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Rancho Santa Margarita, California 草榴社区 Schools (Closed)

Guidepost Montessori At Las Flores

Gr: PK-K | 86 students

Montessori School

28672 Deerpath

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

(949) 339-2010

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Limai Montessori Academy

Gr: PK-1 | 163 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Montessori School

30075 Comercio

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

(949) 589-6440

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 草榴社区 School Trends (10-Year)

草榴社区 Schools

4,192

Students

+13.4% (+496 students) 10-yr

$14,359

Avg. Tuition

+79.3% (+$6,351) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-5.0% (-1 student) 10-yr

23%

Students of Color

-23.3% (-7.0 pp) 10-yr

15:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+7.1% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Rancho Santa Margarita)

This State (CA)

# Schools

10 Schools

3,910 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of 草榴社区 Schools
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Total Schools
2025	11
2024	13
2023	10
2022	10
2021	10
2020	11
2019	10
2018	10
2017	9
2016	9
2015	10

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# Students

4,192 Students

659,293 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per 草榴社区 School
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	493	180	179
2024	421	175	172
2023	484	181	174
2022	463	189	185
2021	463	185	180
2020	413	179	171
2019	455	179	175
2018	448	173	172
2017	435	179	180
2016	436	173	178
2015	462	162	167

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% Students of Color

23%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	25%	51%	34%
2024	28%	51%	34%
2023	19%	50%	33%
2022	20%	48%	33%
2021	20%	48%	32%
2020	21%	48%	32%
2019	24%	48%	31%
2018	20%	47%	31%
2017	31%	50%	32%
2016	31%	49%	32%
2015	30%	49%	32%

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0.62

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.63	0.74	0.65
2024	0.64	0.74	0.65
2023	0.59	0.74	0.65
2022	0.54	0.73	0.64
2021	0.54	0.73	0.64
2020	0.53	0.73	0.64
2019	0.52	0.73	0.63
2018	0.51	0.73	0.63
2017	0.49	0.72	0.61
2016	0.49	0.72	0.61
2015	0.48	0.72	0.61

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# American Indian Students

15 Students

3,575 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of 草榴社区 School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2023	2%	1%	1%
2022	3%	1%	2%
2021	3%	1%	1%
2020	3%	1%	1%
2019	3%	2%	1%
2018	3%	1%	2%
2017	3%	1%	1%
2016	3%	1%	1%
2015	3%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

283 Students

71,780 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	8%	11%	5%
2024	7%	11%	5%
2023	5%	11%	5%
2022	4%	10%	4%
2021	4%	10%	4%
2020	4%	10%	4%
2019	4%	10%	4%
2018	5%	10%	4%
2017	5%	10%	4%
2016	5%	10%	4%
2015	5%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

336 Students

104,409 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	8%	16%	9%
2024	8%	16%	9%
2023	7%	16%	9%
2022	7%	16%	8%
2021	7%	16%	9%
2020	7%	16%	9%
2019	7%	16%	8%
2018	7%	17%	8%
2017	7%	17%	8%
2016	7%	17%	8%
2015	7%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

28 Students

30,223 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	5%	7%
2024	1%	5%	7%
2023	1%	5%	8%
2022	1%	4%	7%
2021	1%	5%	7%
2020	1%	5%	8%
2019	1%	4%	7%
2018	1%	4%	7%
2017	1%	5%	7%
2016	1%	5%	7%
2015	1%	5%	8%

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# White Students

2,061 Students

235,771 Students

% White Students

54%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	51%	37%	52%
2024	49%	37%	52%
2023	58%	38%	52%
2022	65%	40%	54%
2021	65%	40%	54%
2020	66%	40%	54%
2019	66%	41%	56%
2018	67%	41%	56%
2017	69%	43%	58%
2016	69%	43%	58%
2015	70%	43%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

7 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,076 Students

188,336 Students

% of Others Students

28%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	32%	29%	26%
2024	35%	29%	26%
2023	27%	28%	25%
2022	20%	28%	25%
2021	20%	27%	25%
2020	19%	27%	24%
2019	19%	26%	24%
2018	17%	26%	23%
2017	15%	24%	22%
2016	15%	24%	22%
2015	14%	23%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

249 Teachers

55,641 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16:1	12:1	11:1
2024	16:1	12:1	11:1
2023	16:1	12:1	11:1
2022	14:1	12:1	11:1
2021	14:1	13:1	11:1
2020	14:1	13:1	12:1
2019	14:1	12:1	12:1
2018	14:1	12:1	12:1
2017	14:1	13:1	12:1
2016	14:1	13:1	12:1
2015	14:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

51%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	35%	59%	55%
2024	35%	58%	54%
2023	35%	58%	54%
2022	35%	59%	54%
2021	35%	59%	54%
2020	48%	58%	54%
2019	49%	58%	53%
2018	49%	58%	53%
2017	41%	58%	53%
2016	41%	57%	52%
2015	17%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	18	17	15
2024	19	17	15
2023	19	17	15
2022	19	17	15
2021	19	17	15
2020	19	17	15
2019	18	17	15
2018	20	17	15
2017	19	17	15
2016	19	17	15
2015	20	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

19 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	19	15	13
2024	19	14	12
2023	19	13	11
2022	19	13	11
2021	19	13	11
2020	19	13	11
2019	19	13	11
2018	21	13	11

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Average SAT score

1269

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1269	1261	1233
2024	1269	1248	1230
2023	1269	1246	1228
2022	1269	1250	1229
2021	1269	1249	1229
2020	1269	1244	1226
2019	1269	1239	1226
2018	1218	1237	1226

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	27	27	26
2024	27	27	26
2023	27	27	26
2022	27	27	26
2021	27	27	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,359

$18,350

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$11,946	$18,076	$15,012
2024	$11,918	$17,195	$13,254
2023	$11,918	$16,660	$12,626
2022	$15,421	$15,979	$12,187
2021	$15,421	$15,298	$11,800
2020	$15,175	$14,748	$11,512
2019	$15,175	$14,369	$11,293
2018	$13,761	$13,813	$11,017
2017	$9,284	$13,422	$10,708
2016	$9,284	$12,852	$10,356
2015	$8,008	$11,932	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

10%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6%	29%	34%
2024	11%	29%	34%
2023	11%	29%	34%
2022	11%	28%	33%
2021	11%	28%	33%
2020	11%	28%	32%
2019	33%	27%	31%
2018	37%	27%	30%
2017	37%	27%	30%
2016	55%	26%	29%
2015	10%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$100

$9,066

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$100	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$1,700	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$1,700	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$1,700	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$1,700	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$1,700	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$3,467	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$3,550	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$3,550	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$100	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$100	$5,100	$5,030

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

77%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	83%	80%	81%
2024	98%	84%	85%
2023	98%	84%	85%
2022	98%	84%	85%
2021	98%	84%	85%
2020	95%	84%	85%
2019	85%	84%	85%
2018	85%	84%	85%
2017	85%	85%	85%
2016	85%	84%	85%
2015	100%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA?

The private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA include RSM Christian School, St. Johns Episcopal School, and Santa Margarita Catholic High School.

How many private schools are located in Rancho Santa Margarita?

10 private schools are located in Rancho Santa Margarita.

How diverse are private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita?

Rancho Santa Margarita private schools are approximately 23% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in Rancho Santa Margarita go to private school?

36% of all K-12 students in Rancho Santa Margarita are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Rancho Santa Margarita?

50% of private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Rancho Santa Margarita include: Montessori at the Park vs. Rancho Viejo Montessori School, Rancho Viejo Montessori School vs. Montessori at the Park

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