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Lilac

Q: Is Lilac a good school?

Lilac ranks 3001 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lilac Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 438 students in Valley Center, California, and stands out as a strong performer within the broader Valley Center-Pauma Unified school district.

Academically, Lilac is on a positive trend, with its statewide ranking jumping significantly in the 2024-2025 school year to near the state average. The school notably outperforms other schools in its own district, such as Pauma Elementary and Valley Center Elementary, in English, math, and especially science, where it exceeds the California average. It has also made impressive progress reducing chronic student absences. The school shows particular effectiveness in supporting special education students but faces a significant challenge in serving English Learners.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, Twin Oaks Elementary (in San Marcos Unified) and Reidy Creek Elementary (in Escondido Union) post higher scores, but Lilac achieves its solid results with efficient use of resources, spending less per student than several nearby schools with weaker outcomes, including some local charter schools.

438

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,273

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30109 Lilac Rd.
Valley Center, CA 92082-3318

(760) 751-1042

District: Valley Center-Pauma Unified

Students who attend Lilac usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Center Middle
High:	Valley Center High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

26.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,001^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Valley Center-Pauma Unified

1237^th of 1,543Valley Center-Pauma Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	3001 of 5857	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	4036 of 5869	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3788 of 5859	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2982 of 5883	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	965 of 1417	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	3093 of 5789	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3562 of 5662	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	3709 of 5692	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	3371 of 5614	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.8	2917 of 5611	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.0	1720 of 5530	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	1494 of 5390	72.3%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	1584 of 5377	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	1463 of 5314	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.8	1540 of 5193	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	1112 of 5113	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	1177 of 5113	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	996 of 4818	79.3%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	1046 of 4822	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	51.4	2080 of 4809	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	1123 of 2227	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	132 of 293	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	627 of 2585	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	713 of 2128	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	3063 of 3162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2823 of 3245	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	2867 of 3311	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	487 of 602	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1292 of 3275	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	1522 of 3246	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	2582 of 5597	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	3470 of 5612	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3702 of 5609	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3177 of 5635	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	825 of 1267	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2921 of 5492	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	3315 of 5413	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2817 of 5107	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4154 of 5107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4105 of 5087	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3433 of 5084	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	3061 of 4963	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3727 of 4830	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	2996 of 5460	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4258 of 5517	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4903 of 5363	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3491 of 5264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	997 of 1110	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	3334 of 5173	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3983 of 5084	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3201 of 5628	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4269 of 5643	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3501 of 5638	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2641 of 5663	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	918 of 1272	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	3058 of 5510	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3593 of 5431	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1170 of 2847	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	1159 of 2635	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	919 of 2420	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1426 of 2598	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1575 of 2651	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1808 of 2661	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1776 of 2726	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1777 of 2834	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2164 of 2737	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Worst school my kids have ever attended. No discipline, IEP's are a nightmare, unresponsive staff. Close Quote

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 (2025)	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lilac	Public	K-5	30109 Lilac Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-1042	438	20	21.9	56.4%	115 (26.3%)	5 (1.1%)	277 (63.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	43.1	3001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%		28.8	4036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	1035	39.7		39.7	36.6	39.7	43.8				40.1	38.0	38.4	26.0				34.1						$34,273	$33,106	$1,167
Valley Center Primary	Public	K-2	14249 Fruitvale Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-8282	496	24	20.3	59.7%	104 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	312 (62.9%)	15 (3.0%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)																		97.7	98.3		98.3	98.3	$34,178	$32,388	$1,790
Valley Center Elementary	Public	3-5	28751 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-1631	476	19	25.1	63.9%	97 (20.4%)	4 (0.8%)	294 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	29.5	3995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		28.7	4045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	50	30.2		30.2	26.0	29.6	40.9				32.2	26.0	32.9	21.5				27.0						$31,007	$29,706	$1,301
Pauma Elementary	Public	K-8	33158 Cole Grade Rd.	Pauma Valley	92061	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3741	245	11	22.2	76.7%	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	9.7	5648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.5	5749^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	101	10.8	0.0	7.8	29.6	12.1	16.2	7.7	8.3	14.3	16.2	17.9	2.9	8.1	0.0	16.7	57.1	13.8						$37,429	$35,498	$1,931
Reidy Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2869 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 739-5800	626	33	18.9	49.8%	186 (29.7%)	5 (0.8%)	320 (51.1%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	77.6	1258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		72.2	1489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	231	48.5		48.5	57.0	57.3	68.0				60.7	60.4	57.3	51.6				56.5						$24,423	$23,184	$1,239
North Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2479	517	25	20.3	70.4%	94 (18.2%)	4 (0.8%)	334 (64.6%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	40.3	3194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.5	3152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	42	28.6		28.6	32.5	50.0	37.4				39.2	39.5	50.0	20.0				35.0	97.1	97.1	98.1		98.1	$27,198	$25,958	$1,240
All Tribes Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	34320 Valley Center Rd. Ste. B	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-4375	84	2	41.5	96.4%	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (15.5%)	2.8	5856^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)				0.0						4.6	0.0		0.0				0.0
Vivian Banks Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11800 Pala Mission Rd.	Pala	92059	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3300	71	5	14.2	73.2%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	4.2	5850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		23.1	4571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	1279	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9				2.3	0.0	18.2	0.0				4.7						$50,710	$48,822	$1,888
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2588	648	31	20.9	47.7%	204 (31.5%)	6 (0.9%)	380 (58.6%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.8%)	54	2367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%		57.8	2161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	206	39.6		39.6	31.5	45.1	58.0				45.4	42.7	36.7	47.5				42.5	96.6	96.6	98.0	98.0	97.3	$27,907	$27,010	$897
Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		35.5	3481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	521	26.0		26.0	42.3	42.1	29.9	51.9			40.7	46.0	44.2	29.9	29.1			37.8						$23,123	$21,636	$1,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Lilac

Is Lilac a good school?

Lilac ranks 3001^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lilac?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Lilac.

What is the racial makeup of Lilac?

Students at Lilac are 63% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lilac attend?

Students who attend Lilac usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Center Middle
High : Valley Center High

What district is Lilac in?

Valley Center-Pauma Unified

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