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Park Dale Lane Elementary

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Park Dale Lane Elementary ranks 1166 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Park Dale Lane Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 424 students in the high-performing Encinitas Union Elementary district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and outperforming California state averages in all academic subjects.

While the school is strong by statewide standards, it performs below the average for its own exceptional district, particularly when compared to top-tier neighbors like El Camino Creek Elementary and Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary. This difference is seen alongside a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds compared to most other schools in the district, a profile it shares most closely with nearby Ocean Knoll Elementary. The school has made excellent progress improving student attendance, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism since 2022.

Performance varies by grade, with sixth graders excelling in English and the school showing a relative strength in science. However, there are notable performance gaps between different student subgroups, and scores for economically disadvantaged students have shown recent volatility. With mid-range per-student spending for the area, the school's resources and student-teacher ratio are favorable. The stark contrast with the exceptionally high-spending R. Roger Rowe Elementary in the adjacent Rancho Santa Fe Elementary district highlights how educational resources and outcomes can differ dramatically even between nearby communities.

424

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,669

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Park Dale Ln.
Encinitas, CA 92024-4324

(760) 944-4344

District: Encinitas Union Elementary

Students who attend Park Dale Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Crest Middle
High:	La Costa Canyon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Encinitas Union Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg68%

California avg41%

1,166^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Encinitas Union Elementary

129^th of 1,543Encinitas 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	79.7	1166 of 5857	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	993 of 5869	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	1198 of 5859	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	1203 of 5883	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	1128 of 5789	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	1163 of 5662	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	1107 of 5692	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	1324 of 5614	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	1025 of 5611	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.8	1727 of 5530	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	1906 of 5390	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	1508 of 5377	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	1342 of 5314	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.6	1366 of 5193	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	1117 of 5113	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	1127 of 5113	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	692 of 4818	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	87.8	600 of 4822	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	760 of 4809	84.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.2	282 of 2227	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	535 of 2585	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	350 of 2128	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	1003 of 5597	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	722 of 5612	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	793 of 5609	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1365 of 5635	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	838 of 5492	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	1007 of 5413	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3450 of 5107	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3207 of 5107	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3307 of 5087	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	2115 of 5084	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	1381 of 4963	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	1648 of 4830	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3651 of 5460	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	1502 of 5517	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	2574 of 5363	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	2001 of 5264	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	1914 of 5173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	3269 of 5084	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	1289 of 5628	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	1211 of 5643	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1592 of 5638	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	1149 of 5663	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	1361 of 5510	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	1295 of 5431	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	654 of 2420	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	940 of 2598	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	768 of 2651	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	910 of 2661	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	923 of 2726	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	898 of 2834	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	901 of 2737	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)73rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Wonderful programs have developed past years that has really created a GREAT learning environment for our children Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 11, 2019

Such a warm and caring environment for my children -- we have been very happy with our experience here. It has been great to see my kids' skills progress while also cultivating a love of reading and learning. The PTA is super active and raises the funds for the science program which is top notch. In addition the TRAC (Teambuilding, Regulation, Awareness, and Communication) program teaches the students kindness and good citizenship. It is a truly special place 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)							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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Park Dale Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Park Dale Ln.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4344	424	20	21.2	24.5%	270 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (22.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.3%)	79.7	1166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		84	993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	173	59.7		59.7	54.2	62.3	64.5	72.2			62.7	52.8	63.9	50.0	55.6			55.4	$25,669	$25,448	$221
Flora Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1690 Wandering Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4329	377	15	25.1	13.3%	253 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.9%)	88.1	769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.9%		92.1	566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.4%	203	61.4		61.4	53.7	74.2	77.1	71.0			70.6	51.2	79.0	60.0	66.1			65.1	$27,392	$26,766	$626
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Calle Acervo	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 943-2000	520	22	23.6	6.5%	386 (74.2%)	6 (1.2%)	52 (10.0%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.0%)	95.4	299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.3	322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	23	62.4		62.4	78.5	83.6	83.5	74.4			79.9	80.0	77.9	70.2	76.8			75.9	$23,486	$23,048	$438
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	657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.4	616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	41	55.2		55.2	70.8	83.9	72.4	74.5			75.8	79.2	72.6	51.7	57.5			65.1	$28,278	$27,656	$622
Ocean Knoll Elementary	Public	K-6	910 Melba Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4351	479	19	25.2	37.0%	235 (49.1%)	1 (0.2%)	187 (39.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	76.7	1300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.7	1127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	173	44.3		44.3	64.1	58.1	63.3	58.4			60.9	62.5	57.5	50.6	48.1			54.3	$23,299	$22,824	$475
JCS - Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter	K-8	539 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Mountain Oaks District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-4989	255	16	16.2	25.9%	165 (64.7%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	22 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.5%)	86.3	861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.3%		82.6	1050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	189	58.6	54.6	56.9	45.8	70.4	79.3	74.4	84.9	77.3	73.0	54.2	59.3	65.5	79.1	87.5	63.6	70.1	$28,453	$28,194	$259
Ada W. Harris Elementary	Public	3-6	1508 Windsor Rd.	Cardiff by the Sea	92007	San Diego County	Cardiff Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-5894	382	17	22.4	11.0%	244 (63.9%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (14.4%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (18.1%)	91.6	570^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.8	645^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	75	55.3		55.3	70.1	79.5	75.3	84.0			77.5	75.9	67.0	54.1	77.7			68.8	$25,962	$25,858	$104
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
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%)	94.7	360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		95.4	311^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	49	66.7		66.7	75.0	79.6	77.7	85.2			79.6	69.2	71.3	73.8	82.5			74.3	$24,419	$23,620	$799
R. Roger Rowe Elementary	Public	K-5	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	316	22	14.1	5.4%	220 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (11.7%)	28 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	98	72^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	58^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	14	80.4		80.4	80.7	85.9	87.5				84.6	85.7	89.1	83.9				86.3	$83,882	$83,228	$654

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Dale Lane Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Park Dale Lane Elementary?

Students at Park Dale Lane Elementary are 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Park Dale Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Park Dale Lane Elementary.

What district is Park Dale Lane Elementary in?

Encinitas Union Elementary

Is Park Dale Lane Elementary a good school?

Park Dale Lane Elementary ranks 1166^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Park Dale Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Park Dale Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Crest Middle
High : La Costa Canyon High

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