Carlsbad Seaside Academy

Carlsbad Seaside Academy sits in Carlsbad, California, and is classified as a combined-grade school. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 38 students. Average enrollment for combined schools in California is about 602, so this school runs 94% smaller than that.

Carlsbad Unified is responsible for 16 schools, Carlsbad Seaside Academy included, with 10,678 students in all.

At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Carlsbad Seaside Academy combined. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of San Diego County residents are White.

The school reports 2.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.0 students per teacher. For comparison, combined schools in California average 18.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 34% of students. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.

County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.

Of nearby public schools, Carlsbad Village Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 2020-21 the school reported 820 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 38. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.4:1 in 2020-21 to 17.0:1 in 2024-25.

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