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Tijeras Creek Elementary

Regular School · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Tijeras Creek Elementary is a regular school school in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving grades KG–05 with 315 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 26.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
315
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
26.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 159 50%
Hispanic/Latino 59 19%
Two or more races 54 17%
Asian 40 13%
Black or African American 2 1%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 315 159M / 155F

English Language Learners: 15 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.38 grade levels
Math
-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
26
8.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 315 100%

Contact & Location

23072 Avenida Empresa

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Phone: (949)234-5300

http://tijerascreek.capousd.org/

District

Capistrano Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,469

District enrollment: 41,749

NCES ID

060744008541

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD