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Fallbrook Union High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Fallbrook, Camp Pendleton Mainside and Rainbow.

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

Students
1,996
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,578
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$37M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fallbrook Union High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $37M, about $18,527 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BFallbrook 32,112BCamp Pendleton Mainside 9,501BRainbow 2,029

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fallbrook. Grade by grade →

K–64 schoolsFallbrook Union Elementary School District
7–8James E. Potter IntermediateFallbrook Union Elementary School District
9–12Fallbrook HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 459 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 46.7% · 464 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 86.2% · 510 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$21,578 per student · 2% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 47%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,149’20
2,125’21
2,093’22
2,061’23
1,996’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%White 22%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Fallbrook High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fallbrook
B+
1,853 students21:1
Oasis High (Alternative)
High · Grades 9–12 · Fallbrook
A−
74 students18:1
Ivy High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Fallbrook
C−
69 students10:1

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.