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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Costa Meadows Elementary	0.0mi	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%)	89.7	673^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	88.4%		91.4	586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%	87	53.3	53.3	63.5	80.7	69.2		70.8	73.8	80.7	63.6		72.8	96%	0%	$17,578	$576	$17,002
Carrillo Elementary	1.2mi	Public	K-5	2875 Poinsettia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2900	725	29	25.0	22.6%	384 (53.0%)	6 (0.8%)	174 (24.0%)	77 (10.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	84.4	942^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	83.8%		90.3	639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.1%	303	46.3	46.3	71.6	61.7	68.4		67.4	78.5	70.1	52.2		66.1	98%	0%	$17,498	$576	$16,922
Poinsettia Elementary	1.3mi	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%)	95.3	299^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.9	243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%	56	55.2	55.2	84.1	84.9	91.0		86.7	80.0	78.4	74.6		77.7	98%	0%	$17,884	$438	$17,446
La Costa Heights Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	94.8	342^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.7	360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%	18	79.0	79.0	71.6	72.5	88.4	73.3	77.0	75.6	72.5	79.0	70.0	74.4	≥ 98%		$19,515	$799	$18,716
Aviara Oaks Elementary	2.1mi	Public	K-5	6900 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92009	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%)	96.6	179^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.9%		96	241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.9%	62	66.1	66.1	80.5	80.8	87.3		82.8	86.2	79.8	74.6		80.4	97%	0%	$16,598	$438	$16,160
Mission Estancia Elementary	2.2mi	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%)	90.8	600^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.7%		90	657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%	57	53.1	53.1	81.0	74.5	78.1	72.4	76.3	88.1	73.6	56.3	60.3	67.7	≥ 95%		$21,356	$622	$20,734
El Camino Creek Elementary	2.2mi	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%)	96.9	155^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.3%		98.2	58^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.0%	97	58.6	58.6	76.0	83.3	87.9	87.7	84.2	84.0	88.3	79.3	89.0	85.5	≥ 98%		$18,165	$361	$17,804
San Elijo Elementary	2.6mi	Public	K-5	1615 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2600	834	38	22.1	15.9%	510 (61.2%)	7 (0.8%)	163 (19.5%)	64 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.7%)	92	543^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	90.7%		91.2	596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.8%	53	58.3	58.3	82.9	77.9	72.4		77.5	81.7	69.1	61.4		70.0	97%	0%	$19,294	$576	$18,718
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary	2.9mi	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%)	96.3	206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.5%		95.4	299^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.9%	93	72.6	72.6	78.1	87.1	84.9	81.3	82.8	77.3	85.7	78.1	66.3	76.5	≥ 98%		$18,868	$438	$18,430
High Technical Elementary North County	3.1mi	Public, Charter	K-5	1480 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2785	438	18	24.3	50.2%	112 (25.6%)	10 (2.3%)	230 (52.5%)	65 (14.8%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	28.4	4131^st of 5817 public elementary schools	29.0%		28.3	4114^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%	17	25.7	25.7	34.3	28.8	40.5		34.6	35.1	28.8	14.9		26.2	≥ 98%		$16,292	$1,058	$15,234

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