Cardiff Elementary

Cardiff Elementary, a modestly sized elementary-level community in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, run under Cardiff Elementary, works with 259 students, covering grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Cardiff Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Cardiff Elementary, a district that works with 641 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cardiff Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cardiff Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Cardiff Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ada W. Harris Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cardiff Elementary.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cardiff Elementary's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 259). The White share of enrollment decreased from 71% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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