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R. Roger Rowe Elementary

Public Grades K-5

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

R. Roger Rowe Elementary is a top-ranked public K-5 school serving 316 students in the affluent community of Rancho Santa Fe, California, operating within the highly-rated Rancho Santa Fe Elementary district.

The school consistently performs in the top 1% of California elementary schools, with recent proficiency rates near 85% in English and Math, far exceeding state averages. It stands out for its exceptional support for all learners, having been ranked #1 in the state for its Special Education students. With a low student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and per-student spending significantly higher than neighboring schools, R. Roger Rowe Elementary operates with considerable resources. While its academic results are elite, they are closely matched by some nearby schools like Solana Ranch Elementary and Solana Santa Fe Elementary in the Solana Beach Elementary district, which achieve similar excellence with less funding and larger class sizes.

An interesting point for parents to note is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which, at 12.5%, is higher than that of its immediate high-performing peers, though still below the state average. The school is part of a remarkable geographic cluster of excellent elementary schools in North San Diego County, including those in the Poway Unified and Encinitas Union Elementary districts. Its decade-long record of top-tier performance and specific success with diverse student groups confirms its status as one of California's most consistently outstanding public elementary schools.

316

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,494

Per pupil spending ?

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5927 La Granada
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-0809

(858) 756-1141

District: Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R. Roger Rowe Middle
High:	Torrey Pines High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg83%

California avg41%

72^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 1,543Rancho Santa Fe 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	98.0	72 of 5857	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	58 of 5869	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	59 of 5859	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	30 of 5883	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	35 of 1417	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	82 of 5789	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	159 of 5662	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	94 of 5692	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	199 of 5614	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	102 of 5611	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	95.1	105 of 5530	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	95.5	57 of 5390	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	95.3	107 of 5377	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.0	135 of 5314	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.7	177 of 5193	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	97.2	69 of 5113	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	97.5	79 of 5113	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	97.3	89 of 4818	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	97.1	97 of 4822	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	97.6	92 of 4809	98.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.6	10 of 2128	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	37 of 5597	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	59 of 5612	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	88 of 5609	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	27 of 5635	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	64 of 1267	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	80 of 5492	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	134 of 5413	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	7 of 5084	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	123 of 4963	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	307 of 4830	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	119 of 5628	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	65 of 5643	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	55 of 5638	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	58 of 5663	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	10 of 1272	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	100 of 5510	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	177 of 5431	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	1 of 2420	100.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	41 of 2598	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	63 of 2651	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	42 of 2661	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	15 of 2726	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	89 of 2834	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	118 of 2737	95.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2023)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science80%+48 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Enrollment has declined because the quality of the school has gone downhill. Hiring of friends and family results in poorly qualified teachers and staff. Administrative staff are very overpaid compared to counterparts in similar schools. The elementary principal had little experience before the school and is not trained. Our opinion is that there were a lot of administrative mistakes and problems which were blamed on individual children. The board does nothing to hold administrators and teachers accountable. Don't be fooled by the well funded marketing campaign of the foundation. Talk to the families who moved out of this district or to private school - there are plenty to be found. 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)					% Completely Immunized (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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$36,494	$1,518	$34,976
Solana Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-6	6570 El Apajo	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4700	334	16	20.8	12.3%	154 (46.1%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (12.9%)	84 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.0%)	97.2	138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.1	340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	202	69.2	69.2	92.2	82.5	84.6	78.3	84.7	96.1	77.5	81.5	71.7	82.2						$23,321	$416	$22,905
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
Solana Vista Elementary	Public	K-3	780 Santa Victoria Ave.	Solana Beach	92075	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-3700	317	14	22.6	22.7%	208 (65.6%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (24.3%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)			75.0				75.0	71.3				71.3						$24,625	$614	$24,011
Willow Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	14727 Via Azul	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6300	701	33	21.4	14.1%	256 (36.5%)	9 (1.3%)	104 (14.8%)	239 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (13.1%)	96.8	171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.1	251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	80	75.8	75.8	80.6	72.6	87.6		80.8	83.3	80.4	83.7		82.6	97.3		97.3	98.0	97.3	$17,249	$666	$16,583
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
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-6	606 Lomas Santa Fe Dr.	Solana Beach	92075	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-3600	410	17	24.1	17.8%	256 (62.4%)	2 (0.5%)	91 (22.2%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.4%)	94.8	348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.8	279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	69	60.8	60.8	88.9	79.0	84.2	83.2	82.7	88.9	73.7	60.8	78.5	72.5						$22,156	$537	$21,619
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
Del Sur Elementary	Public	K-5	15665 Paseo Del Sur	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6200	891	37	23.9	9.1%	371 (41.6%)	7 (0.8%)	83 (9.3%)	331 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (10.7%)	95.6	279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		97	169^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	110	61.1	61.1	79.9	84.5	78.5		80.9	81.9	84.5	72.1		79.2	96.2	97.9	98.4			$14,858	$637	$14,221
Solana Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	13605 Pacific Highlands Ranch	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-6600	482	22	21.9	6.4%	143 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	228 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.3%)	97.5	118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.6	112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	6	76.2	76.2	88.0	74.6	84.3	93.3	85.5	90.7	73.4	82.1	92.1	85.0						$21,022	$416	$20,606

Frequently Asked Questions about R. Roger Rowe Elementary

What schools do graduates of R. Roger Rowe Elementary attend?

Students who attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : R. Roger Rowe Middle
High : Torrey Pines High

How many students attend R. Roger Rowe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended R. Roger Rowe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of R. Roger Rowe Elementary?

Students at R. Roger Rowe Elementary are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

Is R. Roger Rowe Elementary a good school?

Yes! R. Roger Rowe Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 72^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is R. Roger Rowe Elementary in?

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary

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