Best Public Schools in Carlsbad, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 Mathematics 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5400	361	14	25.7	29.1%	174 (48.2%)	6 (1.7%)	135 (37.4%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	84.2	953^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	83.5%		85.2	878^th of 5662 public elementary schools	84.5%	75	35.9				70.0	72.7	73.7					70.0	74.6	53.9					93.0	95.0	93.0	≥98.0	95.0	97.0	$9,977
Carlsbad High	Public	9-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5100	2,342	92	25.4	23.7%	1,301 (55.6%)	30 (1.3%)	735 (31.4%)	111 (4.7%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (6.4%)	87	238^th of 2133 public high schools	88.8%		81.3	386^th of 2017 public high schools	80.9%	148			45.1	36.9							68.7							58.3							$7,441
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3743 Jefferson St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5500	462	19	24.4	50.6%	166 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	247 (53.5%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	67.4	1724^th of 5789 public elementary schools	70.2%		68.5	1643^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	71.0%	81	26.7				65.8	65.5	57.1					69.7	53.6	43.0					89.0	91.0	95.0	97.0	92.0	91.0	$8,656
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	4885 Kelly Dr.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5800	491	22	22.3	14.5%	326 (66.4%)	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.6%)	31 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.4%)	97	150^th of 5789 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.6	311^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.5%	161	74.7				83.1	85.4	85.3					86.2	85.4	77.3					96.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$7,592
Carlsbad Village Academy	Public	10-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5100	85	5	16.9	49.4%	28 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (5.9%)	22.8	1557^th of 2133 public high schools	27.0%		19.8	1508^th of 2017 public high schools	25.2%	49				10.0							31.0							0.0							$9,295
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5600	517	18	28.7	15.5%	367 (71.0%)	2 (0.4%)	101 (19.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.9%)	96	217^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.3%		94	373^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.4%	156	74.1				76.5	83.7	86.9					83.8	77.6	83.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$7,106
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-5300	1,036	40	25.6	31.1%	569 (54.9%)	10 (1.0%)	343 (33.1%)	34 (3.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.0%)	88.7	292^nd of 2715 public middle schools	89.2%		87.3	303^rd of 2480 public middle schools	87.8%	11		46.8						72.2	74.6	68.1					62.4	63.9	63.1								$7,318
Carlsbad Seaside Academy	Public	9-12	3557 Monroe St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5299	49	2	24.5	22.4%	33 (67.3%)	1 (2.0%)	9 (18.4%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)																									$4,785
Pacific Rim Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Camino de las Ondas	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6200	825	31	27.0	8.2%	538 (65.2%)	5 (0.6%)	99 (12.0%)	95 (11.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.2%)	98.9	10^th of 5789 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	11^th of 5662 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	85.7				95.8	91.6	94.5					93.3	90.9	90.5					96.0	97.0	97.0	≥99.0	97.0	96.0	$6,348
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6100	1,050	42	24.8	17.5%	625 (59.5%)	5 (0.5%)	229 (21.8%)	104 (9.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.8%)	95.6	108^th of 2715 public middle schools	96.0%		95.6	104^th of 2480 public middle schools	95.8%	4		56.1						80.5	82.8	78.1					83.8	76.7	67.7								$6,407
Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-5900	640	28	23.2	18.4%	402 (62.8%)	7 (1.1%)	122 (19.1%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (11.1%)	88.4	732^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	87.4%		89.8	647^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.6%	85	59.6				77.1	63.3	77.5					75.9	65.7	67.4					93.0	95.0	96.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	$7,542
Aviara Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6000	675	25	27.0	18.4%	390 (57.8%)	6 (0.9%)	162 (24.0%)	54 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (9.2%)	96.5	182^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.6	96^th of 5662 public elementary schools	98.3%	86	72.4				78.5	89.1	88.4					81.9	82.5	79.1					96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$6,475
Calavera Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-6300	476	20	24.4	41.8%	188 (39.5%)	16 (3.4%)	206 (43.3%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.8%)	75.9	1348^th of 5789 public elementary schools	76.7%		70.9	1528^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.0%	180	41.6				66.3	60.4	76.3					66.7	47.9	55.0					97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0	$8,046
