# Capistrano Unified

Capistrano Unified is a unified district in Orange County, California. Reading proficiency is 72.0%, +1.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 62.7%, +3.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/capistrano-unified |
| County | Orange |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 63 |
| Students | 46,553 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,515 |
| Low-Income Students | 14,239 (35.3%) |
| English Learners | 3,438 (8.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 70.2% | 20,885 |
| 2024 | 70.2% | 20,442 |
| 2025 | 72.0% | 20,086 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 59.6% | 20,922 |
| 2024 | 60.5% | 20,471 |
| 2025 | 62.7% | 20,165 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 53.4% | 80.1% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | 80.0% |
| 2025 | 55.1% | 81.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.6% | 70.8% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | 71.6% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | 73.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 75.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | 75.9% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | 77.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 65.3% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | 66.5% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | 67.8% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gary Pritchard | Board Member | gpritchard@capousd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Gila Jones | Board Member | gijones@capousd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Jennifer Adnams | Clerk of the Board | jeadnams@capousd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Judy Bullockus | Vice President | jlbullockus@capousd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Krista Castellanos | Board Member | klcastellanos@capousd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Lisa Davis | President | ladavis@capousd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Lisa Zollinger | Board Member | lizollinger@capousd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Canyon Vista Elementary | Aliso Viejo | 88.5% | 83.3% | 85.9% | +7.9 | +4.7 |
| 2 | Chaparral Elementary | Ladera Ranch | 86.6% | 83.5% | 85.0% | +8.0 | +5.3 |
| 3 | Philip J. Reilly Elementary | Mission Viejo | 82.9% | 80.8% | 81.9% | +6.6 | +7.7 |
| 4 | Truman Benedict Elementary | San Clemente | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | +10.2 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Oso Grande Elementary | Ladera Ranch | 83.2% | 77.8% | 80.5% | +4.8 | +1.1 |
| 6 | Castille Elementary | Mission Viejo | 80.5% | 78.7% | 79.6% | -4.5 | -1.3 |
| 7 | Ladera Ranch Middle | Ladera Ranch | 82.3% | 76.5% | 79.4% | +1.4 | +2.9 |
| 8 | Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County | Mission Viejo | 79.7% | 78.0% | 78.9% | -3.3 | +3.5 |
| 9 | Las Flores Elementary | Rancho Santa Margarita | 79.5% | 78.3% | 78.9% | +7.1 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Wagon Wheel Elementary | Coto De Caza | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | -0.2 | -6.1 |
| 11 | Vista del Mar Elementary | San Clemente | 81.6% | 75.7% | 78.7% | +2.0 | +0.6 |
| 12 | Arroyo Vista Middle | Rancho Santa Margarita | 82.9% | 74.4% | 78.6% | +2.3 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Ladera Ranch Elementary | Ladera Ranch | 80.4% | 76.4% | 78.4% | -1.3 | -1.7 |
| 14 | Esencia | Rancho Mission Viejo | 80.1% | 75.0% | 77.6% | +6.4 | +1.0 |
| 15 | Tesoro High | Las Flores | 89.9% | 64.9% | 77.4% | +3.4 | +6.2 |
| 16 | Esencia Middle | Rancho Mission Viejo | 79.2% | 73.5% | 76.4% | +0.8 | +5.7 |
| 17 | Laguna Niguel Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 76.4% | 75.0% | 75.7% | +6.6 | +6.3 |
| 18 | Vista del Mar Middle | San Clemente | 80.5% | 66.9% | 73.7% | +2.0 | -2.7 |
| 19 | Concordia Elementary | San Clemente | 75.2% | 71.4% | 73.3% | +3.3 | +11.8 |
