Total enrollment
2,640
-361 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Pacifica
California · 2,640 students · 1 city
Pacifica's footprint covers 8 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,640 (an average of 330 per school).
4-year change in Pacifica
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pacifica ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #137 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,640 | #386 of 587 | #3,619 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #338 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #271 of 587 | #8,611 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 19.3% | #527 of 587 | #7,470 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #24 of 530 | #186 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 Pacifica
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Vallemar Elementary at 58.9% proficient to Sunset Ridge Elementary at 32.4%, a gap of 26.5 points. That is the 249th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,111 to 2,640 students (down 15%) and from 129 to 123 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo Elementary | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-08 | 524 |
| Vallemar Elementary | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-08 | 500 |
| Ingrid B. Lacy Middle | Pacifica | Middle | 06-08 | 484 |
| Ortega Elementary | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-05 | 404 |
| Ocean Shore Elementary | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-08 | 368 |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 |
| Pacifica Independent Home Study | Pacifica | Elementary | KG-08 | 12 |
| Linda Mar Educational Center | Pacifica | Combined | M-M | · |
About Pacifica
Across 8 schools, Pacifica educates about 2,640 students in California. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, Pacifica comprises 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 330 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 12%: 3,001 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,640 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Pacifica discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.