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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	Distance	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
Kelly Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-5	4885 Kelly Dr.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5800	449	22	19.9	20.9%	270 (60.1%)	8 (1.8%)	72 (16.0%)	32 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.5%)	95.8	251^st of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.4	202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%	49	74.0		74.0	73.1	75.7	82.2				76.9	84.6	77.0	79.5				80.4	≥ 98%		$27,973	$27,602	$371
Magnolia Elementary	1.2mi	Public	K-5	1905 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5600	488	20	24.4	21.1%	344 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (17.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	95.9	248^th of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		95.2	310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%	62	69.1		69.1	82.7	76.3	80.0				79.6	81.3	80.4	74.1				78.2	≥ 98%		$21,470	$21,032	$438
Jefferson Elementary	1.6mi	Public	K-5	3743 Jefferson St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5500	471	23	20.2	54.4%	185 (39.3%)	11 (2.3%)	224 (47.6%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	61.8	2002^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	65.6%		65.1	1832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%	170	38.7		38.7	39.1	61.2	53.2				51.3	51.6	58.2	35.5				48.7	98%	0%	$28,149	$27,150	$999
Hope Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-5	3010 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5900	659	30	21.9	27.2%	365 (55.4%)	3 (0.5%)	163 (24.7%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	96 (14.6%)	91.7	557^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.4%		90.6	624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%	67	73.4		73.4	78.6	62.0	83.0				73.7	75.9	68.6	64.9				70.0	97%	0%	$22,859	$22,420	$439
Calavera Hills Elementary	2.1mi	Public	K-5	4100 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6300	441	20	22.0	45.1%	194 (44.0%)	2 (0.5%)	181 (41.0%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	86.5	838^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.7	1089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%	251	60.3		60.3	55.3	68.2	73.4				65.1	67.1	76.9	59.4				67.8	97%	0%	$24,897	$24,040	$857
Buena Vista Elementary	2.4mi	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5400	281	12	23.4	39.9%	139 (49.5%)	4 (1.4%)	97 (34.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	94.4	384^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.4	632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%	248	65.1		65.1	76.9	77.1	73.8				76.1	86.5	75.0	67.4				76.9	≥ 95%		$35,099	$34,658	$441
Pacific Rim Elementary	2.5mi	Public	K-5	1100 Camino de las Ondas	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6200	642	26	24.6	17.4%	410 (63.9%)	3 (0.5%)	106 (16.5%)	54 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	96.9	146^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.5%		98	70^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%	76	73.8		73.8	82.7	78.1	86.7				82.3	86.4	79.0	77.4				80.9	≥ 98%		$22,946	$22,508	$438
South Oceanside Elementary	3.4mi	Public	K-5	1806 South Horne St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 435-2100	487	18	27.0	65.7%	175 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (50.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.9%)	53.5	2411^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.6%		43.1	2998^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.8%	587	26.6		26.6	61.4	57.8	34.6				50.7	51.4	57.8	23.1				43.4	96%	0%	$21,690	$20,634	$1,056
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	3.4mi	Public	K-5	260 Cedar Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8442	744	28	26.5	42.3%	274 (36.8%)	8 (1.1%)	354 (47.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	87.3	787^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.9	887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%	100	52.8		52.8	71.8	74.0	71.1				72.3	75.2	68.3	49.6				64.1	≥ 99%		$21,336	$20,340	$996
Bella Mente Montessori Academy	3.5mi	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	35.6	3537^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.2%		54.5	2340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%	1197	14.8	19.4	17.2	64.7	33.3	39.3	34.4	53.1	46.9	44.8	58.8	20.0	15.4	18.8	34.4	22.6	28.5	≥ 98%

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