Is Trabuco Mesa Elementary a good school?

Trabuco Mesa Elementary ranks 657 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Trabuco Mesa Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 654 students attended Trabuco Mesa Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Trabuco Mesa Elementary?

Students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary are 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Trabuco Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Trabuco Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate High : Trabuco Hills High

Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Summary:

Trabuco Mesa Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 654. 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 Mesa Elementary consistently outperforms the Saddleback Valley Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with a 74.09% proficiency rate in ELA/Literacy and a 71.03% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 59.15% and 50.69% for the district, and 47.04% and 35.54% for the state, respectively. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also strong, with a 47.92% proficiency rate compared to 45.59% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Trabuco Mesa Elementary excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status.

While Trabuco Mesa Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, it faces competition from the nearby Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County, a public charter school that outperforms Trabuco Mesa Elementary in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency rates, ranking among the top 5% of California elementary schools. Additionally, Philip J. Reilly Elementary, a public school in the neighboring Capistrano Unified School District, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates that are comparable to or higher than Trabuco Mesa Elementary in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-6

21301 Avenida de los Flores
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688-5444

(949) 858-3339

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,897

Students who attend Trabuco Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate
High:	Trabuco Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 654

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Trabuco Mesa Elementary ranks better than 88.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^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 90.65. (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 Trabuco Mesa Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.9%), Hispanic (27.7%), Asian (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Trabuco Mesa Elementary is 23.1, which is the 10^th best among 22 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Trabuco Mesa Elementary employs 28.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Trabuco Mesa Elementary is $4,897. 19 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Trabuco Mesa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Trabuco Mesa Elementary 657^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Trabuco Mesa Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Mesa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.31	434^th	4809	91.0%
2005	90.55	468^th	4822	90.3%
2006	81.75	883^rd	4818	81.7%
2007	87.85	635^th	5113	87.6%
2008	86.20	691^st	5113	86.5%
2009	90.43	458^th	5193	91.2%
2010	88.53	537^th	5314	89.9%
2011	88.79	511^th	5377	90.5%
2012	85.29	710^th	5390	86.8%
2013	88.29	567^th	5530	89.7%
2015	92.54	472^nd	5611	91.6%
2016	93.72	400^th	5614	92.9%
2017	86.07	866^th	5692	84.8%
2018	90.75	587^th	5662	89.6%
2019	86.43	824^th	5789	85.8%
2022	92.38	570^th	5883	90.3%
2023	93.19	492^nd	5874	91.6%
2024	90.65	657^th	5862	88.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.37	185^th	669	72.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	92.70	132^nd	2420	94.5%
2024	92.59	153^rd	2634	94.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.21	519^th	5084	89.8%
2019	73.42	1007^th	5173	80.5%
2022	90.50	332^nd	5264	93.7%
2023	97.32	98^th	5374	98.2%
2024	91.37	391^st	5511	92.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.80	578^th	5413	89.3%
2019	80.60	1043^rd	5492	81.0%
2022	88.51	716^th	5635	87.3%
2023	90.94	567^th	5617	89.9%
2024	87.05	768^th	5605	86.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.09	120^th	2128	94.4%
2019	91.69	154^th	2585	94.0%
2022	95.06	102^nd	2227	95.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.15	672^nd	5431	87.6%
2019	85.76	793^rd	5510	85.6%
2022	93.03	444^th	5663	92.2%
2023	93.23	411^th	5650	92.7%
2024	92.02	481^st	5636	91.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.10	224^th	4830	95.4%
2019	83.42	581^st	4963	88.3%
2022	86.82	477^th	5084	90.6%
2023	94.58	182^nd	5098	96.4%
2024	92.96	243^rd	5102	95.2%

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Rank History for White students at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.11	593^rd	2737	78.3%
2019	67.19	933^rd	2834	67.1%
2022	82.91	345^th	2726	87.3%
2023	81.83	360^th	2662	86.5%
2024	72.63	721^st	2647	72.8%

