Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano

San Juan Capistrano · CA · Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

Silverado High → Capistrano Union High → Orange County Special Education → College and Career Advantage → Early College High → OCCS:CHEP/PCHS → Back Bay High → Hillview High (Continuation) →

8 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features

8 AP courses offered — Strong
2 calculus classes · 2 physics · 2 chemistry

Academic signals

AP rigor: 59th percentile nationally
SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
4-yr grad rate: 27% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 59th percentile nationally with 8 AP courses.
▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Silverado High, Capistrano Union High, Orange County Special Education and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

59th percentile nationally

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AP courses offered

Subject breadth not reported

Advanced math classes

2 calculus · 2 advanced

Lab science classes

2 physics · 2 chemistry

Other rigor signals

No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.5

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: 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.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

27%

Range: 25–29%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

52.4%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

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.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

92:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

2.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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
Silverado High Mission Viejo	Public	8.6	200	-18.4%
Capistrano Union High San Juan Capistrano	Public	0.6	103	-24.3%
Orange County Special Education Costa Mesa	Public	17.6	185	-6.6%
College and Career Advantage San Juan Capistrano	Public	1.4	—	—
Early College High Costa Mesa	Public	19.9	177	-16.5%
OCCS:CHEP/PCHS Tustin	Public	17.4	156	-33.0%
Back Bay High Costa Mesa	Public	17.1	143	+6.7%
Hillview High (Continuation) Tustin	Public	18.5	142	-28.3%