Is Linda Vista Magnet Elementary a good school?

Linda Vista Magnet Elementary ranks 2855 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 278 students attended Linda Vista Magnet Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Linda Vista Magnet Elementary?

Students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Linda Vista Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Paz Intermediate High : Mission Viejo High

Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Summary:

Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is a public elementary school in Mission Viejo, California, serving 295 students in grades K-6 and part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.

While the Saddleback Valley Unified School District is ranked 376 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, Linda Vista Magnet Elementary appears to be underperforming compared to both the district and state averages. The school's test scores are generally lower, with only 39.87% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.15% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Linda Vista Magnet Elementary also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Linda Vista Magnet Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as Lomarena Elementary and De Portola Elementary, it is clear that Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is underperforming in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics. Additionally, the school's high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

25222 Pericia Dr.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-5400

(949) 830-0970

District: Saddleback Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2855^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,850

Students who attend Linda Vista Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Paz Intermediate
High:	Mission Viejo High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 278

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

White:

18.0%

Asian:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Linda Vista Magnet Elementary ranks better than 51.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.02. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.2%), White (18%), Asian (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is 20.7, which is the 3^rd best among 22 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Linda Vista Magnet Elementary employs 13.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary is $6,850, which is the 2^nd highest among 22 elementary schools in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.

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Linda Vista Magnet Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Linda Vista Magnet Elementary 2855^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Linda Vista Magnet Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Saddleback Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Saddleback Valley Unified 376^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.59	1380^th	4809	71.3%
2005	63.93	1576^th	4822	67.3%
2006	55.45	1938^th	4818	59.8%
2007	59.78	1838^th	5113	64.1%
2008	58.01	1950^th	5113	61.9%
2009	49.23	2535^th	5193	51.2%
2010	61.03	1921^st	5314	63.9%
2011	51.10	2531^st	5377	52.9%
2012	48.01	2743^rd	5390	49.1%
2013	40.27	3300^th	5530	40.3%
2015	34.96	3329^th	5611	40.7%
2016	36.12	3322^nd	5614	40.8%
2017	33.72	3536^th	5692	37.9%
2018	25.29	4215^th	5662	25.6%
2019	29.87	3945^th	5789	31.9%
2022	42.37	2937^th	5883	50.1%
2023	44.73	2841^st	5874	51.6%
2024	45.02	2855^th	5862	51.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.30	1376^th	3246	57.6%
2019	57.40	912^th	3275	72.2%
2022	69.31	502^nd	3311	84.8%
2023	57.55	875^th	3250	73.1%
2024	37.16	2024^th	3160	35.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.99	3768^th	5084	25.9%
2019	32.37	3692^nd	5173	28.6%
2022	43.18	2752^nd	5264	47.7%
2023	41.68	2939^th	5374	45.3%
2024	42.20	2968^th	5511	46.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	54.90	125^th	356	64.9%
2023	53.31	125^th	336	62.8%
2024	59.64	109^th	364	70.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.14	3595^th	5413	33.6%
2019	36.98	3283^rd	5492	40.2%
2022	38.56	3083^rd	5635	45.3%
2023	43.85	2760^th	5617	50.9%
2024	45.99	2658^th	5605	52.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.09	946^th	2128	55.5%
2019	33.95	1588^th	2585	38.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.88	4671^st	5431	14.0%
2019	21.39	4528^th	5510	17.8%
2022	46.51	2633^rd	5663	53.5%
2023	45.25	2724^th	5650	51.8%
2024	43.36	2852^nd	5636	49.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.32	3735^th	4830	22.7%
2019	30.32	3672^nd	4963	26.0%
2022	47.02	2392^nd	5084	53.0%
2023	42.89	2689^th	5098	47.3%
2024	36.20	3253^rd	5102	36.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	564	3	28	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	627
1989	587	8	39	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	676
1990	634	9	48	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	747
1991	686	7	68	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	841
1992	701	11	81	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	897
1993	606	16	78	117	3	n/a	n/a	0	820
1994	554	10	71	111	3	n/a	n/a	0	749
1995	518	10	65	152	2	n/a	n/a	0	747
1996	518	10	65	152	2	n/a	n/a	0	747
1997	454	10	62	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	692
1998	467	11	64	185	7	n/a	n/a	0	734
1999	487	17	65	198	4	n/a	n/a	0	771
2000	440	17	65	226	3	n/a	n/a	0	751
2001	438	12	61	234	2	n/a	n/a	0	747
2002	388	8	52	248	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
2003	388	8	52	248	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
2004	322	7	46	295	3	n/a	n/a	0	673
2005	290	11	34	289	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
2006	252	8	28	272	2	n/a	n/a	1	563
2007	246	6	31	290	2	n/a	n/a	2	577
2008	215	11	31	310	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
2009	218	12	19	291	1	3	1	0	545
2010	200	9	25	289	0	1	17	0	541
2011	177	6	23	310	1	1	23	0	541
2012	152	7	23	304	1	0	17	0	504
2013	110	7	22	291	0	0	11	0	441
2014	89	7	14	303	0	1	9	0	423
2015	65	8	12	299	0	1	7	0	392
2016	57	7	12	284	0	0	11	0	371
2017	47	6	12	285	1	0	9	0	360
2018	47	4	11	264	1	0	16	0	343
2019	53	3	14	255	2	0	19	0	346
2020	50	4	10	240	1	0	18	0	323
2021	38	2	5	173	0	1	13	0	232
2022	48	1	14	218	1	1	16	0	299
2023	52	2	16	207	2	3	13	0	295
2024	50	1	13	198	2	1	13	0	278

