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Pacific Rim Elementary

Public Grades K-5

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Rim Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 642 students in the coastal Carlsbad Unified district, consistently ranking among the very best in California.

The school stands out for its exceptional and consistent academic results, currently ranked 70th out of over 5,800 elementary schools statewide. What truly differentiates Pacific Rim is its remarkable effectiveness with every group of students; for example, it is ranked #1 in the state for military-connected students and in the top percentile for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and those in special education. This demonstrates a school-wide culture of success that benefits all learners. While the student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than at some neighboring schools like Kelly Elementary, Pacific Rim achieves superior academic outcomes, suggesting highly effective teaching practices.

Compared to other schools in the region, Pacific Rim's excellence is notable. It significantly outperforms other Carlsbad Unified schools such as Jefferson Elementary and rivals the ranking of El Camino Creek Elementary in Encinitas Union Elementary. The school also achieves these top-tier results with mid-range per-student spending within its district, indicating efficient use of resources. With strong attendance and high proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects, Pacific Rim Elementary represents a model of sustained educational excellence.

642

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,946

Per pupil spending ?

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Camino de las Ondas
Carlsbad, CA 92011-3400

(760) 331-6200

District: Carlsbad Unified

Students who attend Pacific Rim Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aviara Oaks Middle
High:	Carlsbad High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Carlsbad Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg65%

California avg41%

70^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Carlsbad Unified

156^th of 1,543Carlsbad 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	98.0	70 of 5857	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	60 of 5869	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	48 of 5859	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	121 of 5883	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	10 of 5789	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	11 of 5662	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	12 of 5692	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.7	16 of 5614	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	99.0	21 of 5611	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.5	86 of 5530	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	33 of 5390	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	95.6	81 of 5377	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	96.2	68 of 5314	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.8	66 of 5193	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.8	201 of 5113	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	364 of 5113	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	360 of 4818	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	93.8	283 of 4822	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	94.0	279 of 4809	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.0	32 of 1205	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	180 of 1190	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	229 of 1154	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	26 of 1149	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	2 of 1071	99.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.4	23 of 2227	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	64 of 2585	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	20 of 2128	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	90 of 5597	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	100 of 5612	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	52 of 5609	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	101 of 5635	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	7 of 5492	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	17 of 5413	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	13 of 5107	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	83 of 5107	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	34 of 5087	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	26 of 5084	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	10 of 4963	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	24 of 4830	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	48 of 5460	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	35 of 5517	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	21 of 5363	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	95 of 5264	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	8 of 5173	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	12 of 5084	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	60 of 5628	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	45 of 5643	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	51 of 5638	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	136 of 5663	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	23 of 5510	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	9 of 5431	99.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 153	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	2 of 118	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	8 of 130	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	74 of 718	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	187 of 670	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	21 of 669	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	41 of 610	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	19 of 445	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	4 of 339	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	23 of 2847	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	27 of 2635	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	69 of 2420	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	88 of 2598	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	35 of 2651	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	45 of 2661	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	143 of 2726	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	7 of 2834	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	7 of 2737	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, May 3, 2019

Exceptional teachers and staff and great families make Pac Rim so wonderful. Our kids look forward to and want to go to school every day. That says it all. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, September 23, 2018

The staff is top notch, unbelievably caring and dedicated. 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)	% MMR (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pacific Rim Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Camino de las Ondas	Carlsbad	92011	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%)	98	70^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	60^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	10	72.5	72.5	87.3	91.4	89.0		89.2	90.8	80.0	78.9		83.5	93.8			95.8		95.8	$22,946	$22,508	$438
Aviara Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6000	612	25	24.4	22.1%	343 (56.0%)	9 (1.5%)	123 (20.1%)	64 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (11.6%)	96	241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.5	123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	118	65.5	65.5	76.3	80.4	85.1		81.2	79.2	76.6	80.1		78.8							$23,250	$22,812	$438
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	4885 Kelly Dr.	Carlsbad	92008	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%)	96.4	202^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	96.6%		95.3	319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	117	78.2	78.2	80.8	73.9	84.6		80.0	82.2	79.7	76.9		79.6	96.8						$27,973	$27,602	$371
Capri Elementary	Public	K-6	941 Capri Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4360	613	25	24.5	26.1%	338 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	194 (31.6%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.1%)	86	878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		89.5	726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	152	47.0	47.0	60.0	67.1	73.8	64.5	66.4	66.3	69.4	61.9	65.6	65.8							$21,735	$21,304	$431
Poinsettia Elementary	Public	K-5	2445 Mica Rd.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6500	481	22	22.3	28.9%	237 (49.3%)	4 (0.8%)	136 (28.3%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	95.9	243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.3	135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	108	62.5	62.5	82.4	89.4	75.0		82.4	88.0	83.3	70.3		81.0							$25,822	$25,384	$438
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3743 Jefferson St.	Carlsbad	92008	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%)	65.1	1832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.7%		62	1981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.2%	149	44.1	44.1	48.7	49.2	59.1		52.3	54.1	47.5	42.7		48.3	91.7	96.7	95.0	95.0	93.3	95.0	$28,149	$27,150	$999
El Camino Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Paseo Aliso	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 943-2051	409	16	25.5	5.1%	306 (74.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.2%)	98.2	58^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.6	203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	145	72.2	72.2	89.3	85.3	85.7	89.3	87.4	91.1	96.7	76.7	80.0	85.2							$22,157	$21,796	$361
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	1905 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	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%)	95.2	310^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		97.2	146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.5%	164	64.8	64.8	77.7	74.8	81.8		77.9	82.4	75.7	78.4		78.6	95.7	95.7	95.7	97.1	95.7	97.1	$21,470	$21,032	$438
La Costa Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	6889 El Fuerte St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2121	725	31	23.6	17.1%	470 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	131 (18.1%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.0%)	91.4	586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		91.3	622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	36	61.3	61.3	71.0	68.6	74.5		71.4	78.0	66.7	69.5		71.4	95.6				97.1		$24,852	$24,276	$576
Paul Ecke-Central Elementary	Public	K-6	185 Union St.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4323	569	25	22.7	27.1%	326 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	170 (29.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.8%)	84.3	946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.6	1172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	226	55.8	55.8	67.1	63.2	64.9	62.7	64.4	67.1	59.8	59.7	58.7	61.3							$23,208	$22,536	$672

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Rim Elementary

Is Pacific Rim Elementary a good school?

Yes! Pacific Rim Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 70^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Pacific Rim Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Pacific Rim Elementary.

What district is Pacific Rim Elementary in?

Carlsbad Unified

What schools do graduates of Pacific Rim Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific Rim Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aviara Oaks Middle
High : Carlsbad High

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Rim Elementary?

Students at Pacific Rim Elementary are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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