Esperanza Education Center
Mission Viejo · CA · Saddleback Valley Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
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How Esperanza Education Center compares for families
What families should know about Esperanza Education Center.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Creekside High, Capistrano Union High, Irvine Adult Transition Programs and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 80 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside High Irvine |
Public | 10.8 | 78 | -28.4% |
| Capistrano Union High San Juan Capistrano |
Public | 6.3 | 103 | -24.3% |
| Irvine Adult Transition Programs Irvine |
Public | 9.9 | 117 | +36.0% |
| Silverado High Mission Viejo |
Public | 1.8 | 200 | -18.4% |
| Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano San Juan Capistrano |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 182 | +95.7% |
| Hillview High (Continuation) Tustin |
Public | 12.5 | 142 | -28.3% |
| OUSD Home Sch Orange |
Public | 15.9 | 52 | — |
| Back Bay High Costa Mesa |
Public | 13.4 | 143 | +6.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantEsperanza Education Center is a public high school in Mission Viejo, CA, enrolling 80 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2021 to 2024.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Esperanza Education Center? Esperanza Education Center is a public high school in Mission Viejo, CA, enrolling 80 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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