Trabuco Elementary

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Trabuco Elementary ranks 1795 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Trabuco Elementary is a public elementary school located in Trabuco Canyon, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 88. It is part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 376 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Trabuco Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are higher than the state averages. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in 6th grade, where 83.33% of students were proficient in ELA and 61.11% were proficient in Math, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in 2022-2023 is higher than the district average, suggesting room for improvement in this area. Trabuco Elementary's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 29.55%, suggests it may serve a more affluent student population, which could contribute to its stronger academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Trabuco Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than Del Lago Elementary and Cielo Vista Elementary, but lags behind the high-performing Portola Hills Elementary and Foothill Ranch Elementary. The nearby Capistrano Unified schools, such as Philip J. Reilly Elementary and Arroyo Vista Elementary, also demonstrate stronger academic performance compared to Trabuco Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd.
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678-0277

(949) 858-0343

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1795^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,383

Students who attend Trabuco Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate
High:	Trabuco Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.7

Number of students: 88

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Trabuco Elementary ranks better than 69.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.41. (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 Trabuco Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. Student population at Trabuco Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.8%), Hispanic (20.5%), two or more races (17%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Trabuco Elementary is 16.7, which is the lowest among 22 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Trabuco Elementary employs 5.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Trabuco Elementary is $11,383, which is the highest among 22 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District!

Schooldigger Rankings:

Trabuco Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Saddleback Valley Unified:

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

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Rank History for Trabuco Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Trabuco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	74.46	1137^th	4809	76.4%
2005	91.50	410^th	4822	91.5%
2006	89.93	480^th	4818	90.0%
2010	52.38	2428^th	5314	54.3%
2013	93.62	209^th	5530	96.2%
2015	93.49	414^th	5611	92.6%
2016	86.94	800^th	5614	85.7%
2023	71.42	1520^th	5874	74.1%
2024	65.41	1795^th	5862	69.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Trabuco Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.04	790^th	5617	85.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Trabuco Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	216	0	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	221
1989	340	0	3	16	0	n/a	n/a	359
1990	423	3	15	28	1	n/a	n/a	470
1991	378	2	19	33	0	n/a	n/a	432
1992	314	2	9	20	0	n/a	n/a	345
1993	250	2	11	29	0	n/a	n/a	292
1994	239	1	10	23	1	n/a	n/a	274
1995	69	0	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	89
1996	69	0	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	89
1997	71	0	0	17	0	n/a	n/a	88
1998	70	3	1	26	0	n/a	n/a	100
1999	73	4	0	37	0	n/a	n/a	114
2000	71	6	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	104
2001	84	4	1	15	2	n/a	n/a	106
2002	66	1	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	83
2003	66	1	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	83
2004	60	6	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	80
2005	57	3	1	17	0	n/a	n/a	78
2006	52	2	2	20	0	n/a	n/a	76
2007	37	2	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	62
2008	41	2	4	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
2009	44	0	2	20	1	0	4	71
2010	55	0	5	17	0	0	5	82
2011	47	0	3	14	0	0	4	68
2012	44	2	1	12	0	0	4	63
2013	51	2	1	14	1	0	5	74
2014	48	2	3	18	0	0	6	77
2015	40	1	5	17	1	0	2	66
2016	40	0	6	18	1	0	5	70
2017	26	0	6	18	0	0	4	54
2018	43	0	4	18	0	0	4	69
2019	44	1	2	21	0	0	8	76
2020	41	1	1	23	0	0	13	79
2021	33	1	1	13	0	0	8	56
2022	41	1	3	22	0	0	14	81
2023	50	1	4	18	0	0	15	88

