Total enrollment
4,298
-618 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Encinitas Union Elementary
California · 4,298 students · 2 cities
For a California district, Encinitas Union Elementary runs a compact public-school system: 9 schools and roughly 4,298 students (9 elementary).
4-year change in Encinitas Union Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Encinitas Union Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #47 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,298 | #291 of 587 | #2,258 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #252 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #525 of 587 | #8,924 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 19.2% | #528 of 587 | #7,476 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #279 of 530 | #2,491 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 Encinitas Union Elementary
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from El Camino Creek Elementary at 84.7% proficient to Ocean Knoll Elementary at 58.6%, a gap of 26.1 points. That is the 254th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,345 to 4,298 students (down 20%) and from 213 to 181 full-time teachers (down 15%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capri Elementary | Encinitas | Elementary | KG-06 | 613 |
| Paul Ecke-Central Elementary | Encinitas | Elementary | KG-06 | 569 |
| La Costa Heights Elementary | Carlsbad | Elementary | KG-06 | 552 |
| Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary | Carlsbad | Elementary | KG-06 | 520 |
| Ocean Knoll Elementary | Encinitas | Elementary | KG-06 | 479 |
| Park Dale Lane Elementary | Encinitas | Elementary | KG-06 | 424 |
| El Camino Creek Elementary | Carlsbad | Elementary | KG-06 | 409 |
| Flora Vista Elementary | Encinitas | Elementary | KG-06 | 377 |
| Mission Estancia Elementary | Carlsbad | Elementary | KG-06 | 355 |
About Encinitas Union Elementary
Encinitas Union Elementary is a thinly populated California school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 4,298.
Average enrollment per school in Encinitas Union Elementary is about 478, meaningfully below the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 13%: 4,916 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,298 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Encinitas Union Elementary discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.