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Lake Forest, CA
Public School Ratings




Lake Forest Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


School Districts serving Lake Forest, CA

Public schools in Lake Forest belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District Mission Viejo, CA Schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Lake Forest Grades
Elementary School Toro High
25255 Toledo Way
Lake Forest, CA 92630
09-12
Excel Academy Charter School
1 Technology Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
KG-12
Excel Academy Charter School
1 Technology Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
KG-12
Foothill Ranch Elementary School
1 Torino Dr.
Foothill Ranch, CA 92691
KG-06
Glen Yermo Elementary School
26400 Trabuco Rd.
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
KG-06
La Madera Elementary School
25350 Serrano Rd.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Lake Forest Elementary School
21801 Pittsford Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Olivewood Elementary School
23391 Dune Mear Rd.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Oxford Preparatory Academy Middle School
22882 Loumont Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
06-08
Oxford Preparatory Academy Saddleback Valley School
22882 Loumont Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-05
Portola Hills Elementary School
19422 Saddleback Ranch Rd.
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679
KG-06
Ralph A. Gates Dli Magnet Elementary School
23882 Landisview Ave.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Rancho Canada Elementary School
21801 Winding Way
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Santiago Steam Magnet Elementary School
24982 Rivendell Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
KG-06
Serrano Intermediate School
24642 Jeronimo Rd.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
07-08

School Districts serving Lake Forest, CA

Saddleback Valley Unified School District Mission Viejo, CA Schools

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