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Del Mar Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Del Mar, and parts of San Diego.

Del Mar’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Students
3,496
Schools
9
Spent per student
$23,146
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Debt
$160.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Del Mar Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 50 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $160.9M, about $46,027 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Del Mar 3,858

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Del Mar. Grade by grade →

K–69 schoolsThis district
7–85 middle schoolsSan Dieguito Union High School District
9–124 high schoolsSan Dieguito Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency83%
State average 33.1% · 2,380 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 46.7% · 2,355 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at San Dieguito Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,146 per student · 9% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 87%State 11%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,894’21
3,748’22
3,662’23
3,496’24

Down 10.2% since 2021–22.

Students
White 41%Asian 38%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 10%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Carmel Del Mar Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
562 students22:1
Sage Canyon
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
457 students19:1
Ocean Air
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
450 students20:1
Torrey Hills
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
389 students18:1
Sycamore Ridge
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
386 students18:1
Pacific Sky
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
368 students22:1
Ashley Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
367 students20:1
Del Mar Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Del Mar
293 students18:1
Del Mar Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Del Mar
224 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Grossmont Union High School DistrictEl Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove
$20,908per student
Sweetwater Union High School DistrictChula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach
$16,482per student
Escondido Union High School DistrictEscondido, Poway
$21,430per student
San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSolana Beach
$15,720per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.