Capistrano Valley High School (often called Capo Valley High School or CVHS, known informally as Capo) is a comprehensive public high school at the southern border of Mission Viejo, California that belongs to the Capistrano Unified School District. It is set on a hilltop overlooking the 5 freeway corridor and the Saddleback Mountains. It is located on Via Escolar, off the Avery exit of the I-5 freeway. The school attendance boundaries serve students from eastern, southern, and northern Mission Viejo and a small northern portion of San Juan Capistrano. The school is ranked as number 480 in Newsweek's list of the top 1,300 high schools in the nation. [2] CVHS falls in the top 2.5% of US high schools by this.[3]

 

 

 

 

High School	District	City	Ranking (of 63)	42
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Enrollment	2860
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Register ranking	55.15%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	__Academics Subrank	66.73%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	__Career-College Prep Subrank	35.35%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	__Culture-Environment subrank	51.78%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	API Score (2007)	795
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	API Similar schools ranking	9
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Low-income subgroup English Proficiency	28.40%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Low-income subgroup Math Proficiency	37.70%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	UC or CSU eligible graduates (05-06)	32.40%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	SAT score (Avg.)	1632
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Percent of students taking SAT	44.08%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% scoring a 3 or higher on AP tests	57.84%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% enrolled in vocational education	0.00%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	CIF Championships in 2007	0
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Passed physical fitness test	48.30%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Truancy rate	43.15%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Drug or Violence Expulsions	2
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Drug or Violence Suspensions	0
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	Retention	75.26%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% students in Art	22.55%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% students in Dance	0.00%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% students in Drama	1.68%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% students in Music	10.66%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% Asian	5.40%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% Hispanic or Latino	27.80%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% African American	1.00%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% White not Hispanic	60.60%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% Other groups	2.00%
Capistrano Valley High School	Capistrano Unified	Mission Viejo	% Low income	18.00%