# Capistrano Union High

Capistrano Union High is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 11th percentile among comparable California schools. Only 11.6% of students met California's reading standard, and it is trending down. Math is weaker: 0.0% of students met California's math standard, it is holding steady.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/capistrano-union-high-san-juan-capistrano |
| District | [Capistrano Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/capistrano-unified) |
| Address | 31422 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 92675-2600 |
| City | [San Juan Capistrano](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/san-juan-capistrano) |
| Grade span | 10-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 103 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 11.6% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 0.0% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,409/1,596 (12th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,442/1,596 (10th percentile) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 9:1 |
| Per-student spending | $17,515 |
| Low-Income Students | 87 (84.5%) |
| English Learners | 37 (35.9%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Capistrano%20Union%20High%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Capistrano%20Union%20High%20San%20Juan%20Capistrano) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/capistrano-union-high-school-san-juan-capistrano-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/orange/capistrano-unified/capistrano-union-high) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=30&lstDistrict=66464-000&lstSchool=3035987&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | -5.3% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 17.0% | 53 |
| 2025 | 24.2% | 62 |
| 2026 | 11.6% | 43 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 55 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 61 |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 41 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 19.1% | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2026 | 8.8% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -10.2% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2025 | +15.9% |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |
| Non-Low-Income | 2024 | 2025 | 0.0% |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 14.3% | 13.3% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | 28.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 14.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2025 | -8.4% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +1.0% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | 2024 | 2025 | 0.0% |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | 0.0% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.0% | 25 |
| White | 8.3% | 12 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | 24 |
| White | 0.0% | 11 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 43 | 58.1% | 30.2% | 11.6% | 0.0% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 41 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |