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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Carmel Del Mar Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL MAR UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061074001171
Carmel Del Mar Elementary
12345 Carmel Park Dr., San Diego, CA 92130 · (858) 481-6789 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
59 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
88.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 64.0% | 22.1% | 8.9% | 5.0% |
| Math | 69.9% | 18.5% | 8.0% | 3.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 88.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 85.9% |
| 2022-23 | 84.4% | 85.2% |
| 2021-22 | 88.0% | 87.8% |
| 2018-19 | 88.8% | 88.5% |
| 2017-18 | 89.0% | 86.2% |
| 2016-17 | 87.5% | 86.3% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carmel Del Mar Elementary
Carmel Del Mar Elementary's state test result (86.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Del Mar Elementary this school | 562 | 10.5% | 86.0% |
| Alta Vista Elementary Los Gatos | 584 | 6.8% | 78.7% |
| Cumberland Elementary Sunnyvale | 586 | 9.7% | 79.4% |
| Creekside Elementary San Diego | 585 | 14.4% | 77.7% |
| Russell Ranch Elementary Folsom | 503 | 9.9% | 79.6% |
| Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet San Jose | 491 | 4.7% | 81.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carmel Del Mar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #68 of 5,151 | #8 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #42 of 5,172 ▲ 40 | #3 of 393 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #78 of 5,172 ▲ 43 | #10 of 393 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,563 of 5,116 | #140 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,732 of 5,915 | #125 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,574 of 5,352 | #162 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #1,224 of 5,354 | #117 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #5,457 of 5,625 | #424 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #677 of 1,139 | #52 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
+152 (+37%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 26 | 22.4:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | N/A | N/A | 6% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 2% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmel Del Mar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (527 to 562); teachers up 14% (22 to 25).
About Carmel Del Mar Elementary
Carmel Del Mar Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in San Diego, California. The school counts 562 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Del Mar Union Elementary runs Carmel Del Mar Elementary along with 8 other schools, enrolling 3,496 students in total.
Enrollment at Carmel Del Mar Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 43%. It is also 38% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 12% Asian. Carmel Del Mar Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Carmel Del Mar Elementary, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.5:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 10% of enrollment. That is 44 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
allk12 grades Carmel Del Mar Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Carmel Del Mar Elementary's results are 12.6 points above predicted: 86.0% against 73.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Carmel Del Mar Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
Carmel Valley Middle is located about 0.5 miles from Carmel Del Mar Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carmel Del Mar Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 410 to 562. Students per teacher rose from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 22.5 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Del Mar Union Elementary
- Sage CanyonElementary · 457 students
- Ocean AirElementary · 450 students
- Torrey HillsElementary · 389 students
- Sycamore RidgeElementary · 386 students
- Pacific SkyElementary · 368 students
- Ashley Falls ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Other schools in San Diego
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Henry HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Mira Mesa HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
Nearby schools
- Carmel Valley Middle0.5 mi · 697
- Solana Pacific Elementary0.7 mi · 375
- Carmel Creek Elementary0.8 mi · 317
- Solana Highlands Elementary1.2 mi · 384
- Ocean Air1.2 mi · 450
- Torrey Pines High1.2 mi · 2,536
Frequently asked questions
About Carmel Del Mar ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carmel Del Mar Elementary?
Carmel Del Mar Elementary enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-06.
Is Carmel Del Mar Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carmel Del Mar Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carmel Del Mar Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carmel Del Mar Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carmel Del Mar Elementary?
At Carmel Del Mar Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 43% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Carmel Del Mar Elementary public or private?
Carmel Del Mar Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Del Mar Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.