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Solana Santa Fe Elementary

Public Grades K-6

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Solana Santa Fe Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 334 students in the affluent Rancho Santa Fe community, operating within the highly-ranked Solana Beach Elementary district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools, with students significantly outperforming state averages in all subjects. What truly sets Solana Santa Fe apart is its exceptional effectiveness in supporting all students, including those from low-income families and those in special education, who rank in the state's 99th and 96th percentiles, respectively. Furthermore, the school has achieved a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from 15% to just 2.3% in recent years, a rate far better than the state and district averages.

While surrounded by other excellent schools like Solana Ranch Elementary and R. Roger Rowe Elementary, Solana Santa Fe distinguishes itself through balanced academic excellence and consistent performance across all grade levels. It maintains this high standard as part of an elite district, demonstrating that factors beyond funding, such as teaching quality and curriculum, are key drivers of its success as a reliable and well-rounded neighborhood school.

334

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,321

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6570 El Apajo
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067-8940

(858) 794-4700

District: Solana Beach Elementary

Students who attend Solana Santa Fe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Earl Warren Middle
High:	Torrey Pines High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

Asian:

25.1%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Solana Beach Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg82%

California avg41%

138^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Solana Beach Elementary

25^th of 1,543Solana Beach 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	97.2	138 of 5857	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	340 of 5869	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	238 of 5859	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	272 of 5883	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	249 of 5789	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	262 of 5662	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	232 of 5692	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	248 of 5614	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	264 of 5611	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	237 of 5530	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	197 of 5390	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	272 of 5377	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	94.5	169 of 5314	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.4	78 of 5193	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	95.2	172 of 5113	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	96.6	124 of 5113	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.3	91 of 4818	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	97.2	95 of 4822	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.5	303 of 4809	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	25 of 1203	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	313 of 1205	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	16 of 1190	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	306 of 5597	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	529 of 5612	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	327 of 5609	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	342 of 5635	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	402 of 5492	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	272 of 5413	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	36 of 5460	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	87 of 5628	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	192 of 5643	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	281 of 5638	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	221 of 5663	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	172 of 5510	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	402 of 5431	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	117 of 2847	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	254 of 2598	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	618 of 2651	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	483 of 2661	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	391 of 2726	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	429 of 2834	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	179 of 2737	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

Science69%+37 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)	% 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
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
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
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 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
Pacific Sky	Public	K-6	6631 Solterra Vista Pkwy.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9301	368	17	21.6	11.1%	106 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.4%)	186 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.6%)	96.8	167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.5	389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	222	78.2	78.2	75.0	73.6	88.5	84.3	81.2	82.7	77.4	80.8	80.4	80.3						$21,049	$321	$20,728
Sycamore Ridge	Public	K-6	5333 Old Carmel Valley Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-1060	386	21	18.2	26.7%	142 (36.8%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.7%)	148 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	93.8	411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.3	490^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	79	69.2	69.2	71.9	71.9	74.6	77.3	74.1	72.9	79.3	70.8	73.1	73.9						$19,917	$321	$19,596
Ashley Falls Elementary	Public	K-6	13030 Ashley Falls Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 259-7812	367	19	19.8	6.8%	172 (46.9%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.0%)	119 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	94.3	375^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		93	503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	128	63.8	63.8	77.6	76.3	74.5	73.1	75.6	80.6	74.4	83.0	69.2	76.6						$24,052	$321	$23,731
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
Adobe Bluffs Elementary	Public	K-5	8707 Adobe Bluffs Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-8403	586	28	20.7	13.8%	133 (22.7%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.4%)	289 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	105 (17.9%)	97.2	134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.5	215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	81	68.4	68.4	92.9	91.9	78.5		88.0	92.9	89.5	68.4		84.0						$17,678	$613	$17,065
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Solana Santa Fe Elementary

What schools do graduates of Solana Santa Fe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Solana Santa Fe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Earl Warren Middle
High : Torrey Pines High

Is Solana Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Yes! Solana Santa Fe Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 138^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Solana Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Solana Santa Fe Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Solana Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Solana Santa Fe Elementary are 46% White, 25% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

What district is Solana Santa Fe Elementary in?

Solana Beach Elementary

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