Capri Elementary

Capri Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Encinitas, California, operated by Encinitas Union Elementary, works with 613 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 32% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Capri Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Encinitas Union Elementary, a district that educates 4,298 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Capri Elementary shows that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at Capri Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Capri Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.0%; this one delivers 66.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Capri Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paul Ecke-Central Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Capri Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Capri Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 73.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Capri Elementary has declined 14%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 55% across the same window.

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