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 Trabuco Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	221	9.6	23.0	n/a
1989	359	12.0	29.9	n/a
1990	470	16.9	27.8	n/a
1991	432	18.0	24.0	n/a
1992	345	18.3	18.8	6.1
1993	292	12.4	23.5	7.5
1994	274	10.6	25.8	11.7
1995	89	6.0	14.8	28.1
1996	89	6.0	14.8	28.1
1997	88	8.0	11.0	20.5
1998	100	10.0	10.0	29
1999	114	11.0	10.4	26.3
2000	104	11.0	9.5	19.2
2001	106	11.2	9.5	12.3
2002	83	6.0	13.8	26.5
2003	83	6.0	13.8	26.5
2004	80	8.0	10.0	20
2005	78	8.4	9.3	29.5
2006	76	8.0	9.5	38.2
2007	62	6.0	10.3	37.1
2008	70	7.0	10.0	38.6
2009	71	5.0	14.2	33.8
2010	82	5.0	16.4	31.7
2011	68	n/a	n/a	35.3
2012	63	1.9	31.9	n/a
2013	74	3.7	20.0	21.6
2014	77	3.0	25.6	35.1
2015	66	3.0	22.0	36.4
2016	70	3.0	23.3	27.1
2017	54	3.0	18.0	25.9
2018	69	3.0	23.0	18.8
2019	76	3.0	25.3	19.7
2020	79	n/a	n/a	21.5
2021	56	3.0	18.6	16.1
2022	81	3.0	27.0	17.3
2023	88	5.2	16.7	29.5

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 Trabuco Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	221	9.6	23.0	n/a
1989	359	12.0	29.9	n/a
1990	470	16.9	27.8	n/a
1991	432	18.0	24.0	n/a
1992	345	18.3	18.8	6.1
1993	292	12.4	23.5	7.5
1994	274	10.6	25.8	11.7
1995	89	6.0	14.8	28.1
1996	89	6.0	14.8	28.1
1997	88	8.0	11.0	20.5
1998	100	10.0	10.0	29
1999	114	11.0	10.4	26.3
2000	104	11.0	9.5	19.2
2001	106	11.2	9.5	12.3
2002	83	6.0	13.8	26.5
2003	83	6.0	13.8	26.5
2004	80	8.0	10.0	20
2005	78	8.4	9.3	29.5
2006	76	8.0	9.5	38.2
2007	62	6.0	10.3	37.1
2008	70	7.0	10.0	38.6
2009	71	5.0	14.2	33.8
2010	82	5.0	16.4	31.7
2011	68	n/a	n/a	35.3
2012	63	1.9	31.9	n/a
2013	74	3.7	20.0	21.6
2014	77	3.0	25.6	35.1
2015	66	3.0	22.0	36.4
2016	70	3.0	23.3	27.1
2017	54	3.0	18.0	25.9
2018	69	3.0	23.0	18.8
2019	76	3.0	25.3	19.7
2020	79	n/a	n/a	21.5
2021	56	3.0	18.6	16.1
2022	81	3.0	27.0	17.3
2023	88	5.2	16.7	29.5

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2013	60.0%	10.0%	0.0%	30.0%	60.0%	90.0%	90.0%	60.0%	60.0%
2014	70.0%	10.0%	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	80.0%	90.0%	90.0%	90.0%
2015	60.0%	10.0%	0.0%	30.0%	70.0%	70.0%	80.0%	60.0%	80.0%
2016	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	20.0%	70.0%	60.0%	70.0%	70.0%	60.0%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Trabuco Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$11,383

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Trabuco Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Trabuco Elementary)	53.9	65	11.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saddleback Valley Unified)	60.3	58.1	2.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	44.2	5.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Trabuco Elementary)	53.9	70	16.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Saddleback Valley Unified)	55.7	58.9	3.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	38.3	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	76	88	15.8%
African American	1	1
American Indian	0	0
Asian	2	4	100%
Hispanic	21	18	14.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	44	50	13.6%
Two or More Races	8	15	87.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	19.7%	29.5%	9.8%

