How does Esencia compare to other elementary schools in Rancho Mission Viejo?

Esencia has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.7/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 46% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,818 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Esencia?

46.1% of students at Esencia exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Esencia improving or declining?

Esencia's proficiency rate decreases by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Esencia?

8.2% of students at Esencia 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.

Esencia

Capistrano Unified Rancho Mission Viejo Orange County 92694

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,818 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

904 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

13%

Teachers

37 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.7%

White 58.3%

Asian 9.1%

Black 0.3%

Other 18.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Esencia
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	46.1%
Met Standard	31.5%
Below Standard	22.4%

Exceeded

46.1%

Met

31.5%

Below

22.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Esencia and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

46.1% of students exceeded standard while 31.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 39.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.9 points higher (vs 34.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.