
2013 2492 86.8 28.7 17.5
2014 2456 86.9 28.2 19.5
2015 2438 93.0 26.2 17.8
2016 2407 95.0 25.3 19.2
2017 2324 93.5 24.8 18.5
2018 2221 89.7 24.7 24.4
2019 2133 86.3 24.7 23.2
2020 2025 n/a n/a 23.2
2021 1949 82.7 23.5 23.4
2022 1804 78.5 22.9 26.9
2023 1646 75.3 21.8 40.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mission Viejo High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,741

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mission Viejo High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 248th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 177th of 2348 High schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mission Viejo High)70.279.2
 9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified)67.965
 2.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Mission Viejo High)44.145.2
 1.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified)45.237.9
 7.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Mission Viejo High)51.261.6
 10.4%
   11th Grade Science (Saddleback Valley Unified)49.444.2
 5.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21331646
 22.8%
African American3524
 31.4%
American Indian33
Asian193148
 23.3%
Hispanic611579
 5.2%
Pacific Islander79
 28.6%
White1143777
 32%
Two or More Races141101
 28.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.2%40.9%
 17.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Viejo High

Mission Viejo High ranks 315th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Mission Viejo High are 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Mission Viejo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : De Portola Elementary
Elementary : Del Cerro Elementary
Elementary : Linda Vista Magnet Elementary
Elementary : Montevideo Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Middle : Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,646 students attended Mission Viejo High.


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