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Pacifica

At a glance

351^stof 1,543 California districts▼ 33

Better than 77% of California districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1Grades K-8

375 Reina del Mar Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044-3052·(650) 738-6600·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 77.3% of districts

Schools

2,640

Students

Top rankedVallemar Elementary1146^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ortega Elementary up 202 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sunset Ridge Elementary 19.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Pacifica School District consists of seven public schools serving roughly 2,640 students from kindergarten through 8th grade, with a unique prevalence of K-8 elementary schools and no traditional high school in this data set.

Overall, the district performs well above state averages, with Vallemar Elementary and Ocean Shore Elementary standing out as top academic performers, leading in math/science and English proficiency respectively. The sole middle school, Ingrid B. Lacy Middle, also ranks above average, while the small Pacifica Independent Home Study program offers an alternative with very low student-teacher ratios.

Parents should note a significant performance gap at Sunset Ridge Elementary, which has substantially lower test scores and much higher chronic absenteeism than other district schools. While most schools show consistent quality, performance can vary by grade level within a school, and the transition to middle school presents common challenges like increased absenteeism.

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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)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-8	601 Crespi Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6660	524	23	22.4	13.5%	265 (50.6%)	1 (0.2%)	127 (24.2%)	45 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.2%)	67.3	1723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.6%		75.1	1366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.7%	357	33.8	59.2	43.9	65.0	38.3	59.5	57.8	52.5	61.2	55.6	50.0	56.7	54.1	44.4	52.5	49.0	51.6			$17,119	$15,736	$1,383
Ocean Shore Elementary	Public	K-8	411 Oceana Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6650	368	17	21.9	16.6%	119 (32.3%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.0%)	88 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	70 (19.0%)	76.9	1291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.8	1209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.4%	82	61.9	38.2	51.3	40.0	67.4	76.2	53.9	53.9	61.1	59.7	60.0	67.4	59.5	26.9	46.2	55.9	55.1			$17,958	$16,610	$1,348
Vallemar Elementary	Public	K-8	377 Reina del Mar Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6655	500	21	23.9	15.6%	202 (40.4%)	3 (0.6%)	137 (27.4%)	68 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (17.8%)	80.4	1146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.4%		78.4	1225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	79	52.8	58.3	55.5	56.9	70.2	69.8	47.7	55.6	60.4	61.3	70.7	71.6	50.9	40.9	48.2	62.5	59.6			$17,322	$15,920	$1,402
Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	348	18	19.3	41.7%	67 (19.3%)	7 (2.0%)	131 (37.6%)	81 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.0%)	33.8	3663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		33.6	3633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	30	25.9		25.9	22.4	41.4	33.3				32.4	36.2	35.1	31.5				34.3	97.0	98.0	$20,075	$18,174	$1,901
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle	Public	6-8	1427 Palmetto Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6665	484	24	19.8	19.0%	168 (34.7%)	10 (2.1%)	140 (28.9%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.5%)	72.5	630^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.2%		78.8	508^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.7%	122		36.5	36.5				56.9	56.9	55.0	56.2				55.4	47.2	46.5	49.8			$17,940	$16,468	$1,472
Ortega Elementary	Public	K-5	1283 Terra Nova Blvd.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	404	19	21.2	13.6%	204 (50.5%)	2 (0.5%)	77 (19.1%)	43 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	73 (18.1%)	69.5	1624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.9	1826^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.9%	202	44.1		44.1	43.6	54.1	54.2				50.9	59.3	59.0	50.9				56.3			$19,928	$18,046	$1,882
Pacifica Independent Home Study	Public	K-8	1283 Terra Nova Blvd	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6670	12	1	12.5	58.3%	4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$29,164	$28,338	$826

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jefferson Union High	1.18 mi	6	513^th
San Francisco Unified	2.88 mi	127	679^th
San Bruno Park Elementary	3.02 mi	5	581^st
South San Francisco Unified	3.63 mi	17	675^th
Cabrillo Unified	3.78 mi	7	714^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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