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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 10 public schools serving 7,271 students in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (there are , serving 4,522 private students). 62% of all K-12 students in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA are educated in public schools (compared to the CA state average of 90%). Rancho Santa Margarita has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

The top ranked public schools in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA are Tijeras Creek Elementary School, Arroyo Vista Middle School and Las Flores Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the California public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Rancho Santa Margarita have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).