Photo: Bluesnote · CC BY-SA 4.0Las Flores’s public schools outscore 88% of California districts
On the state math tests, 57% of Las Flores’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Las Flores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Las Flores’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 158 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Las Flores’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 70% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,395 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Las Flores Middle, then Tesoro High. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Las Flores’s grade
A: better than 88% of California school districts, #86 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Las Flores, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
1st grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
2nd grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
3rd grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
4th grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
5th grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Elementary
Grades K–5 · 328 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Rancho Santa Margarita
6th grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Middle
Grades 6–8 · 593 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Middle
Grades 6–8 · 593 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Las Flores
Las Flores Middle
Grades 6–8 · 593 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Las Flores
Tesoro High
Grades 9–12 · 2,030 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Las Flores
Tesoro High
Grades 9–12 · 2,030 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Las Flores
Tesoro High
Grades 9–12 · 2,030 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Las Flores
Tesoro High
Grades 9–12 · 2,030 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Las Flores’s public schools are run by Capistrano Unified School District, which also serves Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Las Flores vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Las Flores’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Las Flores | A | Capistrano Unified |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | A | Capistrano Unified K–12 · Saddleback Valley Unified K–12 |
| Mission Viejo | A | Capistrano Unified K–12 · Saddleback Valley Unified K–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Capistrano Unified with Las Flores, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Las Flores
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Las Flores’s schools
Are Las Flores’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Las Flores children attend outscore 88% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #86 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Las Flores in?
Capistrano Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 40,251 students in 58 schools (2024–25).
Where do Las Flores kids go to high school?
Tesoro High, with 2,030 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Las Flores’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Capistrano Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Las Flores spend per student?
$17,395 in Capistrano Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Las Flores families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Las Flores → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.