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Fallbrook Union Elementary

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At a glance

259^thof 1,530 California districts▲ 54

Better than 83% of California districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2Grades K-8

321 Iowa St.
Fallbrook, CA 92028-2108·(760) 731-5400·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 83.1% of districts

Schools

5,042

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedSan Onofre Elementary253^rd 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

San Onofre Elementary 20.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Summary:

Fallbrook Union Elementary includes nine schools—eight elementary schools and one middle school—with 5,039 students. In 2025–2026, school averages were 64% in English language arts (ELA), 55% in mathematics and 42% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. All nine schools exceeded the state in ELA, eight of nine did so in mathematics, and six of the eight with reported science results were above it. The most important takeaway is that the area performs above state levels overall, but school results vary substantially, especially in mathematics.

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary leads ELA at 80% and science at 62%, while San Onofre Elementary leads mathematics at 76%. Those scores are respectively 18, 23 and 24 points above the other schools’ averages in each subject. At the lower end, James E. Potter Intermediate is the only school below the state in mathematics: its 36% result is 2 points below state and 21 points below the other schools’ average. William H. Frazier Elementary has the lowest reported science result, 31%, while Maie Ellis Elementary has the lowest ELA result, 51%.

From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school averages rose 3 points in ELA and 5 in mathematics, widening their advantage over the state; science rose 1 point, while the state improved faster, narrowing the average advantage. Individual changes differ: Fallbrook STEM Academy gained 14 points in mathematics, while San Onofre’s science result fell 14 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for La Paloma Elementary rose from the 75th to the 87th percentile. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for sy 2024–2025 ranged from 55% at Mary Fay to 90% at STEM; these are context, not explanations for results. Fallbrook Virtual Academy reports strong ELA and mathematics scores, but its enrollment is only 12, so its results may be less stable than those of larger schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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%	$21,003	$1,537	$19,466
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			$20,310	$1,182	$19,128
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%	$21,056	$1,163	$19,893
Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-8	110 Marine Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4050	820	36	22.5	55.2%	363 (44.3%)	71 (8.7%)	280 (34.1%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (11.2%)	92.9	485^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.2	647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%	162	59.7	67.7	62.3	84.4	74.7	84.7	71.9	86.7	73.5	79.6	79.2	66.7	68.1	60.9	55.6	52.9	65.9	91%	0%	$19,556	$1,139	$18,417
San Onofre Elementary	Public	K-8	200 Pate Rd.	San Clemente	92672	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4360	489	24	20.3	63.4%	230 (47.0%)	21 (4.3%)	174 (35.6%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.4%)	95.8	253^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.2	389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%	136	52.8	39.3	46.9	81.8	82.7	80.6	78.8	80.0	64.3	79.1	85.5	82.7	83.3	81.8	60.0	46.4	76.1	98%	0%	$21,812	$1,149	$20,663
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			$12,094	$1,056	$11,038
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%	$21,035	$1,482	$19,553
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%	$19,313	$1,144	$18,169
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)																				$55,399	$1,056	$54,343
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%	$20,319	$1,142	$19,177
Mike Choate Early Childhood Education Center	Public		407 South Mission Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 760-6959				—															(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fallbrook Union High	2.07 mi	3	1134^th
Bonsall Unified	6.59 mi	5	475^th
Vallecitos Elementary	6.61 mi	2	786^th
Bonsall Union Elementary	6.76 mi	4
Vista Unified	8.41 mi	31	823^rd

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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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