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Solana Beach Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Solana Beach, and parts of San Diego, Encinitas and Del Mar.

Solana Beach’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Students
2,619
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,796
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$122.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Solana Beach Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $122.6M, about $46,796 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Solana Beach 12,602

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Solana Beach. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsThis district
7–8Earl Warren MiddleSan Dieguito Union High School District
9–124 high schoolsSan Dieguito Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency80%
State average 33.1% · 1,702 students tested
Reading / language arts86%
State average 46.7% · 1,667 students tested

98% 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
$23,796 per student · 12% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 88%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
2,716’20
2,818’21
2,721’22
2,729’23
2,619’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Asian 28%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 13%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Solana Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
482 students22:1
Skyline Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Solana Beach
410 students24:1
Solana Highlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Diego
384 students21:1
Solana Santa Fe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rancho Santa Fe
334 students21:1
Carmel Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · San Diego
317 students23:1
Solana Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Solana Beach
317 students23:1
Solana Pacific Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · San Diego
375 students23:1

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, San Marcos
$21,430per student
San Dieguito Union High School DistrictCarlsbad, San Marcos
$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.