Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District

Located at 29292 Crown Valley Parkway in Laguna Niguel, California, the Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District operates as an open, independent charter district set within a large suburban community of the greater Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area. Serving as its own local educational agency for federal programs, the district concentrates its educational resources on foundational learning through a single operational school site. The district delivers targeted public elementary education, covering a grade range from Kindergarten through fifth grade, and provides families and community members with accessible academic resources through its physical campus and digital portal at ocasa.org.

According to national dataset metrics for the 2024–2025 academic year, the district educates a student body of 249 pupils—comprising 131 male and 118 female students—with its largest cohort in Kindergarten at 56 students and steady enrollment throughout grades one through five. The student body reflects a diverse suburban demographic, including 146 White, 55 Hispanic, 22 multiracial, 18 Asian, 4 Black, 3 American Indian, and 1 Pacific Islander student. Learning and operational needs are met by a robust staff totaling 57 full-time equivalent personnel. This dedicated team features 20 classroom teachers, 11.5 instructional aides, and 25.5 support staff members, creating a strongly supported environment that offers researchers, parents, and students a compelling model of charter-based elementary education.