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Private school · Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Foundations Cognitive Schools

We do not rate Foundations Cognitive Schools: not enough verified data to score it fairly. The facts we do hold are below.

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The brief

A private school in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA serving grades 1st – 12th.

Foundations Cognitive Schools is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.

No state test results are on file for this campus.MySchoolScout ranking model.

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Classroom Attention
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Instructional Commitment
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Diversity & Inclusion
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Community Context
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School Profile
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About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2026

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

  • Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
  • We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. Private schools in CA aren't required to report standardized test scores to the state, which limits the data available for our rating model. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
State private-school directory · SY 2025–26 · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 92688; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2025–26

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Foundations Cognitive Schools and the 20 nearest high schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

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The area

Median income
$142,015
Median home value
$857,100
Median rent
$2,508/mo
College educated
48.6%
Homeownership
69.6%
Poverty rate
5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 92688; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
46
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
45
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
565/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Rancho Santa Margarita. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Rancho Santa Margarita), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Private-school ratings. Grade-compatible schools within 5 miles, best rated first.
  1. Heritage Christian School3.0 mi · private
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  2. Ocean View Nps0.3 mi · private
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  3. Fusion Academy Mv: Mission Viejo4.2 mi · private
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  4. Foundations Cognitive Schoolsthis school
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  5. Franklin Academy3.8 mi · private
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  6. Fusion Academy Mission Viejo4.2 mi · private
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  7. Ocean View Nonpublic School0.3 mi · private
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  8. Santa Margarita Catholic High School1.4 mi · private
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Seven grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles.Private-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Foundations Cognitive Schools serve?

Foundations Cognitive Schools serves students in grades 1st through 12th.

How many students attend Foundations Cognitive Schools?

Foundations Cognitive Schools has an enrollment of approximately 38 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Foundations Cognitive Schools?

The student-teacher ratio at Foundations Cognitive Schools is 3.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.

Is Foundations Cognitive Schools a private school?

Yes, Foundations Cognitive Schools is a private coeducational school. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.

School facts

Grades
1st – 12th
Enrollment
38
Student-teacher ratio
3.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
10
Type
Private
Coed status
Coed
County
Orange County
Phone
(949) 482-0383
Area population (ZIP 92688)
43,937
Area average commute
26.3 min
Area median age
39

State private-school directory (SY 2025–26).

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.