The brief
A Saddleback Valley Unified elementary school serving grades Kindergarten – Kindergarten.
La Tierra Early Childhood Center is listed in Saddleback Valley Unified, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data2 sources, 2019–2024
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. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 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)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- 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 92691; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Los Angeles school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $135,779
- Median home value
- $916,800
- Median rent
- $2,517/mo
- College educated
- 46.5%
- Homeownership
- 77%
- Poverty rate
- 4.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 92691; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 59
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 60
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 974/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Mission Viejo. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Mission Viejo), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does La Tierra Early Childhood Center serve?
La Tierra Early Childhood Center serves students in grades Kindergarten through Kindergarten.
How many students attend La Tierra Early Childhood Center?
La Tierra Early Childhood Center has an enrollment of approximately 1 students.
Is La Tierra Early Childhood Center a charter school?
No, La Tierra Early Childhood Center is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is La Tierra Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
No, La Tierra Early Childhood Center is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – Kindergarten
- Enrollment
- 1
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Orange County
- Phone
- (949) 707-5276
- Schools in district
- 34
- District spending per student
- $15,539
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 6.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 92691)
- 46,618
- Area average commute
- 26 min
- Area median age
- 44.6
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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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.