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Viejo Elementary

Viejo Elementary serves grades K–5 for 451 students in Capistrano Unified School District.

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It is the 3rd largest of the 5 Capistrano Unified School District elementary schools in Mission Viejo. Its 25.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 467 in 2019–20 to 451 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 96 students. 44% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (169 free, 30 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Granada Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Viejo Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students451
Teachers18
Students per teacher25.1
Free or reduced-price lunch44%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCapistrano Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Viejo Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K96
  • 179
  • 274
  • 375
  • 466
  • 561
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20467
  • 2020–21478
  • 2021–22470
  • 2022–23467
  • 2023–24451
Nearby

Parks near Viejo Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.4 miGranada ParkPark · 0.4 miLa Mancha ParkPark · 0.6 miMadrid Fore ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

26782 Via Grande, Mission Viejo 92691

(949) 582-2424

School website ↗Capistrano Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6068589 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060744000705

Capistrano Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Carl Hankey Elementary318 studentsK–5Bathgate Elementary579 studentsK–5Castille Elementary497 studentsK–5Philip J. Reilly Elementary418 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.6 miCarl Hankey MiddleGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.7 miLa Paz IntermediateGrades 7–8High school · 1.7 miEsperanza Education CenterGrades 7–12High school · 1.7 miMission Viejo HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.9 miFred Newhart MiddleGrades 6–8School · 2.2 miMission Viejo Christian SchoolGrades K–8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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