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What do you wish you knew before starting at La Paloma Elementary?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLBROOK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061350001541
La Paloma Elementary
300 Heald Ln., Fallbrook, CA 92028 · (760) 731-4220 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
392 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
La Paloma Elementary→James E. Potter Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Fallbrook Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.4pp since 2014
Math
52.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.6% | 26.8% | 17.5% | 14.1% |
| Math | 26.3% | 26.6% | 21.2% | 25.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 53.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.3% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.5% | 46.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.5% | 48.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.1% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like La Paloma Elementary
La Paloma Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paloma Elementary this school | 499 | 78.6% | 59.6% |
| Alice Shaw Elementary Santa Maria | 530 | 76.4% | 33.2% |
| Elmer Wood Elementary Atwater | 514 | 76.3% | 43.5% |
| James M. Burchfield Primary Colusa | 430 | 78.4% | 37.0% |
| Mesa Verde Elementary Oakdale | 529 | 81.7% | 18.1% |
| Dena Boer Elementary Salida | 444 | 79.3% | 40.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where La Paloma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,139 of 5,151 | #125 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,411 of 5,172 ▼ 97 | #154 of 393 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #828 of 5,172 ▲ 265 | #101 of 393 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.4pp | #101 of 5,116 | #3 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #2,442 of 5,915 | #185 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,317 of 5,352 | #137 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #3,112 of 5,354 | #302 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #2,318 of 5,625 | #115 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #3,324 of 3,837 | #234 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
499
+60 (+14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 22.5 | 22.2:1 | 79% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 23.9 | 21.9:1 | 79% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 24.5 | 20.1:1 | 76% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 72% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 22.5 | 23.3:1 | 73% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 67% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 74% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 862 | 33 | 26.1:1 | 51% (440) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 30 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Paloma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (525 to 499); teachers unchanged (22.5 to 22.5).
About La Paloma Elementary
La Paloma Elementary is an elementary school in Fallbrook, California, according to federal school records. The school serves 499 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Fallbrook Union Elementary is the local district for La Paloma Elementary. It runs 10 schools with 5,042 students.
A majority of students at La Paloma Elementary, 71%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 20% White and 6% multiracial. San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at La Paloma Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Teacher staffing is 22.5 full-time equivalents, or about 22.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for La Paloma Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for La Paloma Elementary is +26.1 points, in the top 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.6%, and the predicted rate is 33.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
Fallbrook Virtual Academy is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, La Paloma Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, La Paloma Elementary went from 439 students to 499. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.9:1 to 22.2:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fallbrook Union Elementary
- James E. Potter IntermediateMiddle · 828 students
- Mary Fay Pendleton ElementaryElementary · 820 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Fallbrook STEM AcademyElementary · 600 students
- Maie Ellis ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- William H. Frazier ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other schools in Fallbrook
- Fallbrook HighHigh · 1,853 students
- James E. Potter IntermediateMiddle · 828 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Fallbrook STEM AcademyElementary · 600 students
- Maie Ellis ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- William H. Frazier ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other La Paloma Elementary schools
One other US public school is named La Paloma Elementary. La Paloma Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- La Paloma Elementary SchoolSAN BENITO, TX · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Fallbrook Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 12
- William H. Frazier Elementary0.8 mi · 514
- James E. Potter Intermediate1.1 mi · 828
- Maie Ellis Elementary1.2 mi · 560
- Santa Margarita Academy1.2 mi · 3
- Fallbrook STEM Academy1.2 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About La Paloma ElementaryHow many students attend La Paloma Elementary?
La Paloma Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does La Paloma Elementary serve?
La Paloma Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at La Paloma Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at La Paloma Elementary.
What is the student diversity at La Paloma Elementary?
Student demographics at La Paloma Elementary are roughly 20% White, 71% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees La Paloma Elementary?
La Paloma Elementary is overseen by Fallbrook Union Elementary in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.