📍 21001 Rancho Trabuco, Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, 92688
Melinda Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendie Hauschild. It is part of the Saddleback Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
Melinda Heights Elementary enrolls 959 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 482 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 241 | 25% |
| Asian | 118 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 106 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 959 students (25%) 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.
Melinda Heights Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Melinda Heights Elementary is one of 34 schools in Saddleback Valley Unified, based in Mission Viejo, California. The district serves 22,691 students district-wide and employs 1,026 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 959 students, Melinda Heights Elementary is larger than the district average of about 667 students per school.
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