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(760) 331-6400	601	26	23.0	30.4%	308 (51.2%)	11 (1.8%)	201 (33.4%)	50 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	74.1	616^th of 2715 public middle schools	77.3%		80.7	438^th of 2480 public middle schools	82.3%	178		39.6						62.5	65.2	69.2					48.2	43.9	42.9								$7,023
Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Mica Rd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6500	465	20	23.8	25.2%	260 (55.9%)	10 (2.2%)	109 (23.4%)	32 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.2%)	93.2	425^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.7%		90.5	610^th of 5662 public elementary schools	89.2%	185	70.3				78.5	69.9	87.7					77.2	68.5	82.4					93.0	95.0	97.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$7,606
Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 331-6600	1,320	51	26.0	18.0%	695 (52.7%)	24 (1.8%)	319 (24.2%)	160 (12.1%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	113 (8.6%)	95.4	91^st of 2133 public high schools	95.7%		93.3	133^rd of 2017 public high schools	93.4%	42				55.6							82.1							58.9							$6,866
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Calle Acervo	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2000	570	23	24.7	4.6%	431 (75.6%)	8 (1.4%)	59 (10.4%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)	92.7	472^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	91.8%		94.4	338^th of 5662 public elementary schools	94.0%	134	63.6				63.4	87.3	86.4	78.3				66.2	89.9	73.9	67.5				92.0	95.0	94.0	95.0	94.0	95.0	$8,819
El Camino Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Paseo Aliso	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2051	587	23	25.5	5.3%	469 (79.9%)	5 (0.9%)	52 (8.9%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	93.3	415^th of 5789 public elementary schools	92.8%		96.2	203^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	96.4%	212	73.5				67.3	73.5	88.0	81.0				75.3	74.7	84.3	73.4				97.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$8,673
La Costa Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	3035 Levante St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 944-4375	672	28	24.0	8.2%	491 (73.1%)	11 (1.6%)	86 (12.8%)	58 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	96	225^th of 5789 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.4	183^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	96.8%	42	69.3				74.2	86.8	84.1	81.1				88.2	81.3	79.6	71.9				96.0	97.0	96.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$8,607
Mission Estancia Elementary	Public	K-6	3330 Calle Barcelona	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(760) 943-2004	483	21	23.0	10.1%	329 (68.1%)	7 (1.4%)	75 (15.5%)	39 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	94.6	324^th of 5789 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.4	343^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	93.9%	19	65.4				71.9	79.8	84.6	84.6				73.4	83.3	73.1	73.1				96.0	≥98.0	96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,304
Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2900	902			16.1%	515 (57.1%)	33 (3.7%)	208 (23.1%)	133 (14.7%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.2	422^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	92.7%		94	375^th of 5662 public elementary schools	93.4%	47	51.5				82.0	84.5	78.2					86.8	79.6	66.5					93.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	94.0	97.0	$7,136
La Costa Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	6889 El Fuerte St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	No	No	No	(760) 290-2121	867			14.2%	596 (68.7%)	28 (3.2%)	161 (18.6%)	73 (8.4%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	88.2	745^th of 5789 public elementary schools	87.1%		89.6	657^th of 5662 public elementary schools	88.4%	88	52.7				69.8	76.3	85.6					61.9	71.7	65.1					96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	$6,966

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oceanside	2.45 mi	45	388^th
Vista	3.18 mi	33	518^th
Encinitas	5.08 mi	13	105^th
San Marcos	5.8 mi	33	275^th
Cardiff by the Sea	8.23 mi	2	56^th

Best Public Schools in Carlsbad, CA

Pacific Rim Elementary

Kelly Elementary

Aviara Oaks Elementary

Magnolia Elementary

La Costa Heights Elementary

Aviara Oaks Middle

Sage Creek High

Mission Estancia Elementary

El Camino Creek Elementary

Carrillo Elementary

Poinsettia Elementary

Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary

Valley Middle

Hope Elementary

La Costa Meadows Elementary

Carlsbad High

Buena Vista Elementary

Calavera Hills Elementary

Calavera Hills Middle

Jefferson Elementary

Carlsbad Village Academy

Carlsbad Seaside Academy

Cities Near Carlsbad