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Pacific Beach Elementary

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Pacific Beach Elementary ranks 1025 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1025^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Beach Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 312 students in the vibrant Pacific Beach neighborhood, operating as part of the San Diego Unified School District.

The school consistently earns strong academic ratings, with students outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. It serves a diverse community and has maintained its performance even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has increased, showing its ability to support all learners effectively. Notably, the school has made excellent progress in improving student attendance since the pandemic, with its chronic absenteeism rate now better than both the district and state averages and significantly lower than some nearby schools like Crown Point Elementary and Alcott Elementary.

While Pacific Beach is a high-performing school, it sits in an area with several exceptionally top-rated schools, such as Bird Rock Elementary and La Jolla Elementary, which serve fewer economically disadvantaged students. An area for potential growth is in 5th-grade math scores, which are notably lower than in earlier grades and below those of some comparable schools like Bay Park Elementary. Overall, Pacific Beach Elementary provides a stable, high-quality education and is particularly successful in supporting students from various backgrounds.

312

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,361

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1234 Tourmaline St.
San Diego, CA 92109-1856

(619) 605-4200

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Pacific Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pacific Beach Middle
High:	Mission Bay High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,025^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	1025 of 5857	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	883 of 5869	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	1004 of 5859	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	786 of 5883	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	696 of 5789	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	969 of 5662	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	942 of 5692	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	911 of 5614	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	687 of 5611	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	915 of 5530	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	84.2	774 of 5390	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	89.3	472 of 5377	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	693 of 5314	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	1104 of 5193	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	1205 of 5113	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	1357 of 5113	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	82.0	873 of 4818	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	81.5	866 of 4822	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	66.7	1415 of 4809	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	1169 of 5597	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	973 of 5612	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1268 of 5609	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	749 of 5635	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	962 of 5492	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	1039 of 5413	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1292 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	458 of 5107	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	690 of 5087	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	474 of 5084	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	830 of 4963	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	1253 of 4830	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	886 of 5460	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	401 of 5517	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	1010 of 5363	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	744 of 5264	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	382 of 5173	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	66.0	1396 of 5084	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	854 of 5628	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	770 of 5643	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	617 of 5638	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	831 of 5663	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	527 of 5510	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	855 of 5431	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.4	320 of 2635	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	637 of 2598	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	687 of 2651	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	937 of 2661	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	762 of 2726	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	413 of 2834	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	399 of 2737	85.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+22 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science45%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pacific Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	1234 Tourmaline St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4200	312	13	24.9	34.9%	199 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (22.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.2%)	82.9	1025^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		86.7	883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.0%	142	44.7	44.7	74.5	62.5	76.3	70.3	76.5	64.3	36.8	61.4							$28,361	$27,298	$1,063
Bird Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	5371 La Jolla Hermosa Ave.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3500	383	16	23.5	10.7%	274 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.8%)	97	149^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.7	448^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.4%	299	79.4	79.4	72.7	81.8	85.5	80.2	85.5	85.2	81.0	83.7	97.0	97.0			97.0		$23,650	$22,544	$1,106
Sessions Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Beryl St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3400	424	19	22.7	34.9%	239 (56.4%)	7 (1.7%)	101 (23.8%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (14.2%)	84.4	944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		85.8	916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.4%	28	41.5	41.5	63.2	64.6	78.9	68.4	77.2	63.1	55.6	65.3	95.7	96.8		95.7	95.7		$31,973	$30,126	$1,847
Crown Point Elementary	Public	K-5	4033 Ingraham St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5500	313	12	26.0	49.5%	128 (40.9%)	8 (2.6%)	130 (41.5%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.9%)	60.5	2037^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		67.4	1711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	326	28.3	28.3	65.9	55.6	39.1	53.2	70.5	55.6	26.1	50.0	96.8		96.8				$25,287	$23,082	$2,205
Barnard Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Fogg St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5700	473	21	22.5	35.5%	69 (14.6%)	15 (3.2%)	97 (20.5%)	150 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (29.8%)	91.5	578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		92.8	518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	60	52.6	52.6	71.0	75.7	71.9	73.0	81.4	79.5	59.7	74.5							$23,254	$22,198	$1,056
Cadman Elementary	Public	K-5	4370 Kamloop Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6500	184	8	23.0	54.9%	85 (46.2%)	4 (2.2%)	54 (29.3%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.0%)	67.1	1739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		70.3	1582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	157	30.0	30.0	57.1	60.0	55.0	57.5	50.0	52.0	50.0	50.7							$34,750	$32,838	$1,912
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-5	4680 Hidalgo St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1200	234	10	23.4	38.9%	100 (42.7%)	7 (3.0%)	97 (41.5%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	57.6	2189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.9	2403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	214	30.4	30.4	57.1	30.3	60.9	46.8	47.8	48.5	52.2	49.4							$53,168	$51,272	$1,896
La Jolla Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Marine St.	La Jolla	92037	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3300	566	24	23.5	19.1%	348 (61.5%)	2 (0.4%)	96 (17.0%)	53 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	97.9	75^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.1	76^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	81.2	81.2	78.3	92.8	90.9	87.5	78.5	91.7	89.1	86.6							$23,287	$22,110	$1,177
Toler Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Baker St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 273-0294	235	12	19.5	54.0%	98 (41.7%)	4 (1.7%)	96 (40.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	68.4	1673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		78.3	1229^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	444	52.6	52.6	54.6	26.9	69.2	52.9	50.0	46.2	51.3	49.4							$36,433	$34,628	$1,805
Bay Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2433 Denver St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1100	504	19	26.3	28.8%	344 (68.3%)	4 (0.8%)	96 (19.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	85.9	883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		87	866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	17	50.0	50.0	68.4	65.1	72.2	68.5	70.7	67.5	53.8	63.9	91.3	93.5	93.5	94.6	94.6	95.7	$23,597	$22,412	$1,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Beach Elementary

What district is Pacific Beach Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Pacific Beach Elementary a good school?

Pacific Beach Elementary ranks 1025^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pacific Beach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Pacific Beach Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pacific Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pacific Beach Middle
High : Mission Bay High

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Beach Elementary?

Students at Pacific Beach Elementary are 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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