Hillside Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 9 students
Melinda Heights Elementary
21001 Rancho Trabuco, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
950
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
28.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Saddleback Valley Unified
Orange County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Melinda Heights Elementary
Melinda Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Saddleback Valley Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 950 students were enrolled, with about 28.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 950 students
- Students per teacher
- 28.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Saddleback Valley Unified
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 063386007200
Schools near Melinda Heights Elementary
All 14 schools in Rancho Santa Margarita →
St. Johns Episcopal School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 401 students
Trabuco Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 90 students
Montessori at the Park
Private · Grades Pre-K–3 · 23 students
Dba Rsm Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 306 students
Limai Montessori Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–1 · 18 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.