Del Mar Hills Elementary

Set in Del Mar, California, Del Mar Hills Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, one of the schools within Del Mar Union Elementary. It teaches 224 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Del Mar Hills Elementary sits 52% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in Del Mar Union Elementary (3,496 students total), Del Mar Hills Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Del Mar Hills Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 21% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Del Mar Hills Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.9%; this one delivers 77.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Diego County shows median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Del Mar Hills Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Solana Highlands Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Del Mar Hills Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Del Mar Hills Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.2%.

Del Mar Hills Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 224 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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