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San Onofre Elementary

Public Grades K-8

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Onofre Elementary is a highly-rated K-8 public school in San Clemente, serving 489 students and operating within the Fallbrook Union Elementary district, which is itself a top-performing district in the state.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide, but what truly differentiates it is its remarkable success with student groups that often face greater challenges. For example, its students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds rank in the 99th percentile in California, a significant achievement compared to nearby schools like Clarence Lobo Elementary and Marblehead Elementary, which serve similar populations but have lower overall rankings. San Onofre also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than both its district and the state average, contributing to its consistent high performance over the past decade.

While the school excels in most areas, particularly in English Language Arts across all grades, there is a noted dip in middle school math proficiency that the school may be working to address. With higher per-student spending than many schools in the neighboring Capistrano Unified district, such as Vista del Mar Elementary, San Onofre demonstrates that effective use of resources can lead to outstanding outcomes, making it a compelling example of educational excellence and equity in the region.

489

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,619

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Pate Rd.
San Clemente, CA 92672-2517

(760) 731-4360

District: Fallbrook Union Elementary

Students who attend San Onofre Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fallbrook High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

35.6%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

389^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

394^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	389 of 5857	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	427 of 5869	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	850 of 5859	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	1180 of 5883	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	798 of 5789	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	540 of 5662	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	357 of 5692	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.8	629 of 5614	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.5	756 of 5611	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	1008 of 5530	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	1208 of 5390	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	1288 of 5377	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	1345 of 5314	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	1422 of 5193	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	1274 of 5113	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	947 of 5113	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	957 of 4818	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.1	803 of 4822	83.3%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	962 of 4809	80.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	523 of 2227	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	645 of 5597	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	614 of 5612	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	1106 of 5609	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	1103 of 5635	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	741 of 5492	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	467 of 5413	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	37 of 5107	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	38 of 5107	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	254 of 5087	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	291 of 5084	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	84 of 4963	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	25 of 4830	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	52 of 5460	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	81 of 5517	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	103 of 5363	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	276 of 5264	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	100 of 5173	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	57 of 5084	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	148 of 5628	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	263 of 5643	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	624 of 5638	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	1216 of 5663	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	908 of 5510	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	595 of 5431	89.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	10 of 153	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	6 of 118	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	16 of 140	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	28 of 130	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	421 of 2420	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	493 of 2598	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	467 of 2651	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	760 of 2661	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	1083 of 2726	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	952 of 2834	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	753 of 2737	72.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	394 of 2761	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	284 of 2783	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	422 of 2781	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	259 of 2740	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	138 of 2508	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	205 of 2497	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	267 of 2477	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	193 of 2379	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.6	196 of 2259	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	115 of 2236	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	78.9	333 of 2179	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	89.5	113 of 2063	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	134 of 2005	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	110 of 1999	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.2	179 of 1804	90.1%	★★★★★
2005	80.1	284 of 1777	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	304 of 1769	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	704 of 2533	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	243 of 2531	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	320 of 2509	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	241 of 2542	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	174 of 2579	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	156 of 2531	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	44 of 2458	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	234 of 2534	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	316 of 2552	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	393 of 2538	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	254 of 2527	89.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	40 of 194	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	27 of 192	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	44 of 197	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	22 of 193	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	331 of 1520	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	242 of 1537	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	468 of 1543	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	394 of 1555	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science61%+29 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 (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 (2025)	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
San Onofre Elementary	Public	K-8	200 Pate Rd.	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4360	489	24	20.3	63.4%	230 (47.0%)	21 (4.3%)	174 (35.6%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.4%)	94.2	389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.1	427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	38	58.5	68.2	61.3	77.4	62.5	86.8	81.6	61.3	86.4	75.9	83.0	75.0	79.3	81.6	25.8	54.6	70.6	97.3			97.3		97.3	$24,619	$23,470	$1,149
Concordia Elementary	Public	K-5	3120 Avenida del Presidente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-3060	533	20	26.6	25.7%	384 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.3%)	90.6	622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.4%		86.2	900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	278	56.2		56.2	85.0	75.8	65.5				75.2	88.8	69.5	57.5				71.4	96.3	96.3			96.3		$15,301	$14,514	$787
Clarence Lobo Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Avenida Vista Montana	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 366-6740	328	16	20.5	54.3%	142 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (37.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.1%)	53.1	2420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		54.7	2305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	115	27.5		27.5	40.0	45.7	54.9				47.5	50.0	45.7	37.3				43.8							$25,300	$24,022	$1,278
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Calle Puente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5333	743	29	25.6	48.9%	284 (38.2%)	4 (0.5%)	389 (52.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	70.1	1598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.7%		58.1	2141^st of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	543	47.0		47.0	49.1	50.4	60.9				53.6	52.7	50.4	57.4				53.6	98.3		98.3		98.3		$16,860	$16,040	$820
Marblehead Flex Academy	Public	K-5	2410 Via Turqueza	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5339	195	8	24.3	43.6%	93 (47.7%)	2 (1.0%)	73 (37.4%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.3%)	45.4	2859^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		47	2733^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	126	21.2		21.2	61.8	45.5	36.4				48.3	45.7	47.8	15.2				35.2							$24,913	$23,622	$1,291
Vista del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Avenue Talega	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5950	692	26	26.6	14.6%	460 (66.5%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (16.3%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.7%)	95.5	286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.3	407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	121	71.6		71.6	76.5	82.8	85.3				81.6	70.4	80.0	75.9				75.7	97.2		98.2				$16,773	$15,986	$787
Truman Benedict Elementary	Public	K-5	1251 Sarmentoso	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 498-6617	602	24	25.0	19.9%	448 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (13.0%)	94.9	339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.6	527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	188	54.4		54.4	80.7	86.7	78.1				81.5	81.7	84.4	79.0				81.5							$18,339	$17,552	$787
Palisades Elementary	Public	K-5	26462 Via Sacramento	Capistrano Beach	92624	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-5942	332	15	22.1	47.9%	181 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (26.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.6%)	80.6	1134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.3	1096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	38	53.7		53.7	65.1	52.3	69.1				62.0	53.5	70.5	58.5				60.9	93.3	96.2	98.1	93.3	94.2	94.2	$21,347	$20,104	$1,243
Capistrano Home/Virtual	Public, Virtual	K-8	32972 Calle Perfecto	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 234-9374	82	5	17.3	31.7%	49 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (19.5%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.4%)								(n/a)		47.5	47.8				76.2	90.9	65.9	72.0				61.9	72.7	43.9	54.0							$27,463	$26,676	$787
Harold Ambuehl Elementary	Public	K-5	28001 San Juan Creek Rd.	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 661-0400	324	14	23.1	35.2%	181 (55.9%)	3 (0.9%)	88 (27.2%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.6%)	75.8	1340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		70.7	1568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.3%	228	51.8		51.8	46.9	51.3	62.5				54.2	65.3	53.9	60.7				60.4	92.0			94.0	96.0	94.0	$18,397	$17,294	$1,103

Frequently Asked Questions about San Onofre Elementary

Is San Onofre Elementary a good school?

Yes. San Onofre Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of San Onofre Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Onofre Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fallbrook High

What is the racial makeup of San Onofre Elementary?

Students at San Onofre Elementary are 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend San Onofre Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended San Onofre Elementary.

What district is San Onofre Elementary in?

Fallbrook Union Elementary

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