NCES CCD 2024-25 9 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Laguna Niguel, CA

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9 public K-12 schools in Laguna Niguel from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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9
Schools
4,400
Students
28.1/100
Avg Resource Index
23.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Laguna Niguel has more public-school enrollment than 49% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Laguna Niguel's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

8 of Laguna Niguel's 9 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 1 middle and 0 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 23-point gap between Niguel Hills Middle and Hidden Hills Elementary shows the range hidden by Laguna Niguel's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 51%
School count
Top 46%
Resource Index average
9th percentile
Teacher staffing
4th percentile

Community Roots Academy accounts for 17.7% of all Laguna Niguel public-school enrollment

That concentration means Laguna Niguel-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Laguna Niguel school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities

Laguna Niguel school enrollment ranges from 249 students (lowest) to 780 students (highest), a spread of 531 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Laguna Niguel student-teacher ratio is 23.6:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Laguna Niguel's 9 listed schools are charters

22% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Niguel Hills Middle 41
2. Marian Bergeson Elementary 35
3. John Malcom Elementary 30
4. Laguna Niguel Elementary 29
5. George White Elementary 29
6. Community Roots Academy 26
7. Moulton Elementary 26
8. Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts 19
9. Hidden Hills Elementary 18

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Laguna Niguel

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Marian Bergeson Elementary 73.3/100
  2. 2 Laguna Niguel Elementary 64.2/100
  3. 3 George White Elementary 59.7/100
  4. 4 Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts 59.4/100
  5. 5 Niguel Hills Middle 59.1/100

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Which Laguna Niguel school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Niguel Hills Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Laguna Niguel schools in this federal-data comparison at 41/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Laguna Niguel, CA? ▼

Laguna Niguel has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,400 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.