St. Edward Parish School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 717 students
Richard Henry Dana Elementary
24242 La Cresta Dr., Dana Point, CA 92629
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
461
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Capistrano Unified
Orange County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Richard Henry Dana Elementary
Richard Henry Dana Elementary is a public elementary school in Dana Point, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Capistrano Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 461 students were enrolled, with about 17.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 461 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Capistrano Unified
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 060744000699
Schools near Richard Henry Dana Elementary
All 6 schools in Dana Point →
St. Edward the Confessor Parish School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 716 students
Monarch Bay Montessori Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–6 · 41 students
John Malcom Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 553 students
Del Obispo Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 310 students
Kinoshita Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 302 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.