NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in San Juan Capistrano, CA

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

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13
Schools
9,765
Students
34.5/100
Avg Resource Index
20.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large system with a dominant campus

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, San Juan Capistrano has more public-school enrollment than 80% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. San Juan Capistrano sits near the top of the national city distribution by public-school enrollment, while California Connections Academy Southern California alone enrolls 40.3% of local students. The city total therefore does not describe a uniform market: one large campus materially shapes the aggregate, and the remaining schools operate at a different scale. Read the ranked table alongside each campus profile rather than treating the city mean as a typical school.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

San Juan Capistrano's list includes 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 4 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 23-point gap between Capistrano Home/Virtual and Ocasa College Prep shows the range hidden by San Juan Capistrano'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 20%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
24th percentile
Teacher staffing
12th percentile

California Connections Academy Southern California accounts for 40.3% of all San Juan Capistrano public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means San Juan Capistrano-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. 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

San Juan Capistrano school enrollment varies 328× across entities

San Juan Capistrano school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 3,933 students (highest), a spread of 3,921 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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

San Juan Capistrano student-teacher ratio is 20.9:1 — 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

3 of San Juan Capistrano's 13 listed schools are charters

23% 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

# School Score
1. Capistrano Home/Virtual 46
2. Capistrano Union High 44
3. California Connections Academy Southern California 42
4. Marco Forster Middle 38
5. Harold Ambuehl Elementary 38
6. California Preparatory Academy 36
7. Kinoshita Elementary 34
8. San Juan Hills High 33
9. Del Obispo Elementary 33
10. Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 31
11. Bridges Community Day 27
12. San Juan Elementary 24
13. Ocasa College Prep 23

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in San Juan Capistrano

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 California Connections Academy Southern California 72.9/100
  2. 2 Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano 66.6/100
  3. 3 San Juan Hills High 62.2/100
  4. 4 Ocasa College Prep 61.7/100
  5. 5 Del Obispo Elementary 61.0/100

What do families ask about schools in San Juan Capistrano?

Which San Juan Capistrano school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Capistrano Home/Virtual has the highest Resource Investment Index among the San Juan Capistrano schools in this federal-data comparison at 46/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in San Juan Capistrano, CA? ▼

San Juan Capistrano has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 9,765 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 20.9:1.

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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.