Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 92672

Elementary schools in ZIP code 92672 include four schools: three serving kindergarten through grade 5 and San Onofre Elementary, which serves kindergarten through grade 8. The 2025–26 results show a wide spread: the highest-to-lowest gap is 43 points in English language arts (ELA), 40 in math and 38 in science. The clearest area-wide takeaway is that Clarence Lobo Elementary is below the state in all three subjects, while the other three schools are above it.

San Onofre leads in all-grades ELA and math, with 79% proficient in each subject when rounded, compared with the other schools’ average of 55% in ELA and 52% in math. Its lead holds in grades 3–5, the grades shared by all four schools. Concordia Elementary leads in science at 66%, 13 points above San Onofre and 38 points above Clarence Lobo. Clarence Lobo has the lowest results: 36% in ELA, 36% in math and 28% in science; those scores are 13, 2 and 8 points below the state, respectively. San Onofre’s all-grades results include grades 6–8, so they are not directly comparable to the K–5 schools’ totals.

The area’s four-school averages moved closer to state averages from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the lead narrowed from 14 to 12 points in ELA, 23 to 20 in math and 15 to 11 in science. Individual results varied: Concordia science rose 10 points, while San Onofre science fell 14; Clarence Lobo’s ELA and math fell 11 and 8 points. SchoolDigger ranks San Onofre 252nd of 5,804 schools (96th percentile, 5 stars) and Concordia 474th (92nd percentile, 5 stars); Las Palmas is 1,711th (71st percentile, 4 stars), and Clarence Lobo 3,394th (42nd percentile, 2 stars). For context, all four report free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) for 2024–25: 63% at San Onofre, 54% at Clarence Lobo, 49% at Las Palmas and 26% at Concordia. Student–teacher ratios range from 20.3 at San Onofre to 26.6 at Concordia.