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Fallbrook Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Fallbrook and Camp Pendleton Mainside.

Fallbrook’s School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts

Students
5,042
Schools
10
Spent per student
$20,960
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$18.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fallbrook Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of California districts
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.7M, about $3,700 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BFallbrook 32,112BCamp Pendleton Mainside 9,501

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fallbrook. Grade by grade →

K–64 schoolsThis district
7–8James E. Potter IntermediateThis district
9–12Fallbrook HighFallbrook Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.1% · 3,030 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 46.7% · 3,007 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 88% at Fallbrook 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
$20,960 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 56%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,754’20
4,920’21
4,978’22
5,124’23
5,042’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 65%White 25%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oceanside
820 students23:1
Live Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fallbrook
C−
717 students24:1
Fallbrook STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fallbrook
600 students23:1
Maie Ellis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fallbrook
560 students22:1
William H. Frazier Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fallbrook
514 students23:1
La Paloma Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fallbrook
499 students22:1
San Onofre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · San Clemente
489 students20:1
Fallbrook Virtual Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fallbrook
12 students
Santa Margarita Academy
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fallbrook
3 students6:1
James E. Potter Intermediate
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fallbrook
828 students22:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.