Moulton Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Laguna Niguel, California

Moulton Elementary in Laguna Niguel, California enrolled 538 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 24.5 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 73-77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 68% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

550 students in 2022-23, 530 students in 2023-24, 538 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at Moulton Elementary by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 530, 2024-25: 53802004006002022-235502023-245302024-25538
Students enrolled at Moulton Elementary by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 530, 2024-25: 53802004006002022-235502023-245302024-25538
Students enrolled at Moulton Elementary by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 530, 2024-25: 53802004006002022-235502023-245302024-25538
Students enrolled at Moulton Elementary by school year2022-23: 550, 2023-24: 530, 2024-25: 53802004006002022-235502023-245302024-25538
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355022.025.0
2023-2453022.024.1
2024-2553822.024.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Moulton Elementary 24.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMoulton Elementary 24.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Moulton Elementary 24.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMoulton Elementary 24.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Moulton Elementary 24.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMoulton Elementary 24.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Moulton Elementary 24.5; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMoulton Elementary 24.5state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,096 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Moulton Elementary enrolled 548 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 1,096 of the 548 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.5% of students were White, 15.8% Hispanic, 15.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.5%
  2. Hispanic15.8%
  3. Two or more races15.1%
  4. Asian6.5%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Moulton Elementary scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2273‑77%68%45%
Math, 2022-2368%59% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Laguna Niguel

8 public elementary schools in Laguna Niguel report 2024-25 enrollment; Moulton Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Community Roots Academy78015.813.5%
John Malcom Elementary55324.120.3%
Moulton Elementary53824.520.4%
Laguna Niguel Elementary45622.826.1%
Marian Bergeson Elementary42323.522.7%
George White Elementary37823.629.9%
Hidden Hills Elementary33020.664.8%
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts24924.919.3%

All public schools in Laguna Niguel →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Moulton Elementary

  1. Community Roots AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 780 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Orange County Academy of Sciences and ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 249 students, 24.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Moulton Elementary with Community Roots AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Capistrano Unified spends per student$15,820 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,820
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMoulton Elementary is the number 1,987 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,987 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.24.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Moulton Elementary

  1. How many students attend Moulton Elementary?
    538 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 550 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Laguna Niguel, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Moulton Elementary?
    24.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Moulton Elementary a Title I school?
    Moulton Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Moulton Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Moulton Elementary scored proficient or above: 73-77% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Moulton Elementary in?
    Capistrano Unified, NCES district ID 0607440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060744000695 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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