| 20 | Las Flores Middle | Las Flores | 78.4% | 67.9% | 73.1% | +2.0 | +1.2 |
| 21 | Fred Newhart Middle | Mission Viejo | 77.2% | 67.9% | 72.6% | +5.8 | +9.7 |
| 22 | Don Juan Avila Elementary | Aliso Viejo | 71.3% | 72.2% | 71.7% | -4.0 | -1.8 |
| 23 | Bernice Ayer Middle | San Clemente | 73.8% | 69.0% | 71.4% | +3.0 | +9.1 |
| 24 | Oak Grove Elementary | Aliso Viejo | 69.0% | 72.9% | 70.9% | -6.7 | -3.3 |
| 25 | Tijeras Creek Elementary | Rancho Santa Margarita | 72.8% | 68.5% | 70.6% | -5.2 | -3.5 |
| 26 | Marian Bergeson Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 69.9% | 71.1% | 70.5% | -10.7 | -3.3 |
| 27 | Bathgate Elementary | Mission Viejo | 76.0% | 64.3% | 70.1% | -0.2 | -7.4 |
| 28 | Moulton Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 69.2% | 70.3% | 69.8% | -3.5 | +2.5 |
| 29 | Arroyo Vista Elementary | Rancho Santa Margarita | 72.5% | 66.8% | 69.7% | +1.7 | -0.8 |
| 30 | Don Juan Avila Middle | Aliso Viejo | 73.0% | 66.1% | 69.6% | -1.3 | +3.5 |
| 31 | John Malcom Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 72.7% | 66.0% | 69.3% | +1.6 | -1.7 |
| 32 | Aliso Viejo Middle | Aliso Viejo | 71.4% | 65.0% | 68.2% | -4.9 | +3.0 |
| 33 | San Juan Hills High | San Juan Capistrano | 79.7% | 55.9% | 67.8% | +5.7 | +7.8 |
| 34 | George White Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 68.7% | 65.8% | 67.2% | +6.6 | +6.1 |
| 35 | Aliso Niguel High | Aliso Viejo | 78.0% | 52.5% | 65.3% | -4.3 | -5.7 |
| 36 | Carl Hankey Elementary | Mission Viejo | 65.6% | 63.4% | 64.5% | +2.9 | +0.7 |
| 37 | San Clemente High | San Clemente | 74.0% | 55.0% | 64.5% | -3.4 | +6.5 |
| 38 | Community Roots Academy | Laguna Niguel | 72.7% | 55.8% | 64.2% | +5.6 | +0.1 |
| 39 | Carl Hankey Middle | Mission Viejo | 69.4% | 58.5% | 63.9% | -2.7 | -1.3 |
| 40 | Niguel Hills Middle | Laguna Niguel | 69.6% | 57.9% | 63.8% | -1.4 | -1.0 |
| 41 | Capistrano Home/Virtual | San Juan Capistrano | 72.0% | 54.0% | 63.0% | -4.0 | -11.4 |
| 42 | Capistrano Valley High | Mission Viejo | 74.8% | 50.8% | 62.8% | -4.5 | +3.0 |
| 43 | Palisades Elementary | Capistrano Beach | 62.0% | 60.9% | 61.5% | -0.8 | +1.6 |
| 44 | Richard Henry Dana Elementary | Dana Point | 63.2% | 56.8% | 60.0% | +19.1 | +18.6 |
| 45 | Harold Ambuehl Elementary | San Juan Capistrano | 54.2% | 60.4% | 57.3% | -6.0 | +7.9 |
| 46 | Wood Canyon Elementary | Aliso Viejo | 60.4% | 50.7% | 55.5% | +6.7 | +2.1 |
| 47 | Dana Hills High | Dana Point | 71.0% | 39.8% | 55.4% | +4.7 | +0.9 |
| 48 | Shorecliffs Middle | San Clemente | 63.1% | 44.9% | 54.0% | +0.3 | -5.2 |
| 49 | Las Palmas Elementary | San Clemente | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | +3.5 | +3.0 |
| 50 | Viejo Elementary | Mission Viejo | 51.7% | 50.5% | 51.1% | +9.6 | +13.2 |
| 51 | Journey | Aliso Viejo | 58.8% | 39.7% | 49.3% | +3.5 | -6.3 |
| 52 | California Preparatory Academy | San Juan Capistrano | 69.8% | 28.6% | 49.2% | -1.0 | -9.5 |
| 53 | Del Obispo Elementary | San Juan Capistrano | 52.8% | 42.5% | 47.6% | +4.8 | +3.8 |
| 54 | Clarence Lobo Elementary | San Clemente | 47.5% | 43.8% | 45.6% | +4.0 | -2.0 |
| 55 | Marco Forster Middle | San Juan Capistrano | 48.8% | 37.3% | 43.0% | +3.1 | +5.6 |
| 56 | Marblehead Elementary | San Clemente | 48.3% | 35.2% | 41.7% | -1.3 | -2.9 |
| 57 | Hidden Hills Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 43.2% | 37.9% | 40.6% | -9.9 | +0.2 |
| 58 | OCASA College Prep | San Juan Capistrano | 43.9% | 35.1% | 39.5% | -0.1 | +2.6 |
| 59 | California Connections Academy Southern California | San Juan Capistrano | 43.9% | 33.2% | 38.5% | -4.1 | +12.2 |
| 60 | Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano | 56.0% | 18.0% | 37.0% | -1.5 | +1.0 |
| 61 | Crown Valley Elementary | Laguna Niguel | 44.0% | 29.0% | 36.5% | 0.0 | -6.0 |
| 62 | San Juan Elementary | San Juan Capistrano | 33.3% | 29.6% | 31.5% | +8.5 | +0.1 |
| 63 | Kinoshita Elementary | San Juan Capistrano | 28.9% | 20.6% | 24.7% | -1.6 | -2.8 |