Clairemont Canyons Academy

Clairemont Canyons Academy is one of the modestly sized K-5 schools in San Diego, California, overseen by San Diego Unified, with 318 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Clairemont Canyons Academy sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

San Diego Unified runs 174 schools in total, collectively educating 94,828 students. Clairemont Canyons Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Clairemont Canyons Academy lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 26% White, 18% Asian, 14% Black, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Clairemont Canyons Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Clairemont Canyons Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clairemont Canyons Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $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 Clairemont Canyons Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Kavod Charter, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clairemont Canyons Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clairemont Canyons Academy at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 9% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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