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El Camino Creek Elementary

Public Grades K-6

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Camino Creek Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school with about 409 students in Carlsbad, part of the highly-regarded Encinitas Union Elementary district, consistently performing in the top 1% of all California elementary schools.

The school's excellence is broad and consistent, with over 85% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly outperforming district and state averages. It stands out even among other high-performing local schools like Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary and Aviara Oaks Elementary, particularly in its exceptional support for students with special needs, who have ranked among the very best in the state. Furthermore, student engagement is high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.3%, which is much lower than most nearby schools and the state average.

This success appears to be the result of a strong, effective system, as the school achieves these outstanding results with a student-teacher ratio and per-student spending similar to other schools. The performance is remarkably consistent across all grade levels and student groups, and the school showed strong resilience through recent challenging years, maintaining its elite status where some others saw dips.

409

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,908

Per pupil spending ?

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7885 Paseo Aliso
Carlsbad, CA 92009-9028

(760) 943-2051

District: Encinitas Union Elementary

Students who attend El Camino Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Crest Middle
High:	La Costa Canyon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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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 (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Encinitas Union Elementary

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg68%

California avg41%

58^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.2	58 of 5857	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	203 of 5869	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	189 of 5859	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	264 of 5883	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	415 of 5789	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	203 of 5662	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	153 of 5692	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.4	117 of 5614	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.9	196 of 5611	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	123 of 5530	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	59 of 5390	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	96.2	56 of 5377	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.3	119 of 5314	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.2	92 of 5193	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	97.1	72 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	96.4	139 of 5113	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.1	102 of 4818	97.9%	★★★★★
2005	97.0	105 of 4822	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	97.2	118 of 4809	97.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	80 of 2227	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	91 of 2585	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	126 of 2128	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	43 of 5597	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	123 of 5612	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	196 of 5609	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	372 of 5635	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	480 of 5492	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	183 of 5413	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	114 of 5628	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	336 of 5643	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	184 of 5638	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	200 of 5663	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	364 of 5510	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	234 of 5431	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	25 of 718	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	161 of 669	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	4 of 2420	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	109 of 2598	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	220 of 2651	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	217 of 2661	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	256 of 2726	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	495 of 2834	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	253 of 2737	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)100th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+39 vs state

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

Science72%+40 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)	% DTP (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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			$16,908	$611	$16,297
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			$17,657	$809	$16,848
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			$19,205	$911	$18,294
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			$19,343	$853	$18,490
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			$16,718	$652	$16,066
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			$17,186	$675	$16,511
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			$15,253	$284	$14,969
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	$16,972	$1,014	$15,958
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			$17,634	$469	$17,165
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			$14,431	$424	$14,007

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Creek Elementary?

Students at El Camino Creek Elementary are 75% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is El Camino Creek Elementary in?

Encinitas Union Elementary

Is El Camino Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes! El Camino Creek Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 58^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend El Camino Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended El Camino Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of El Camino Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Camino Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Crest Middle
High : La Costa Canyon High

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