Marblehead Elementary

As a low-enrollment primary school in San Clemente, California, Marblehead Elementary hosts 195 students from grades K through 5, operated by Capistrano Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 58 schools in Capistrano Unified (40,251 students total), Marblehead Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marblehead Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 11% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Marblehead Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Marblehead Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marblehead Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 42.2%, a residual of -11.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marblehead Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).

Nearest neighbor: San Clemente High, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marblehead Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marblehead Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Marblehead Elementary's enrollment has declined 48% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 195). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 47% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 28.9:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.