Carmel Creek Elementary

Carmel Creek Elementary, a cozy elementary school in San Diego, California, operated by Solana Beach Elementary, teaches 317 students, covering grades K through 3. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Carmel Creek Elementary sits 32% below that benchmark.

Solana Beach Elementary comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,619 students; Carmel Creek Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Carmel Creek Elementary records that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 14% of students at Carmel Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carmel Creek Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.0%; actual is 87.3%, +16.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Carmel Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Solana Pacific Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carmel Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carmel Creek Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 79.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carmel Creek Elementary has ticked down 5%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 44% to 29%. Class-load math has rose: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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