How does Ladera Ranch Middle compare to other middle schools in Ladera Ranch?

Ladera Ranch Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.3/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 51% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,018 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Ladera Ranch Middle?

50.6% of students at Ladera Ranch Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 79.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Ladera Ranch Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Ladera Ranch Middle's proficiency rate increases by 1.0 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 Ladera Ranch Middle?

10.1% of students at Ladera Ranch 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.

Ladera Ranch Middle

Middle School

Capistrano Unified Ladera RanchOrange County92694

📍 29551 Sienna Parkway

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

1,100 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

19%

Teachers

50 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

41.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 31 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic10.3%

White64.5%

Asian10.1%

Black0.8%

Other14.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ladera Ranch Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.6%
Met Standard	28.7%
Below Standard	20.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Ladera Ranch Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 33.3 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 11.8 points above the Capistrano Unified district average of 38.8%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.3 points higher (vs 40.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.0 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 increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 41.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

50.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

79.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,018

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	346	54.6%	29.5%	12.7%	3.2%	84.1%
7th	319	41.1%	39.5%	13.5%	6.0%	80.6%
8th	342	42.1%	40.1%	11.7%	6.1%	82.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	347	52.5%	22.8%	17.9%	6.9%	75.2%
7th	323	51.1%	23.8%	18.3%	6.8%	74.9%
8th	341	62.5%	16.7%	14.4%	6.5%	79.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Chaparral Elementary

73.597th pctile

Ladera Ranch Elementary

69.594th pctile

Oso Grande Elementary

68.293rd pctile

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Middle

Ladera Ranch Middle

68.395th pctile

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High School

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