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Miseducation » California

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

29K Students | 1,168 Teachers | 35 Schools

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District Composition
1% Black
34% Hispanic
47% White
11% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
6% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.1x 

White students are 2.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 1.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

Discipline

3.4x 

Black students are 3.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 3.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

2.1 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.1 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition
1% Black
19% Hispanic
54% White
19% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
7% Two or More Races
1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.


Gifted & Talented Composition
1% Black
10% Hispanic
60% White
20% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
9% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

This District

State

Students

53% Nonwhite Students

District Avg: 53%

State Avg: 76%

0

100%

26% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

District Avg: 26%

State Avg: 59%

0

100%

96% High School Graduation Rate

District Avg: 96%

State Avg: 83%

0

100%

23% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

2,258 students

District Avg: 23%

State Avg: 22%

0

100%

11%

Highest 10% in the state

Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

3,133 students

District Avg: 11%

State Avg: 7%

0

100%

16% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,566 students

District Avg: 16%

State Avg: 16%

0

100%

10% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,018 students

District Avg: 10%

State Avg: 8%

0

100%

20% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,949 students

District Avg: 20%

State Avg: 14%

0

100%

19% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,889 students

District Avg: 19%

State Avg: 18%

0

100%

30% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,966 students

District Avg: 30%

State Avg: 29%

0

100%

22% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

2,200 students

District Avg: 22%

State Avg: 18%

0

100%

4% Students Enrolled in Calculus

424 students

District Avg: 4%

State Avg: 5%

0

100%

3% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

751 students

District Avg: 3%

State Avg: 1%

0

100%

Teachers & Resources

24.8 Students for Every Teacher

24.8

District Avg

22.2

State Avg

8% Inexperienced Teachers

District Avg: 8%

State Avg: 12%

0

100%

27% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

District Avg: 27%

State Avg: 23%

0

100%

14.5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

14.5

District Avg

12.8

State Avg

1.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1.3

District Avg

3

State Avg

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

32 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

5

Highest 10% in the state

Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition
4% Black
45% Hispanic
38% White
5% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
7% Two or More Races
1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.


Expulsion Composition
41% Hispanic
46% White
7% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
3% Two or More Races
3% Native American or Alaska Native

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

Native Am.

This District

State

Students

586 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

586

District Total

242.3K

State Total

594 Total In-School Suspended Students

2% of all students in this district

594

District Total

90.8K

State Total

59 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

59

District Total

13.1K

State Total
Outcomes & Resources

54 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

54

District Avg

75.1

State Avg

2.7Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2.7

District Avg

2.4

State Avg

0 Total Arrests

0

District Total

3,424

State Total

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0

District Total

28.4K

State Total

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0

District Avg

0.3

State Avg

0.1 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

0.1

District Avg

0.9

State Avg

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Terry Stanfill
  • 949-580-3217
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Terry Stanfill
  • 949-580-3217
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Tim Tatum
  • 949-580-3329
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 61% 41%

Not Available

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Not available

Cordillera Elementary Mission Viejo 58% 31%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo 52% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo 36% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Toro High Lake Forest 52% 23% 96%

Not available

Not available

Esperanza Mission Viejo 36% 27% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch 54% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo 79% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills 58% 29% 98%

Not available

Not available

Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest 56% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Madera Elementary Lake Forest 57% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo 45% 22%

Not Available

Not available

10.6x
La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo 55%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linda Vista Elementary Mission Viejo 85% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills 56% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo 69% 48%

Not Available

Not available

7.9x
Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 39% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mira Monte High (Alternative) Mission Viejo 37% 12% Between 80% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo 43% 19% 97%

Not available

4.3x
Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest 93% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon 39% 7%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph A. Gates Elementary Lake Forest 87% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest 50% 24%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita 44% 15%

Not Available

Not available

14.8x
Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon 31% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills 82% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Santiago Elementary Lake Forest 73% 52%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest 53% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Silverado High Mission Viejo 69% 39% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon 42% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo 44% 14% 97%

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 47% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills 41% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 61% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cordillera Elementary Mission Viejo 58% 31%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo 52% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo 36% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Toro High Lake Forest 52% 23% 96% 2.1x 2.4x
Esperanza Mission Viejo 36% 27% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch 54% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo 79% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills 58% 29% 98% 1.2x

