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Schools in Elfin Forest

Elfin Forest’s public schools

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District and San Dieguito Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elfin Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
91%
2021–22
Math proficiency
84%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 26% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · San Dieguito Union High
Students per teacher
23.2
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
12,444 students on the public path
In brief

Elfin Forest’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elfin Forest’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. R. Roger Rowe Elementary places highest (better than 98%); R. Roger Rowe Middle lowest (94%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elfin Forest, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5R. Roger Rowe Elementaryin Rancho Santa FeA+
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Elfin Forest

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District91%
State average 46.7% · 430 students tested
Math · K–8, Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District84%
State average 33.1% · 425 students tested
Reading · 7–12, San Dieguito Union High School District77%
State average 46.7% · 5776 students tested
Math · 7–12, San Dieguito Union High School District66%
State average 33.1% · 5701 students tested

Elfin Forest vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Elfin Forest’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elfin Forest—Rancho Santa Fe Elementary K–8 · San Dieguito Union High 7–12
San MarcosA−San Marcos Unified K–12 · San Dieguito Union High 7–12 · Escondido Union High 9–12

Every school in Elfin Forest

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Elfin Forest’s schools

Are Elfin Forest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elfin Forest. Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District and San Dieguito Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elfin Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elfin Forest in?

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District and San Dieguito Union High School District.

Where do Elfin Forest kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Torrey Pines High, Canyon Crest Academy, San Dieguito HS Academy and La Costa Canyon High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.