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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 Trabuco Mesa Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	331	2	11	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	398
1989	555	5	32	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
1990	777	10	62	120	3	n/a	n/a	0	972
1991	678	6	53	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
1992	895	9	74	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	1094
1993	1006	7	86	114	1	n/a	n/a	0	1214
1994	1104	16	108	138	3	n/a	n/a	0	1369
1995	871	17	99	139	5	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1996	871	17	99	139	5	n/a	n/a	0	1131
1997	949	19	114	159	9	n/a	n/a	0	1250
1998	691	15	83	102	8	n/a	n/a	0	899
1999	659	21	84	107	9	n/a	n/a	0	880
2000	681	20	72	109	6	n/a	n/a	0	888
2001	641	22	70	112	7	n/a	n/a	0	852
2002	608	25	86	109	6	n/a	n/a	0	834
2003	608	25	86	109	6	n/a	n/a	0	834
2004	548	21	91	115	6	n/a	n/a	0	781
2005	493	18	92	120	5	n/a	n/a	0	728
2006	441	15	95	137	3	n/a	n/a	12	703
2007	436	21	96	148	6	n/a	n/a	5	712
2008	398	15	86	137	5	n/a	n/a	0	641
2009	394	8	76	124	4	7	24	0	637
2010	411	9	68	140	6	4	30	0	668
2011	403	6	58	133	6	4	25	0	635
2012	378	10	49	152	2	4	39	0	634
2013	359	13	46	154	1	3	43	0	619
2014	332	8	44	172	2	4	50	0	612
2015	311	8	41	163	1	3	54	0	581
2016	321	7	58	160	1	2	50	0	599
2017	304	7	67	159	1	2	46	0	586
2018	314	8	75	162	1	0	58	0	618
2019	318	8	94	152	0	1	57	0	630
2020	323	10	92	176	0	0	56	0	657
2021	325	12	98	183	0	0	71	0	689
2022	322	10	91	190	1	0	72	0	686
2023	313	7	83	181	1	0	69	0	654

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Trabuco Mesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	398	14.0	28.4	n/a
1989	668	25.0	26.7	n/a
1990	972	36.0	27.0	n/a
1991	823	32.0	25.7	n/a
1992	1094	32.5	33.6	7.3
1993	1214	44.6	27.2	7.6
1994	1369	51.4	26.6	6.5
1995	1131	42.5	26.6	9.9
1996	1131	42.5	26.6	9.9
1997	1250	58.6	21.3	8.9
1998	899	45.6	19.7	7.8
1999	880	43.0	20.5	7.6
2000	888	43.0	20.7	7.4
2001	852	40.5	21.0	6.2
2002	834	37.0	22.5	7.2
2003	834	37.0	22.5	7.2
2004	781	33.0	23.7	9.6
2005	728	32.6	22.3	10.9
2006	703	29.8	23.6	11.4
2007	712	30.4	23.4	10.2
2008	641	33.7	19.0	12.2
2009	637	26.6	22.3	12.9
2010	668	31.0	21.5	14.1
2011	635	n/a	n/a	11.2
2012	634	22.3	28.4	n/a
2013	619	22.2	27.8	13.2
2014	612	20.0	30.6	14.9
2015	581	20.0	29.0	14.8
2016	599	18.0	33.2	15.4
2017	586	19.9	29.3	15.9
2018	618	21.9	28.1	19.3
2019	630	14.5	43.4	19.8
2020	657	n/a	n/a	18.6
2021	689	27.0	25.5	19.2
2022	686	29.3	23.4	19.8
2023	654	28.2	23.1	31.8

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 Mesa Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	398	14.0	28.4	n/a
1989	668	25.0	26.7	n/a
1990	972	36.0	27.0	n/a
1991	823	32.0	25.7	n/a
1992	1094	32.5	33.6	7.3
1993	1214	44.6	27.2	7.6
1994	1369	51.4	26.6	6.5
1995	1131	42.5	26.6	9.9
1996	1131	42.5	26.6	9.9
1997	1250	58.6	21.3	8.9
1998	899	45.6	19.7	7.8
1999	880	43.0	20.5	7.6
2000	888	43.0	20.7	7.4
2001	852	40.5	21.0	6.2
2002	834	37.0	22.5	7.2
2003	834	37.0	22.5	7.2
2004	781	33.0	23.7	9.6
2005	728	32.6	22.3	10.9
2006	703	29.8	23.6	11.4
2007	712	30.4	23.4	10.2
2008	641	33.7	19.0	12.2
2009	637	26.6	22.3	12.9
2010	668	31.0	21.5	14.1
2011	635	n/a	n/a	11.2
2012	634	22.3	28.4	n/a
2013	619	22.2	27.8	13.2
2014	612	20.0	30.6	14.9
2015	581	20.0	29.0	14.8
2016	599	18.0	33.2	15.4
2017	586	19.9	29.3	15.9
2018	618	21.9	28.1	19.3
2019	630	14.5	43.4	19.8
2020	657	n/a	n/a	18.6
2021	689	27.0	25.5	19.2
2022	686	29.3	23.4	19.8
2023	654	28.2	23.1	31.8

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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