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Hope Elementary

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Hope Elementary ranks 624 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

624^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hope Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 659 students in the coastal community of Carlsbad, part of the high-performing Carlsbad Unified School District.

Academically, Hope is a strong and consistent performer, ranking in the 89th percentile of all California elementary schools, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science. While it ranks third among its five district peers—behind Magnolia Elementary and Kelly Elementary but ahead of Calavera Hills Elementary and Jefferson Elementary—it stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with specialized student groups and its impressive management of chronic absenteeism, which has been cut in half since 2022.

The school demonstrates notable resilience, maintaining its high academic standing even as the number of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has risen. It achieves these outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to some district peers, suggesting efficient use of resources. Parents may want to note a dip in 5th-grade math scores compared to other grades, which the school is likely monitoring. Overall, Hope Elementary is a stable, high-quality school that provides strong support for all its students within a top-tier district.

659

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,859

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3010 Tamarack Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92010-7097

(760) 331-5900

District: Carlsbad Unified

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Calavera Hills Middle
High:	Carlsbad High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg65%

California avg41%

624^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	90.6	624 of 5857	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	648 of 5869	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	730 of 5859	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	660 of 5883	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	732 of 5789	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	647 of 5662	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	90.4	620 of 5692	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	90.0	617 of 5614	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	93.5	412 of 5611	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	695 of 5530	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	953 of 5390	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	89.3	469 of 5377	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.1	632 of 5314	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	87.9	595 of 5193	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	87.7	616 of 5113	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	92.3	392 of 5113	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	324 of 4818	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	89.6	498 of 4822	89.7%	★★★★☆
2004	87.4	616 of 4809	87.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.6	434 of 2227	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	257 of 2585	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	155 of 2128	92.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	678 of 5597	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	536 of 5612	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	840 of 5609	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	825 of 5635	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	918 of 5492	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	577 of 5413	89.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	509 of 5107	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	253 of 5107	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	197 of 5087	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	218 of 5084	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	709 of 4963	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	216 of 4830	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	496 of 5460	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	528 of 5517	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	72.2	1112 of 5363	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	1061 of 5264	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	934 of 5173	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	604 of 5084	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	547 of 5628	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	749 of 5643	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	582 of 5638	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.1	440 of 5663	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	587 of 5510	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	748 of 5431	86.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	22 of 118	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	19 of 140	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	24 of 130	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	231 of 718	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	148 of 670	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	258 of 669	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	216 of 610	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.0	294 of 2635	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	388 of 2420	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	488 of 2598	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	723 of 2651	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	796 of 2661	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	718 of 2726	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	540 of 2834	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	616 of 2737	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)81st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	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%)	90.6	624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.8	648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	24																	60.8		60.8	67.5	81.1	68.6				71.8	73.4	78.9	58.8				70.3							$22,859	$22,420	$439
Calavera Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	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%)	81.7	1089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		83.5	1016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	73																	43.2		43.2	79.6	57.4	67.1				67.5	83.3	59.0	53.4				63.1							$24,897	$24,040	$857
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
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
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Public	K-5	260 Cedar Dr.	Vista	92083	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%)	85.9	887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.7	766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	121																	54.4		54.4	58.5	63.2	70.4				64.1	76.3	65.4	60.8				67.3							$21,336	$20,340	$996
Bella Mente Montessori Academy	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%)	54.5	2340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		38.7	3255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	915																	26.8	22.2	24.7	60.0	34.6	51.2	55.9	62.5	52.8	54.1	57.8	30.8	34.2	29.4	30.8	25.0	35.8	82.5	87.5	90.0	86.3	88.8	90.0
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Kelton Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8400	461	20	22.9	59.0%	162 (35.1%)	9 (2.0%)	225 (48.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	48 (10.4%)	45.3	2870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		53	2399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	471																	34.5		34.5	32.5	50.7	45.2				42.4	34.2	52.2	25.0				36.2	92.9	95.3		94.1	95.3	95.3	$22,709	$21,926	$783
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Buena Vista Way	Carlsbad	92008	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%)	90.4	632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		91.4	610^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	22																	66.1		66.1	69.6	68.4	71.2				69.9	76.1	60.5	67.8				68.5	94.3			94.3			$35,099	$34,658	$441
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
Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	730	31	23.8	81.0%	52 (7.1%)	8 (1.1%)	617 (84.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	22.3	4647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		31.1	3852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	795	16.2	14.5	6.9	12.9	42.7	15.8	29.3	28.7	22.1	23.7	6.9	18.3	5.9	14.7	1.7	8.0	16.4		16.4	31.9	31.0	32.5				31.7	24.6	24.2	16.5				21.9							$22,303	$21,078	$1,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Hope Elementary

Is Hope Elementary a good school?

Hope Elementary ranks 624^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hope Elementary in?

Carlsbad Unified

How many students attend Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Hope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calavera Hills Middle
High : Carlsbad High

What is the racial makeup of Hope Elementary?

Students at Hope Elementary are 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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