The Rancho Santa Margarita, CA educational system consists of 7 public schools, 7 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Rancho Santa Margarita public schools have average test scores of 63% which is 66% higher than than the California average and 28% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Rancho Santa Margarita public schools is 24:1, compared to 20:1 in California and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 94.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 94.4% have completed high school, 49.1% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 4.6% have completed a doctorate degree.