Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENCINITAS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061275009537
Mission Estancia Elementary
3330 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA 92009 · (760) 943-2004 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
45 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
75.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
65.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.6% | 31.2% | 13.5% | 10.7% |
| Math | 41.9% | 23.3% | 20.9% | 13.9% |
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 | 75.8% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 62.9% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 67.2% |
| 2018-19 | 80.6% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 80.5% | 75.4% |
| 2016-17 | 79.9% | 80.7% |
| 2015-16 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Mission Estancia Elementary
Mission Estancia Elementary's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Estancia Elementary this school | 355 | 12.7% | 70.1% |
| Harbor View Elementary Corona Del Mar | 344 | 12.2% | 77.8% |
| White Oak Elementary Westlake Village | 365 | 14.8% | 77.5% |
| William Brooks Elementary El Dorado Hills | 372 | 12.6% | 68.8% |
| Roy O. Andersen Elementary Newport Beach | 353 | 9.3% | 81.3% |
| Silva Valley Elementary El Dorado Hills | 416 | 10.6% | 73.3% |
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 Mission Estancia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #646 of 5,151 | #79 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #824 of 5,172 ▼ 126 | #100 of 393 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #454 of 5,172 ▲ 154 | #54 of 393 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,674 of 5,116 | #186 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #4,226 of 5,915 | #336 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,311 of 5,352 | #135 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #2,661 of 5,354 | #269 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #5,402 of 5,625 | #416 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.9% | #390 of 3,837 | #20 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
355
-441 (-55%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 858
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 355 | 16 | 22.2:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 36 | 22.1:1 | 9% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | N/A | N/A | 5% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 858 | 35 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Estancia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (529 to 355); teachers down 24% (21 to 16).
About Mission Estancia Elementary
Federal records list Mission Estancia Elementary as an elementary school in Carlsbad, California. It reports enrollment of 355 students in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 24% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Encinitas Union Elementary has a total of 9 schools and 4,298 students, Mission Estancia Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Mission Estancia Elementary, about 67 are White. It is also 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Asian. San Diego County's residents are about 48% White, 19 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mission Estancia Elementary scores 51%.
Classroom staffing at Mission Estancia Elementary totals 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 13% of students (45) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Mission Estancia Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 72.1% at Mission Estancia Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Diego County show that median household income comes to about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Among nearby public schools, La Costa Heights Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 70.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21 the school reported 796 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 355. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
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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 Encinitas Union Elementary
- Capri ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Paul Ecke-Central ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- La Costa Heights ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Olivenhain Pioneer ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Ocean Knoll ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Park Dale Lane ElementaryElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Carlsbad
- Carlsbad HighHigh · 2,336 students
- La Costa Canyon HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Sage Creek HighHigh · 1,289 students
- Aviara Oaks MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Valley MiddleMiddle · 807 students
- Carrillo ElementaryElementary · 725 students
Nearby schools
- La Costa Heights Elementary0.6 mi · 552
- La Costa Canyon High0.7 mi · 1,774
- Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary0.7 mi · 520
- Diegueno Middle0.9 mi · 737
- El Camino Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 409
- Flora Vista Elementary1.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Estancia ElementaryHow many students attend Mission Estancia Elementary?
Mission Estancia Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mission Estancia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mission Estancia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mission Estancia Elementary have?
Mission Estancia Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Mission Estancia Elementary?
Student demographics at Mission Estancia Elementary are roughly 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Mission Estancia Elementary?
Mission Estancia Elementary is overseen by Encinitas Union Elementary in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.