Best Public Schools in Carlsbad, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2018)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade
Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2525 El Camino Real Ste. 156	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	State Board Of Education - Audeo Charter II	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	287	11	26.2	66.0%	89 (31.0%)	6 (2.1%)	173 (60.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)								(n/a)				25.0	52.4	37.0	55.3				16.7	38.1	33.3	15.4
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5400	288	11	26.1	26.0%	148 (51.4%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (37.2%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.6%)	85.2	878^th of 5662 public elementary schools	84.5%		92.5	486^th of 5692 public elementary schools	91.5%	392	69.1	84.2	71.9					68.7	71.1	47.4
Carlsbad High	Public	9-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5100	2,255	86	26.2	18.0%	1,284 (56.9%)	28 (1.2%)	647 (28.7%)	132 (5.9%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (6.5%)	81.3	386^th of 2017 public high schools	80.9%		82.9	354^th of 2021 public high schools	82.5%	32							60.4							49.8
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3743 Jefferson St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5500	450	18	25.7	52.0%	142 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	274 (60.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	68.5	1643^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	71.0%		78.9	1169^th of 5692 public elementary schools	79.5%	474	64.3	47.4	62.7					52.6	48.7	57.1
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	4885 Kelly Dr.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5800	440	19	23.1	8.0%	304 (69.1%)	6 (1.4%)	57 (13.0%)	28 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	94.6	311^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.8	340^th of 5692 public elementary schools	94.0%	29	79.0	83.1	83.3					82.9	75.4	66.0
Carlsbad Village Academy	Public	10-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5100	80	5	15.9	57.0%	27 (33.8%)	3 (3.8%)	49 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	19.8	1508^th of 2017 public high schools	25.2%		18	1537^th of 2021 public high schools	23.9%	29							23.1							5.3
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5600	517	19	27.2	12.0%	345 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	121 (23.4%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	94	373^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.4%		93.1	446^th of 5692 public elementary schools	92.2%	73	77.3	81.7	86.5					76.1	70.7	76.7
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5300	1,044	41	25.3	25.0%	579 (55.5%)	9 (0.9%)	356 (34.1%)	33 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.9%)	87.3	303^rd of 2480 public middle schools	87.8%		87.7	296^th of 2508 public middle schools	88.2%	7				70.2	71.4	65.3					65.0	56.8	61.3
Carlsbad Seaside Academy	Public	9-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5299	48	2	24.0	10.0%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	96.1	60^th of 2017 public high schools	97.0%		88.4	233^rd of 2021 public high schools	88.5%	173							100.0							54.6
Pacific Rim Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Camino de las Ondas	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6200	831	30	28.1	6.0%	561 (67.5%)	5 (0.6%)	104 (12.5%)	83 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	72 (8.7%)	99	11^th of 5662 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	12^th of 5692 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	93.1	94.5	96.7					93.7	92.5	93.4
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6100	1,122	43	26.0	15.0%	663 (59.1%)	13 (1.2%)	240 (21.4%)	118 (10.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (7.3%)	95.6	104^th of 2480 public middle schools	95.8%		95.5	108^th of 2508 public middle schools	95.7%	4				79.7	79.8	80.5					81.0	66.4	74.9
Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5900	613	25	25.0	12.0%	389 (63.5%)	9 (1.5%)	123 (20.1%)	34 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.0%)	89.8	647^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.6%		90.4	620^th of 5692 public elementary schools	89.1%	27	70.6	75.0	75.2					74.1	70.7	61.6
Aviara Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6000	677	25	27.0	18.0%	393 (58.1%)	8 (1.2%)	155 (22.9%)	69 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.7%)	97.6	96^th of 5662 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.7	270^th of 5692 public elementary schools	95.3%	174	88.5	84.2	91.2					90.3	81.2	82.5