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	24.5	25.5	n/a
1989	676	24.0	28.1	n/a
1990	747	28.8	25.9	n/a
1991	841	37.0	22.7	n/a
1992	897	37.6	23.8	14.6
1993	820	36.8	22.3	17.9
1994	749	35.0	21.4	16.3
1995	747	31.0	24.1	16.5
1996	747	31.0	24.1	16.5
1997	692	33.0	21.0	20.4
1998	734	33.6	21.8	21.9
1999	771	37.6	20.5	24.8
2000	751	37.1	20.2	25.7
2001	747	36.8	20.3	31.6
2002	699	33.0	21.2	37.1
2003	699	33.0	21.2	37.1
2004	673	27.4	24.6	42.3
2005	624	29.0	21.5	44.4
2006	563	26.8	21.0	43.1
2007	577	26.7	21.6	39
2008	569	27.0	21.1	49.7
2009	545	25.5	20.5	46.1
2010	541	24.6	21.9	48.8
2011	541	n/a	n/a	56
2012	504	19.4	25.9	n/a
2013	441	17.7	24.8	67.3
2014	423	17.0	24.8	74.9
2015	392	16.0	24.5	76
2016	371	15.0	24.7	80.6
2017	360	14.0	25.7	81.1
2018	343	15.0	22.8	79.9
2019	346	11.0	31.4	74.9
2020	323	n/a	n/a	76.2
2021	232	8.0	29.0	72.4
2022	299	13.8	21.6	68.9
2023	295	15.2	19.3	81
2024	278	13.3	20.7	80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Linda Vista Magnet Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	24.5	25.5	n/a
1989	676	24.0	28.1	n/a
1990	747	28.8	25.9	n/a
1991	841	37.0	22.7	n/a
1992	897	37.6	23.8	14.6
1993	820	36.8	22.3	17.9
1994	749	35.0	21.4	16.3
1995	747	31.0	24.1	16.5
1996	747	31.0	24.1	16.5
1997	692	33.0	21.0	20.4
1998	734	33.6	21.8	21.9
1999	771	37.6	20.5	24.8
2000	751	37.1	20.2	25.7
2001	747	36.8	20.3	31.6
2002	699	33.0	21.2	37.1
2003	699	33.0	21.2	37.1
2004	673	27.4	24.6	42.3
2005	624	29.0	21.5	44.4
2006	563	26.8	21.0	43.1
2007	577	26.7	21.6	39
2008	569	27.0	21.1	49.7
2009	545	25.5	20.5	46.1
2010	541	24.6	21.9	48.8
2011	541	n/a	n/a	56
2012	504	19.4	25.9	n/a
2013	441	17.7	24.8	67.3
2014	423	17.0	24.8	74.9
2015	392	16.0	24.5	76
2016	371	15.0	24.7	80.6
2017	360	14.0	25.7	81.1
2018	343	15.0	22.8	79.9
2019	346	11.0	31.4	74.9
2020	323	n/a	n/a	76.2
2021	232	8.0	29.0	72.4
2022	299	13.8	21.6	68.9
2023	295	15.2	19.3	81
2024	278	13.3	20.7	80.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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