Saddleback Valley Unified School District Education: 23,674 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond 2023 | California Department of Education

By South OC Times

Aug 26, 2024

Saddleback Valley Unified School District's schools enrolled 23,674 students in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the California Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Saddleback Valley Unified School District students was white, accounting for 38.4% of the student population.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District covers 33 schools within Orange County with its main office in Mission Viejo.

Among the 33 schools in Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Trabuco Hills High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,579 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In the last decade, enrollment in California elementary and secondary schools rose by at least 5%, while high school enrollment dropped 5%.

However, overall enrollment in California public schools is sliding, and the Public Policy Institute of California expects it to drop another 8% by the 2031-32 school year.

Enrollment in Saddleback Valley Unified School District Over 5 Years

School Enrollment Breakdown for Saddleback Valley Unified School District in 2022-23 School Year

School	Total Enrollment
Trabuco Hills High School	2,579
El Toro High School	2,031
Mission Viejo High School	1,646
Laguna Hills High School	1,434
Foothill Ranch Elementary School	1,056
Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School	1,041
Serrano Intermediate School	977
Melinda Heights Elementary School	959
Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary School	940
Portola Hills Elementary School	742
La Paz Intermediate School	706
Lake Forest Elementary School	679
Los Alisos Intermediate School	656
Trabuco Mesa Elementary School	654
Rancho Canada Elementary School	632
La Madera Elementary School	606
De Portola Elementary School	595
Lomarena Elementary School	550
Valencia Elementary School	538
Cielo Vista Elementary School	526
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School	506
Montevideo Elementary School	500
Robinson Elementary School	500
Olivewood Elementary School	420
Del Cerro Elementary School	373
Del Lago Elementary School	355
Glen Yermo Elementary School	303
Linda Vista Magnet Elementary School	295
Silverado High School	264
San Joaquin Elementary School	247
SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	202
Trabuco Elementary School	88
Esperanza Education Center	74