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Pacific Sky

Public Grades K-6

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific Sky is a top-ranked K-6 elementary school serving 368 students in the affluent coastal community of Del Mar, part of the high-performing Del Mar Union Elementary district in San Diego.

The school consistently ranks in the top 3% of all California elementary schools, with over 80% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science—far exceeding state averages. What truly sets Pacific Sky apart is its remarkable consistency and balanced excellence; while some nearby schools like Solana Ranch Elementary or Adobe Bluffs Elementary may show stronger performance in one subject, Pacific Sky maintains elite results across the board. Furthermore, it boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%, which is less than half the district average and a key indicator of strong student engagement and family support.

Perhaps the most compelling insight is the "Pacific Sky Advantage" for supporting all students. The school achieves a 98th percentile statewide ranking for its low-income students, outperforming district peers like Ashley Falls Elementary in this area, despite having a higher percentage of such students. This demonstrates exceptionally effective support systems. Within its competitive district and compared to top schools in neighboring districts like Solana Beach Elementary and Poway Unified, Pacific Sky stands out for its stable, year-over-year excellence and its proven ability to help every student group thrive.

368

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,049

Per pupil spending ?

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6631 Solterra Vista Pkwy.
San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 755-9301

District: Del Mar Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

50.5%

White:

28.8%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2023 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg82%

California avg41%

167^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Del Mar Union Elementary

32^nd of 1,543Del Mar Union Elementary 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	96.8	167 of 5857	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	389 of 5869	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	141 of 5859	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	154 of 1203	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	283 of 1205	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	158 of 1190	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	281 of 5597	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	464 of 5612	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	145 of 5609	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	95 of 5460	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	111 of 5628	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	335 of 5643	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	206 of 5638	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	416 of 2598	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	813 of 2651	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	743 of 2661	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics80%+43 vs state

Science78%+46 vs state

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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 (2024)
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 Sky	Public	K-6	6631 Solterra Vista Pkwy.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9301	368	17	21.6	11.1%	106 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.4%)	186 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.6%)	96.8	167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.5	389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	222	78.2	78.2	75.0	73.6	88.5	84.3	81.2	82.7	77.4	80.8	80.4	80.3							$21,049	$321	$20,728
Solana Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	13605 Pacific Highlands Ranch	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-6600	482	22	21.9	6.4%	143 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	228 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.3%)	97.5	118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.6	112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	6	76.2	76.2	88.0	74.6	84.3	93.3	85.5	90.7	73.4	82.1	92.1	85.0							$21,022	$416	$20,606
Sycamore Ridge	Public	K-6	5333 Old Carmel Valley Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1060	386	21	18.2	26.7%	142 (36.8%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.7%)	148 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	93.8	411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.3	490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	79	69.2	69.2	71.9	71.9	74.6	77.3	74.1	72.9	79.3	70.8	73.1	73.9							$19,917	$321	$19,596
Deer Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	13455 Russet Leaf Ln.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-6064	354	17	21.1	10.2%	97 (27.4%)	6 (1.7%)	33 (9.3%)	177 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	96.4	208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.4	223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	15	80.9	80.9	80.0	74.3	87.2		79.7	85.3	76.1	87.2		82.1							$20,830	$1,024	$19,806
Adobe Bluffs Elementary	Public	K-5	8707 Adobe Bluffs Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-8403	586	28	20.7	13.8%	133 (22.7%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.4%)	289 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	105 (17.9%)	97.2	134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.5	215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	81	68.4	68.4	92.9	91.9	78.5		88.0	92.9	89.5	68.4		84.0							$17,678	$613	$17,065
Park Village Elementary	Public	K-5	7930 Park Village Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-5621	671	30	22.5	8.8%	176 (26.2%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (9.4%)	357 (53.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.8%)	96.6	185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	42	78.3	78.3	78.0	80.7	81.0		79.9	79.1	86.0	78.3		81.2	94.6	95.5	97.3	95.5	94.6	94.6	$17,984	$524	$17,460
Ashley Falls Elementary	Public	K-6	13030 Ashley Falls Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 259-7812	367	19	19.8	6.8%	172 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.0%)	119 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	94.3	375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		93	503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	128	63.8	63.8	77.6	76.3	74.5	73.1	75.6	80.6	74.4	83.0	69.2	76.6							$24,052	$321	$23,731
Willow Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	14727 Via Azul	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6300	701	33	21.4	14.1%	256 (36.5%)	9 (1.3%)	104 (14.8%)	239 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (13.1%)	96.8	171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.1	251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	80	75.8	75.8	80.6	72.6	87.6		80.8	83.3	80.4	83.7		82.6	97.3			97.3	98.0	97.3	$17,249	$666	$16,583
Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	8944 Twin Trails Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-2950	428	20	21.1	14.5%	148 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (14.5%)	156 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.1%)	91.7	565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	81	60.5	60.5	69.0	77.5	77.6		75.1	70.7	78.9	59.2		69.3							$19,203	$592	$18,611
Solana Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-6	6570 El Apajo	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4700	334	16	20.8	12.3%	154 (46.1%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (12.9%)	84 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.0%)	97.2	138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.1	340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	202	69.2	69.2	92.2	82.5	84.6	78.3	84.7	96.1	77.5	81.5	71.7	82.2							$23,321	$416	$22,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Sky

What district is Pacific Sky in?

Del Mar Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Sky?

Students at Pacific Sky are 51% Asian, 29% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Pacific Sky a good school?

Yes! Pacific Sky is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 167^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Pacific Sky?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Pacific Sky.

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