How does San Clemente High compare to other high schools in San Clemente?

San Clemente High has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.6/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,118 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at San Clemente High?

33.4% of students at San Clemente High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 64.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at San Clemente High?

24.6% of students at San Clemente High 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.

San Clemente High

High School

Capistrano Unified San ClementeOrange County92673

📍 700 Avenido Pico

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high 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

2,765 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

125 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.3%

AP Exam Prepared

77.6%

A-G Completion

66.7%

College-Going Rate

81.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 138 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic27.6%

White61.8%

Asian1.6%

Black0.5%

Other8.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Clemente High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.4%
Met Standard	31.1%
Below Standard	35.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for San Clemente High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.4% of students exceeded standard while 31.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 17.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 5.4 points below the Capistrano Unified district average of 38.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.3% — above the state target. 66.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 81.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

33.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

64.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

24.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,118

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	554	43.7%	30.3%	14.3%	11.7%	74.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	564	23.1%	31.9%	21.6%	23.4%	55.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Vista del Mar Elementary

69.794th pctile

Truman Benedict Elementary

66.791st pctile

Concordia Elementary

56.978th pctile

Las Palmas Elementary

56.177th pctile

Palisades Elementary

55.176th pctile

Marblehead Elementary

41.041st pctile

Also serves area

Las Palmas Elementary

56.177th pctile

Clarence Lobo Elementary

47.860th pctile

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Middle

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High School

San Clemente High

69.691st pctile

This school

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