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Aviara Oaks Elementary

Public Grades K-5

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Aviara Oaks Elementary is a K–5 school in Carlsbad, California, serving 612 students in the coastal North County area. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 83% in English language arts (ELA), 80% in math and 66% in science, all above the state and Carlsbad Unified; among the five nearby K–5 schools, it ranked second in each subject.

Math is the school’s strongest subject against state and district results: its 80% proficiency rate was 42 percentage points above the state and 19 above the district. ELA was 34 points above the state and 11 above the district. Science was 30 points above the state, but its six-point lead over the district was the smallest of the three subjects. In the nearby K–5 comparison, Pacific Rim Elementary scored higher than Aviara Oaks in all three subjects, while Aviara Oaks outscored the other three schools. Its fifth-grade math result was a relative weak spot: it ranked fifth among 11 nearby schools with comparable grade-five science results? No—among nearby schools with comparable grade-five math results, it ranked fifth, while its third- and fourth-grade math ranked second.

Scores have edged up since 2024–25, but remain below their 2022–23 levels: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 4 percentage points, math 4 and science 10. SchoolDigger ranked Aviara Oaks 178th of 5,804 schools in 2025–26, at the 97th percentile with five stars; its overall percentile has stayed between 95 and 99 in the supplied history. Its 24.4:1 student–teacher ratio is close to the nearby average, and 22% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with an 18% nearby average. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students rose from the 74th percentile in 2023–24 to the 94th in 2025–26, close to the school’s overall 97th percentile. For multi-racial students, its measure fell from the 95th percentile to the 78th in 2024–25, then recovered to the 86th in 2025–26.

612

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,250

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6900 Ambrosia Ln.
Carlsbad, CA 92009-2430

(760) 331-6000

District: Carlsbad Unified

Students who attend Aviara Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Aviara Oaks Middle
High:	Carlsbad High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

20.1%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Carlsbad Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg65%

California avg42%

179^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Carlsbad Unified

156^th of 1,530Carlsbad 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
2026	96.6	179 of 5817	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	241 of 5857	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	123 of 5869	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	79 of 5859	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	191 of 5883	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	182 of 5789	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	96 of 5662	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	270 of 5692	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	270 of 5614	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	331 of 5611	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	325 of 5530	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	184 of 5390	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	244 of 5377	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	272 of 5314	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	92.0	352 of 5193	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	278 of 5113	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.0	346 of 5113	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	486 of 4818	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	92.8	340 of 4822	92.9%	★★★★★
2004	93.2	317 of 4809	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	78 of 1210	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	86 of 1203	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	311 of 1205	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	18 of 1190	98.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.3	85 of 2227	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	134 of 2585	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	52 of 2128	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	227 of 5581	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	411 of 5597	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	101 of 5612	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	78 of 5609	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	211 of 5635	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	187 of 5492	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	119 of 5413	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	230 of 5094	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	275 of 5107	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	131 of 5107	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	39 of 5087	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	142 of 5084	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	351 of 4963	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	103 of 4830	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	196 of 5423	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	255 of 5460	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	196 of 5517	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	32 of 5363	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	878 of 5264	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	380 of 5173	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	59 of 5084	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	188 of 5603	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	165 of 5628	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	183 of 5643	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	89 of 5638	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	153 of 5663	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	212 of 5510	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	72 of 5431	98.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	4 of 153	97.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	103 of 753	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	159 of 718	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	32 of 670	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	64 of 669	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	27 of 610	95.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	111 of 2927	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	125 of 2847	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	51 of 2635	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	35 of 2420	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	210 of 2536	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	159 of 2598	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	77 of 2651	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	50 of 2661	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	98 of 2726	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	60 of 2834	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	45 of 2737	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Military Connected (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

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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/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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aviara Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	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%)	96.6	179^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.9%		96	241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%	62	66.1	66.1	80.5	80.8	87.3		82.8	86.2	79.8	74.6		80.4	97%	0%	$23,250	$22,812	$438
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%)	95.3	299^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.9	243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%	56	55.2	55.2	84.1	84.9	91.0		86.7	80.0	78.4	74.6		77.7	98%	0%	$25,822	$25,384	$438
Pacific Rim Elementary	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
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%)	81.7	1060^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.8%		86	878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%	182	71.1	71.1	43.0	65.5	77.1	66.3	63.3	53.9	66.7	60.2	53.0	58.6	≥ 98%		$21,735	$21,304	$431
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%)	89.7	673^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.4%		91.4	586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%	87	53.3	53.3	63.5	80.7	69.2		70.8	73.8	80.7	63.6		72.8	96%	0%	$24,852	$24,276	$576
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%)	96.9	155^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.3%		98.2	58^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%	97	58.6	58.6	76.0	83.3	87.9	87.7	84.2	84.0	88.3	79.3	89.0	85.5	≥ 98%		$22,157	$21,796	$361
La Costa Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	3035 Levante St.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4375	552	23	24.0	14.5%	369 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	82 (14.9%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	94.8	342^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.7	360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%	18	79.0	79.0	71.6	72.5	88.4	73.3	77.0	75.6	72.5	79.0	70.0	74.4	≥ 98%		$24,419	$23,620	$799
Carrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2900	725	29	25.0	22.6%	384 (53.0%)	6 (0.8%)	174 (24.0%)	77 (10.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	84.4	942^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	83.8%		90.3	639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%	303	46.3	46.3	71.6	61.7	68.4		67.4	78.5	70.1	52.2		66.1	98%	0%	$24,692	$24,116	$576
Mission Estancia Elementary	Public	K-6	3330 Calle Barcelona	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 943-2004	355	16	22.1	12.7%	239 (67.3%)	5 (1.4%)	40 (11.3%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.3%)	90.8	600^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.7%		90	657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%	57	53.1	53.1	81.0	74.5	78.1	72.4	76.3	88.1	73.6	56.3	60.3	67.7	≥ 95%		$28,278	$27,656	$622
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%)	81.2	1077^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.5%		84.3	946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%	131	50.6	50.6	55.2	65.3	61.0	74.7	63.5	62.5	69.4	45.1	67.1	60.8	≥ 98%		$23,208	$22,536	$672

Frequently Asked Questions about Aviara Oaks Elementary

Is Aviara Oaks Elementary a good school?

Yes! Aviara Oaks Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 179^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Aviara Oaks Elementary?

Students at Aviara Oaks Elementary are 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Aviara Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aviara Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aviara Oaks Middle
High : Carlsbad High

What district is Aviara Oaks Elementary in?

Carlsbad Unified

How many students attend Aviara Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Aviara Oaks Elementary.

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