Schools Near Trabuco Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Trabuco Elementary	Public	K-6	31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92678	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 858-0343	88	5	16.7	29.5%	50 (56.8%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.5%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.0%)	65.4	1795^th of 5862 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	1520^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.1%	275			46.2	31.6		83.3	56.9	69.2	31.6		61.1	55.2							$11,383
Trabuco Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	21301 Avenida de los Flores	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 858-3339	654	28	23.1	31.8%	313 (47.9%)	7 (1.1%)	181 (27.7%)	83 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.6%)	90.6	657^th of 5862 public elementary schools	88.8%		93.2	492^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	91.6%	165	47.9	47.9	85.7	70.8	63.2	80.3	74.1	83.1	74.5	59.0	69.1	71.0	94.0	95.0	98.0	95.0	94.0	95.0	$4,897
Cielo Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	21811 Avenida De Los Fundadore	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-7456	526	24	21.8	64.1%	148 (28.1%)	2 (0.4%)	294 (55.9%)	49 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.9%)	53.8	2352^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	59.9%		48.4	2618^th of 5874 public elementary schools	55.4%	266	32.3	32.3	33.3	32.3	43.6	63.4	44.3	41.8	39.7	41.9	41.9	41.3	87.8	90.5		89.8	90.5	90.5	$5,263
Robinson Elementary	Public	K-6	21400 Lindsay Dr.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 589-2446	500	21	23.5	20.8%	321 (64.2%)	1 (0.2%)	100 (20.0%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	75.8	1339^th of 5862 public elementary schools	77.2%		74	1428^th of 5874 public elementary schools	75.7%	89	53.6	53.6	50.7	62.9	62.5	54.6	57.3	65.7	67.7	44.6	34.9	53.5	93.3	96.7		95.0	93.3		$5,637
Melinda Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	21001 Rancho Trabuco	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 888-7311	959	38	25.5	24.8%	482 (50.3%)	7 (0.7%)	241 (25.1%)	118 (12.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (11.1%)	80.3	1136^th of 5862 public elementary schools	80.6%		84.4	982^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	83.3%	154	46.1	46.1	48.5	61.3	59.4	75.2	61.1	57.6	69.3	50.3	64.2	59.9	97.3	98.0		97.3	98.0	98.0	$5,131
Tijeras Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	23072 Avenida Empresa	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5300	340	14	24.2	17.4%	201 (59.1%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.5%)	35 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.9%)	88.6	776^th of 5862 public elementary schools	86.8%		94.4	396^th of 5874 public elementary schools	93.3%	380	59.1	59.1	70.0	59.3	76.7		67.8	70.0	62.7	72.7		68.0	96.0			97.3			$9,429
Arroyo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	23371 Arroyo Vista	Rancho Santa Margarita	92688	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5951	498	22	22.6	24.5%	288 (57.8%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (14.1%)	56 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.5%)	88.7	770^th of 5862 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.1	704^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.0%	66	58.4	58.4	68.5	69.7	76.4		71.4	64.5	62.0	61.8		62.8	94.3				96.2		$10,025
Portola Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	19422 Saddleback Ranch Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 459-9370	742	28	26.9	16.8%	352 (47.4%)	8 (1.1%)	110 (14.8%)	155 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (15.5%)	92.1	561^st of 5862 public elementary schools	90.4%		94	434^th of 5874 public elementary schools	92.6%	127	66.0	66.0	56.2	83.0	84.0	83.9	75.4	67.8	84.5	60.6	80.5	73.1							$5,437
Del Lago Elementary	Public	K-6	27181 Entidad St.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 855-1125	355	16	22.4	44.2%	126 (35.5%)	8 (2.3%)	144 (40.6%)	46 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.2%)	39.3	3213^th of 5862 public elementary schools	45.2%		51.9	2444^th of 5874 public elementary schools	58.4%	769	18.2	18.2	18.0	31.9	36.4	54.1	34.6	33.3	53.2	21.2	29.7	35.9							$5,254
Philip J. Reilly Elementary	Public	K-5	24171 Pavion	Mission Viejo	92692	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 454-1590	416	20	20.8	27.9%	231 (55.5%)	9 (2.2%)	58 (13.9%)	42 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (18.0%)	96.3	236^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	415^th of 5874 public elementary schools	92.9%	179	68.9	68.9	75.4	80.0	77.1		77.4	89.7	80.0	78.7		83.0							$9,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Trabuco Elementary

What district is Trabuco Elementary in?

Saddleback Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Trabuco Elementary attend?

Students who attend Trabuco Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate
High : Trabuco Hills High

Is Trabuco Elementary a good school?

Trabuco Elementary ranks 1795^th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Trabuco Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 88 students attended Trabuco Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Trabuco Elementary?

Students at Trabuco Elementary are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

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