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Best Public Schools in Fallbrook, CA

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At a glance

Schools

5,924

Students

Districts

Top rankedLa Paloma Elementary752^nd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fallbrook STEM Academy up 821 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fallbrook High 20.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Fallbrook has 11 schools: seven elementary schools, one middle school and three high schools, including alternative, continuation and virtual programs; enrollment ranges from 12 students to 1,853. The 2025–26 unweighted school averages were 53% in ELA, 37% in math and 31% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest takeaway is the wide variation among schools: the highest-to-lowest spread was 66 points in ELA, 66 in math and 49 in science.

La Paloma Elementary stands out among the regular K–6 schools, leading them in all three subjects with 73% proficiency in ELA, 66% in math and 51% in science. Fallbrook Virtual Academy had the highest ELA result overall at 79% and the second-highest math result at 64%, but its enrollment is just 12. At the other end, Ivy High had the lowest results in all three subjects: 13% in ELA, 0% in math and 2% in science. La Paloma’s lead over Ivy was 60 points in ELA, 66 in math and 49 in science.

Recent changes were mixed: the school-average math result rose 2 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA edged down by less than a point and science was nearly unchanged; state science results rose 3 points. Fallbrook STEM Academy gained 14 points in math, James E. Potter Intermediate gained 7, while Oasis High fell 11 points in math. SchoolDigger ranks also vary: La Paloma is at the 87th percentile, Potter at the 67th, and Ivy at the 4th. As context, the five K–6 schools reported a free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–25 ranging from 69% at Live Oak Elementary to 90% at STEM; these figures describe school context, not a cause of results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 All Grades	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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fallbrook STEM Academy	Public	K-6	405 West Fallbrook St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4000	600	26	23.0	90.2%	67 (11.2%)	4 (0.7%)	518 (86.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	61.3	2016^th of 5817 public elementary schools	65.3%		45.9	2837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%	821						30.6				30.6	60.7	44.3	50.0	53.7				52.2	68.5	43.2	40.0	40.0				47.9	91%	0%	$22,613	$21,076	$1,537
James E. Potter Intermediate	Public	7-8	1743 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4150	828	38	21.7	81.5%	133 (16.1%)	5 (0.6%)	649 (78.4%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (3.1%)	61.5	902^nd of 2740 public middle schools	67.1%		51.5	1146^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.5%	244							40.1			40.1					54.5	58.6		56.6					34.3	38.3		36.3			$21,582	$20,400	$1,182
La Paloma Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	499	23	22.1	78.6%	102 (20.4%)	5 (1.0%)	353 (70.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.6%)	87.9	752^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	87.1%		80	1156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%	404						50.8				50.8	59.7	67.7	82.1	85.0				73.0	65.3	61.8	70.2	65.0				65.5	91%	0%	$23,093	$21,930	$1,163
Fallbrook Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	12	0	35.2	75.0%	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		78.6								64.3			$5,276	$4,220	$1,056
William H. Frazier Elementary	Public	K-6	1835 Gum Tree Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4340	514	23	22.8	82.1%	84 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	404 (78.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	60.1	2073^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	64.4%		53.1	2427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%	354						30.6				30.6	52.1	42.3	51.4	57.1				51.0	45.8	51.4	45.8	44.1				46.6	94%	0%	$22,732	$21,250	$1,482
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1978 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4430	717	30	23.9	68.6%	204 (28.5%)	15 (2.1%)	427 (59.6%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.3%)	64.2	1865^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.9%		69.2	1642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%	223						41.2				41.2	54.7	52.4	50.5	55.3				53.1	50.5	48.6	37.6	52.4				47.0	96%	0%	$19,626	$18,482	$1,144
Santa Margarita Academy	Public	4-8	400 West Elder St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-5440	3	1	6.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$91,886	$90,830	$1,056
Maie Ellis Elementary	Public	K-6	400 West Elder St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4132	560	25	22.3	75.7%	61 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	483 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	56.7	2225^th of 5817 public elementary schools	61.8%		55.3	2288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%	63						36.2				36.2	43.3	57.4	53.6	49.3				50.6	52.2	51.9	38.2	26.8				41.5	95%	0%	$21,640	$20,498	$1,142
Fallbrook High	Public	9-12	2400 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6300	1,853	90	20.6	71.8%	406 (21.9%)	12 (0.6%)	1,287 (69.5%)	26 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (6.2%)	47.9	1080^th of 2135 public high schools	49.4%		64.9	690^th of 2162 public high schools	68.1%	390	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.6	0.0			30.1		30.1							52.3	52.3							20.5	20.5			$19,559	$18,808	$751
Ivy High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1056 Winterhaven Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	69	7	9.8	87.0%	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.2	2040^th of 2135 public high schools	4.4%		14	1837^th of 2162 public high schools	15.0%	203								2.2		2.2							13.0	13.0							0.0	0.0			$33,409	$28,960	$4,449
Oasis High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	2208 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	74	4	18.3	73.0%	21 (28.4%)	1 (1.4%)	46 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.1%)	38.5	1311^th of 2135 public high schools	38.6%		57.4	884^th of 2162 public high schools	59.1%	427								26.3		25.0							55.0	55.0							5.0	5.0			$18,948	$18,480	$468
Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	195	9	21.6	81.0%	26 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	164 (84.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	3855^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.7%		48.1	2693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%	1162						21.1	31.3			25.7	66.7	46.2	21.1	36.0	56.5	68.8		47.2	33.3	38.5	5.3	24.0	52.2	43.8		32.4	87%	0%	$31,236	$30,598	$638

Cities Near Fallbrook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bonsall	5.55 mi	5	326^th
Oceanside	5.77 mi	44	411^th
Pala	8.22 mi	2
Temecula	9.06 mi	37	210^th
Vista	9.75 mi	32	469^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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