Saddleback Valley Unified
Public school district based in Mission Viejo, California. NCES district ID 0633860; state ID CA-3073635.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
34
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
22,646
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
999.6
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,946 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,435 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,609 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,644 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,628 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,713 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,678 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,669 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,690 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,836 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,864 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,909 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,025 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 13.1% | |
| Black or African American | 1.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 9.3% | |
| White | 36.6% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.6% | |
| Male | 52.3% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 34.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo | 9–12 | Regular | 2,475 | 107.5 | 23 | Suburb: Large |
| El Toro High Lake Forest | 9–12 | Regular | 1,902 | 88.5 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo | 9–12 | Regular | 1,566 | 70.6 | 22.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills | 9–12 | Regular | 1,317 | 61.7 | 21.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita | 7–8 | Regular | 1,153 | 47.9 | 24.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch | K–6 | Regular | 990 | 36.8 | 26.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | K–6 | Regular | 950 | 33.7 | 28.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 896 | 31.4 | 28.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest | 7–8 | Regular | 868 | 38.9 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon | K–6 | Regular | 809 | 30.7 | 26.3 | Suburb: Large |
| La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo | 7–8 | Regular | 713 | 32.7 | 21.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 640 | 28.2 | 22.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | K–6 | Regular | 640 | 25.6 | 25 | Suburb: Large |
| Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 633 | 25.0 | 25.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo | 7–8 | Regular | 595 | 29.0 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| La Madera Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 554 | 22.6 | 24.5 | Suburb: Large |
| De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 540 | 20.0 | 27 | Suburb: Large |
| Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills | K–6 | Regular | 525 | 19.4 | 27.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 517 | 19.7 | 26.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills | K–6 | Regular | 487 | 21.8 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | K–6 | Regular | 487 | 20.8 | 23.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon | K–6 | Regular | 486 | 20.1 | 24.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 444 | 21.9 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest | K–6 | Regular | 396 | 18.1 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 390 | 19.4 | 20.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 362 | 18.1 | 20 | Suburb: Large |
| Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 308 | 18.7 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Linda Vista Magnet Elementary Mission Viejo | K–6 | Regular | 263 | 13.1 | 20.1 | Suburb: Large |
| San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills | K–6 | Regular | 221 | 11.8 | 18.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Silverado High Mission Viejo | 9–12 | Alternative | 200 | 21.8 | 9.2 | Suburb: Large |
| SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative) Mission Viejo | K–12 | Alternative | 149 | 11.8 | 12.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon | K–6 | Regular | 90 | 4.9 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Esperanza Education Center Mission Viejo | 7–12 | Special Education | 80 | 7.5 | 10.7 | Suburb: Large |
| La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo | — | Regular | Not reported | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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