Total enrollment
3,496
+1,562 (+81%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Del Mar Union Elementary
California · 3,496 students · 2 cities
Within Del Mar Union Elementary, 9 public K-12 schools serve about 3,496 students, an average of 388 per school.
4-year change in Del Mar Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
+3 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Del Mar Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #9 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,496 | #330 of 587 | #2,777 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #250 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #112 of 587 | #8,243 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 10.3% | #564 of 587 | #7,936 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #99 of 530 | #728 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Del Mar Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Ocean Air at 90.3% proficient to Sycamore Ridge at 73.4%, a gap of 16.9 points. That is the 352nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,451 to 3,128 students (down 30%) and from 192 to 162 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Del Mar Elementary | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 562 |
| Sage Canyon | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 457 |
| Ocean Air | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 450 |
| Torrey Hills | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 389 |
| Sycamore Ridge | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 386 |
| Pacific Sky | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 368 |
| Ashley Falls Elementary | San Diego | Elementary | KG-06 | 367 |
| Del Mar Heights Elementary | Del Mar | Elementary | KG-06 | 293 |
| Del Mar Hills Elementary | Del Mar | Elementary | KG-06 | 224 |
About Del Mar Union Elementary
Del Mar Union Elementary is a small California school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 3,496.
On a per-school basis, Del Mar Union Elementary runs about 388 students per school, 33% lower than the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,496 students, expanded 81% from the 1,934 reported in SY 2020-21. Del Mar Union Elementary now counts 9 public schools, up from 6 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Del Mar Union Elementary discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.