Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pala

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Mission San Antonio de Pala - 01-DPhoto: Dysepsion · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Pala

Pala’s public schools

Bonsall Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pala. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 18% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.3
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
2,203 students on the public path
In brief

Pala’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pala’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Bonsall High places highest (better than 87%); Bonsall High lowest (87%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pala, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bonsall High. See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Pala; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

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 Pala, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Norman L. Sullivan Middlein BonsallNo scores
9–12Bonsall Highin BonsallA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bonsall Unified School District.

The district

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

Bonsall Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,274 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 21.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,437CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 46.7% · 1202 students tested
Math43%
State average 33.1% · 1207 students tested

Pala vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pala—Bonsall Unified

Every school in Pala

5 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).

Also serving Palain other towns
Bonsall Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bonsall
949 students24:1Rate it →
Bonsall West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Oceanside
383 students22:1Rate it →
Norman L. Sullivan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bonsall
529 students22:1Rate it →
Bonsall High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bonsall
A
342 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Vivian Banks Charter
Elementary · Grades K–5
Charter
71 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pala’s schools

Are Pala’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pala. Bonsall Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pala. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pala in?

Bonsall Unified School District.

Where do Pala kids go to high school?

Bonsall High.

Parents talk

What Pala families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pala → They have their own page.

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.