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La Costa Heights Elementary

Public Grades K-6

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Costa Heights Elementary is a highly-rated K-6 public school with about 550 students in Carlsbad, part of the top-performing Encinitas Union Elementary School District.

The school consistently earns top marks, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide, with particular strengths in preparing sixth graders for middle school and in science instruction. It stands out for its exceptional support for all students, achieving remarkably high rankings for Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged subgroups. While nearby El Camino Creek Elementary ranks slightly higher, La Costa Heights achieves its excellent results while serving a more economically diverse student population and spending a mid-range amount per student, indicating efficient use of resources.

La Costa Heights shows impressive consistency, maintaining a 5-star rating for over a decade, and has made significant recent progress in improving student attendance. When compared to high-performing schools in neighboring districts like Poinsettia Elementary in Carlsbad Unified, it remains very competitive. Overall, it is a stable and high-achieving school that successfully supports a wide range of learners within its community.

552

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,419

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3035 Levante St.
Carlsbad, CA 92009-8331

(760) 944-4375

District: Encinitas Union Elementary

Students who attend La Costa Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Crest Middle
High:	La Costa Canyon High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg68%

California avg41%

360^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	94.7	360 of 5857	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	311 of 5869	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	305 of 5859	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	396 of 5883	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	225 of 5789	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	183 of 5662	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	288 of 5692	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	428 of 5614	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	323 of 5611	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	331 of 5530	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	409 of 5390	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	374 of 5377	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	441 of 5314	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	503 of 5193	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	477 of 5113	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	94.8	235 of 5113	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	93.9	273 of 4818	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	195 of 4822	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	96.3	161 of 4809	96.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	103 of 2227	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	106 of 2585	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	87 of 2128	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	294 of 5597	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	353 of 5612	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	328 of 5609	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	516 of 5635	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	252 of 5492	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	236 of 5413	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	122 of 5107	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	169 of 5107	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	79 of 5087	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	177 of 5084	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	35 of 4830	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	402 of 5460	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	125 of 5517	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	948 of 5363	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	335 of 5264	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	617 of 5173	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	703 of 5084	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	438 of 5628	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	316 of 5643	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	296 of 5638	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	319 of 5663	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	194 of 5510	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	179 of 5431	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	273 of 718	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	303 of 670	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	89 of 2847	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	149 of 2635	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	148 of 2420	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	312 of 2598	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	251 of 2651	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	346 of 2661	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	418 of 2726	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	214 of 2834	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	219 of 2737	92.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science67%+34 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 (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 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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	$24,852	$24,276	$576
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
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
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			$23,250	$22,812	$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%)	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			$21,735	$21,304	$431
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%)	95.9	243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.3	135^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	108	62.5	62.5	82.4	89.4	75.0		82.4	88.0	83.3	70.3		81.0			$25,822	$25,384	$438

Frequently Asked Questions about La Costa Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of La Costa Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Costa Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Crest Middle
High : La Costa Canyon High

What district is La Costa Heights Elementary in?

Encinitas Union Elementary

Is La Costa Heights Elementary a good school?

Yes. La Costa Heights Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Costa Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended La Costa Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Costa Heights Elementary?

Students at La Costa Heights Elementary are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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