Top 5 Elementary Schools in San Juan Capistrano, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in San Juan Capistrano based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 30.0% Exceeded Standard, compared to 14.8% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Capistrano Home/Virtual Capistrano Unified	Orange	64.4	37.1%	67.2%	6.9%	0.0%
2	Harold Ambuehl Elementary Capistrano Unified	Orange	55.8	31.1%	56.9%	11.2%	3.9%
3	Del Obispo Elementary Capistrano Unified	Orange	49.2	21.7%	47.0%	20.7%	0.9%
4	San Juan Elementary Capistrano Unified	Orange	43.0	13.0%	31.6%	15.0%	0.9%
5	Kinoshita Elementary Capistrano Unified	Orange	39.4	9.7%	24.5%	19.4%	0.9%

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Top 5 Elementary Schools in San Juan Capistrano, California

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