Not available

Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest 56% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Madera Elementary Lake Forest 57% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo 45% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo 55%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linda Vista Elementary Mission Viejo 85% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills 56% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo 69% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 39% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mira Monte High (Alternative) Mission Viejo 37% 12% Between 80% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo 43% 19% 97% 2x 2.4x
Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest 93% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon 39% 7%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph A. Gates Elementary Lake Forest 87% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest 50% 24%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita 44% 15%

Not Available

Not available

2.3x
Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon 31% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills 82% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Santiago Elementary Lake Forest 73% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest 53% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Silverado High Mission Viejo 69% 39% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Less likely

Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon 42% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo 44% 14% 97% 1.6x 1.6x
Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 47% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills 41% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 61% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cordillera Elementary Mission Viejo 58% 31%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo 52% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo 36% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Toro High Lake Forest 52% 23% 96%

Less likely

Less likely

Esperanza Mission Viejo 36% 27% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch 54% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo 79% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills 58% 29% 98%

Less likely

Not available

Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest 56% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Madera Elementary Lake Forest 57% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo 45% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo 55%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linda Vista Elementary Mission Viejo 85% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills 56% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo 69% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 39% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mira Monte High (Alternative) Mission Viejo 37% 12% Between 80% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo 43% 19% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest 93% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon 39% 7%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph A. Gates Elementary Lake Forest 87% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest 50% 24%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita 44% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon 31% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills 82% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Santiago Elementary Lake Forest 73% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest 53% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Silverado High Mission Viejo 69% 39% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon 42% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo 44% 14% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 47% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills 41% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 61% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cordillera Elementary Mission Viejo 58% 31%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo 52% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo 36% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Toro High Lake Forest 52% 23% 96%

Not available

Not available

Esperanza Mission Viejo 36% 27% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch 54% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo 79% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills 58% 29% 98%

Less likely

Not available

Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest 56% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Madera Elementary Lake Forest 57% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo 45% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo 55%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linda Vista Elementary Mission Viejo 85% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills 56% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo 69% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 39% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mira Monte High (Alternative) Mission Viejo 37% 12% Between 80% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo 43% 19% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest 93% 76%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon 39% 7%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph A. Gates Elementary Lake Forest 87% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest 50% 24%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita 44% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon 31% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills 82% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Santiago Elementary Lake Forest 73% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest 53% 28%

Not Available

Not available

19.5x
Silverado High Mission Viejo 69% 39% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon 42% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo 44% 14% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 47% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills 41% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cielo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 61% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cordillera Elementary Mission Viejo 58% 31%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Cerro Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Lago Elementary Mission Viejo 52% 30%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo 36% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

El Toro High Lake Forest 52% 23% 96%

Not available

Not available

Esperanza Mission Viejo 36% 27% Less than 50%

Not available

Not available

Foothill Ranch Elementary Foothill Ranch 54% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glen Yermo Elementary Mission Viejo 79% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Laguna Hills High Laguna Hills 58% 29% 98%

Not available

Not available

Lake Forest Elementary Lake Forest 56% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Madera Elementary Lake Forest 57% 25%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Paz Intermediate Mission Viejo 45% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

La Tierra Early Childhood Center Mission Viejo 55%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Linda Vista Elementary Mission Viejo 85% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lomarena Elementary Laguna Hills 56% 32%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Alisos Intermediate Mission Viejo 69% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melinda Heights Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 39% 9%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Mira Monte High (Alternative) Mission Viejo 37% 12% Between 80% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo 43% 19% 97%

Not available

Not available

Montevideo Elementary Mission Viejo 49% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest 93% 76%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Portola Hills Elementary Trabuco Canyon 39% 7%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ralph A. Gates Elementary Lake Forest 87% 59%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Canada Elementary Lake Forest 50% 24%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate Rancho Santa Margarita 44% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Robinson Elementary Trabuco Canyon 31% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

San Joaquin Elementary Laguna Hills 82% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Santiago Elementary Lake Forest 73% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Serrano Intermediate Lake Forest 53% 28%

Not Available

Not available

3.8x
Silverado High Mission Viejo 69% 39% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Elementary Trabuco Canyon 42% 27%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo 44% 14% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Trabuco Mesa Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita 47% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills 41% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email education@propublica.org.

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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