Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) is a public school district in South Orange County, California. It includes 23 elementary schools, four intermediate schools, four comprehensive high schools, and four alternative schools. It serves all of Lake Forest and Laguna Hills and serves parts of Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and a very small portion of Irvine. It also serves the unincorporated communities of Trabuco Canyon and Modjeska. Also, while Laguna Woods has no schools due to it being a retirement community, students who live with relatives in the area may choose to attend schools in the Saddleback Valley district.

High schools

 * El Toro High School
 * Laguna Hills High School
 * Mission Viejo High School
 * Silverado High School
 * Trabuco Hills High School

Intermediate schools

 * La Paz Intermediate School
 * Los Alisos Intermediate School
 * Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School
 * Serrano Intermediate School

Elementary schools

 * Cielo Vista Elementary School
 * de Portola Elementary School
 * Del Cerro Elementary School
 * Del Lago Elementary School
 * Foothill Ranch Elementary School
 * Gates Dual Language Immersion Elementary School
 * Glen Yermo Elementary School
 * Lake Forest Elementary School
 * La Madera Elementary School
 * La Tierra Early Childhood Center
 * Linda Vista Magnet Elementary School (IB World School)
 * Lomarena Elementary School
 * Melinda Heights Elementary School
 * Montevideo Elementary School
 * Olivewood Elementary School
 * Portola Hills Elementary School
 * Rancho Cañada Elementary School
 * Robinson Elementary School
 * San Joaquin Elementary School
 * Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School
 * Trabuco Elementary School
 * Trabuco Mesa Elementary School
 * Valencia Elementary School

Alternative Schools

 * Esperanza Education Center
 * High School Credit Recovery
 * Silverado High School

Saddleback Virtual Academy
The SVUSD Virtual Academy serves students at the Elementary, Intermediate, and High School levels.

Defunct Schools

 * Cordillera Elementary School

Sex abuse allegations
On March 23, 2022, two former Mission Viejo High School students filed a civil suit in Orange County Superior Court alleging that James Harris, husband of SVUSD visual and performing arts coordinator Kathy Cannarozzi Harris as well as a substitute teacher at the school, groomed them and sexually abused them in the late 1990s. One of the plaintiffs was 15 at the time. The women allege that Kathy Harris personally observed the abuse, which allegedly occurred on the Mission Viejo High School campus and at her home. According to the filing, they reported the abuse to the SVUSD several times over the course of two decades, but no decisive action was taken. Jim Harris denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times. The SVUSD said it was investigating. Kathy Harris still teaches at the school.