Calavera Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-6300	468	19	25.2	41.0%	174 (37.2%)	15 (3.2%)	206 (44.0%)	35 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.7%)	70.9	1528^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.0%		81.5	1059^th of 5692 public elementary schools	81.4%	469	50.5	71.3	73.3					41.2	57.5	56.0
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-6400	501	21	23.3	30.0%	237 (47.3%)	12 (2.4%)	176 (35.1%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	80.7	438^th of 2480 public middle schools	82.3%		77.2	531^st of 2508 public middle schools	78.8%	93				61.6	67.6	71.4					49.5	54.9	51.6
Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Mica Rd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6500	568	21	27.1	22.0%	295 (51.9%)	5 (0.9%)	157 (27.6%)	46 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.3%)	90.5	610^th of 5662 public elementary schools	89.2%		92	521^st of 5692 public elementary schools	90.8%	89	68.3	80.0	75.6					70.7	72.8	67.8
Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Cannon Rd.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6600	1,251	47	26.3	16.0%	679 (54.3%)	24 (1.9%)	299 (23.9%)	137 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (8.3%)	93.3	133^rd of 2017 public high schools	93.4%		93.9	112^th of 2021 public high schools	94.5%	21							77.8							62.2
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Calle Acervo	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2000	584	24	24.3	2.0%	447 (76.5%)	7 (1.2%)	55 (9.4%)	25 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.5%)	94.4	338^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.0%		97.3	147^th of 5692 public elementary schools	97.4%	191	70.4	87.5	81.9	74.2				82.9	81.8	75.9	68.4
El Camino Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Paseo Aliso	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2051	615	25	25.1	3.0%	504 (82.0%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.1%)	42 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	96.2	203^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.3	153^rd of 5692 public elementary schools	97.3%	50	77.4	85.5	88.5	84.0				79.8	79.5	79.5	75.0
La Costa Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	3035 Levante St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 944-4375	696	28	24.8	7.0%	500 (71.8%)	11 (1.6%)	100 (14.4%)	50 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	96.4	183^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.6	288^th of 5692 public elementary schools	94.9%	105	82.8	79.6	87.0	84.1				82.8	76.3	78.3	83.2
Mission Estancia Elementary	Public	K-6	3330 Calle Barcelona	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2004	509	21	24.8	6.0%	362 (71.1%)	10 (2.0%)	67 (13.2%)	39 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	94.4	343^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.9%		96.3	233^rd of 5692 public elementary schools	95.9%	110	71.8	81.6	78.4	88.9				74.4	80.0	71.6	75.6
Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2900	1,001	40	25.0	16.0%	660 (65.9%)	15 (1.5%)	220 (22.0%)	103 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.3%)	94	375^th of 5662 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.9	336^th of 5692 public elementary schools	94.1%	39	80.7	79.1	73.8					82.0	79.1	70.7
La Costa Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	6889 El Fuerte St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2121	923	36	26.0	11.0%	709 (76.8%)	6 (0.7%)	158 (17.1%)	45 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	35 (3.8%)	89.6	657^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.4%		93	449^th of 5692 public elementary schools	92.1%	208	77.7	70.1	79.7					72.3	63.0	66.4

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vista	3.18 mi	29	504^th
Oceanside	3.3 mi	39	428^th
Encinitas	5.08 mi	11	101^st
San Marcos	5.8 mi	26	337^th
Cardiff by the Sea	8.23 mi	2	52^nd

Best Public Schools in Carlsbad, CA

Pacific Rim Elementary

Aviara Oaks Elementary

La Costa Heights Elementary

El Camino Creek Elementary

Carlsbad Seaside Academy

Aviara Oaks Middle

Kelly Elementary

Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary

Mission Estancia Elementary

Magnolia Elementary

Carrillo Elementary

Sage Creek High

Poinsettia Elementary

Hope Elementary

La Costa Meadows Elementary

Valley Middle

Buena Vista Elementary

Carlsbad High

Calavera Hills Middle

Calavera Hills Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

Carlsbad Village Academy

Audeo Charter II

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