📍 5 Aprender St., Rancho Mission Viejo, Orange County, 92694
Esencia Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rancho Mission Viejo, Orange County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Greg Hauser. It is part of the Capistrano Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Esencia Middle enrolls 229 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 24% |
| Asian | 31 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 229 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Esencia Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Esencia Middle is one of 59 schools in Capistrano Unified, based in San Juan Capistrano, California. The district serves 40,358 students district-wide and employs 1,856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Esencia Middle is smaller than the district average of about 684 students per school.