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Fallbrook STEM Academy

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Fallbrook STEM Academy ranks 2837 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fallbrook STEM Academy is a public elementary school serving about 600 students in grades K-6 within the generally well-regarded Fallbrook Union Elementary district, though it serves a community with significant economic need, with 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school is on a positive trajectory, having significantly improved its statewide ranking and dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism over the past several years. It shows particular strengths in supporting its English Language Learner and Hispanic student populations, who perform well compared to their peers across California. However, a notable challenge is its performance in the very subjects highlighted in its name: math and science. Test scores in these areas, especially science, lag behind the district average and those of nearby schools like Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary and La Paloma Elementary. There is also a concerning drop in math proficiency as students move into 5th and 6th grade.

An interesting comparison can be made with Maie Ellis Elementary, located just a short distance away, which has a similarly high-needs population but achieves higher test scores and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate. Despite these academic gaps, Fallbrook STEM Academy receives higher per-student funding than most district peers, suggesting resources are being directed toward its improvement efforts and the substantial needs of its student community.

600

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,908

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 West Fallbrook St.
Fallbrook, CA 92028-2108

(760) 731-4000

District: Fallbrook Union Elementary

Students who attend Fallbrook STEM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	James E. Potter Intermediate
High:	Fallbrook High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

White:

11.2%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Fallbrook Union Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,837^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Fallbrook Union Elementary

313^th of 1,543Fallbrook 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	45.9	2837 of 5857	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2565 of 5869	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	2821 of 5859	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	3500 of 5883	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4385 of 5789	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3887 of 5662	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	3100 of 5692	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	3721 of 5614	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	3180 of 5611	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	3028 of 5530	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.7	4538 of 5390	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	4676 of 5377	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	1478 of 2227	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1862 of 2585	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.0	541 of 2128	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	554 of 3162	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	611 of 3245	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	842 of 3311	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	1867 of 3275	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2040 of 3246	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2426 of 5597	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2118 of 5612	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	2443 of 5609	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	2989 of 5635	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3520 of 5492	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	3293 of 5413	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2231 of 5107	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	1859 of 5107	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2099 of 5087	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2766 of 5084	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3835 of 4963	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3069 of 4830	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	2048 of 5460	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	1795 of 5517	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1942 of 5363	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	2759 of 5264	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3578 of 5173	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3205 of 5084	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3084 of 5628	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2876 of 5643	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2992 of 5638	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3737 of 5663	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4637 of 5510	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4133 of 5431	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	904 of 2847	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	473 of 2635	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	870 of 2420	64.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.0	133 of 2661	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	55.4	1306 of 2726	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.2	2625 of 2834	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	2171 of 2737	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)95th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science24%-9 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 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	% 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
Fallbrook STEM Academy	Public	K-6	405 West Fallbrook St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4000	600	26	23.0	90.2%	67 (11.2%)	4 (0.7%)	518 (86.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	45.9	2837^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		49.8	2565^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	272	23.7		23.7	48.2	45.9	53.9	42.3			47.8	43.2	49.4	22.3	19.8			33.5	96.8						$19,908	$1,770	$18,138
Maie Ellis Elementary	Public	K-6	400 West Elder St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4132	560	25	22.3	75.7%	61 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	483 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	55.3	2288^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		45.1	2857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	569	33.3		33.3	49.2	42.7	41.3	57.1			47.1	60.0	50.7	29.3	34.9			43.5	95.7			97.1	95.7		$19,935	$1,087	$18,848
La Paloma Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	499	23	22.1	78.6%	102 (20.4%)	5 (1.0%)	353 (70.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.6%)	80	1156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%		72.3	1484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.7%	328	49.2		49.2	64.1	57.4	69.0	79.1			68.4	63.1	62.9	39.0	47.7			52.9	93.8		93.8		93.8		$20,234	$1,592	$18,642
Fallbrook Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	12	0	35.2	75.0%	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										75.0							56.3							$24,777	$1,054	$23,723
William H. Frazier Elementary	Public	K-6	1835 Gum Tree Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4340	514	23	22.8	82.1%	84 (16.3%)	2 (0.4%)	404 (78.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	53.1	2427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.6%		45.2	2848^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.5%	421	24.7		24.7	48.6	47.3	46.0	60.8			50.5	51.4	40.0	28.7	40.8			39.7	96.8			96.8	96.8	96.8	$20,431	$1,618	$18,813
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1978 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4430	717	30	23.9	68.6%	204 (28.5%)	15 (2.1%)	427 (59.6%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.3%)	69.2	1642^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.3	1863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	221	41.4		41.4	57.0	49.0	53.5	67.9			57.3	56.0	40.6	38.4	61.6			49.9	95.5	97.0		97.0	95.5		$19,504	$1,437	$18,067
Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-8	110 Marine Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4050	820	36	22.5	55.2%	363 (44.3%)	71 (8.7%)	280 (34.1%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (11.2%)	90.2	647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		91.3	621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.4%	26	62.3	59.5	61.4	76.8	65.2	66.7	81.8	80.0	73.0	72.8	73.2	66.3	61.5	74.6	68.0	52.8	66.9	98.0					98.0	$19,472	$1,461	$18,011
Bonsall Elementary	Public	K-5	31555 Old River Rd.	Bonsall	92003	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-5205	949	39	24.1	44.8%	407 (42.9%)	6 (0.6%)	353 (37.2%)	44 (4.6%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	118 (12.4%)	61.1	2013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.8	1647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	366	38.8		38.8	50.0	52.1	55.9				52.7	55.8	39.0	37.5				44.3	94.2	97.1	96.0	94.8	96.5	96.0	$14,984	$629	$14,355
Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	195	9	21.6	81.0%	26 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	164 (84.1%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	2693^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.0%		45.1	2856^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	163	32.0	25.0	28.3	61.5	43.5	29.2	42.3	57.9	46.4	45.1	33.3	39.1	36.0	46.2	21.1	10.7	30.9							$21,609	$1,237	$20,372
Bonsall West Elementary	Public	K-6	5050 El Mirlo Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-8001	383	17	22.1	38.1%	173 (45.2%)	6 (1.6%)	120 (31.3%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	76.6	1307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		78.5	1221^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	86	44.1		44.1	53.0	62.8	61.0	78.4			62.0	66.7	51.0	42.4	67.6			56.3							$17,078	$529	$16,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Fallbrook STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Fallbrook STEM Academy?

Students at Fallbrook STEM Academy are 86% Hispanic, 11% White.

What schools do graduates of Fallbrook STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend Fallbrook STEM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : James E. Potter Intermediate
High : Fallbrook High

What district is Fallbrook STEM Academy in?

Fallbrook Union Elementary

How many students attend Fallbrook STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Fallbrook STEM Academy.

Is Fallbrook STEM Academy a good school?

Fallbrook STEM Academy ranks 2837^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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