How does Aliso Viejo Middle compare to other middle schools in Aliso Viejo?

Aliso Viejo Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.3/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,597 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Aliso Viejo Middle?

39.7% of students at Aliso Viejo Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Aliso Viejo Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Aliso Viejo Middle's proficiency rate increases by 3.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Aliso Viejo Middle?

13.8% of students at Aliso Viejo Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Aliso Viejo Middle

Middle School

Capistrano Unified Aliso ViejoOrange County92656

📍 111 Park Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

799 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

39 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 52 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic19.4%

White53.4%

Asian11.3%

Black1.6%

Other14.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Aliso Viejo Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	39.7%
Met Standard	28.4%
Below Standard	31.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Aliso Viejo Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 22.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Capistrano Unified district average of 38.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 37.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 3.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math increased year-over-year. 23.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

39.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

68.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+3.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,597

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	251	42.2%	28.3%	16.3%	13.2%	70.5%
7th	270	33.0%	37.8%	15.6%	13.7%	70.7%
8th	277	35.0%	37.9%	14.8%	12.3%	72.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	252	44.0%	18.6%	21.8%	15.5%	62.7%
7th	270	37.8%	27.4%	20.4%	14.4%	65.2%
8th	277	46.2%	20.6%	15.9%	17.3%	66.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Marian Bergeson Elementary

67.892nd pctile

Laguna Niguel Elementary

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Middle

Aliso Viejo Middle

61.389th pctile

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High School

Aliso Niguel High

73.494th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.