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Melinda Heights Elementary

Regular School · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Melinda Heights Elementary is a regular school school in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving grades KG–06 with 950 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 28.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 06
Enrollment
950
Teachers (FTE)
33.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
28.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 487 51%
Hispanic/Latino 226 24%
Asian 130 14%
Two or more races 96 10%
Black or African American 7 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 950 491M / 459F

English Language Learners: 70 (7% 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)
+0.44 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
42 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
43
4.5% 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.) 950 100%

Contact & Location

21001 Rancho Trabuco

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Phone: (949)888-7311

District

Saddleback Valley Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,492

District enrollment: 23,674

NCES ID

063386007200

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