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Which teacher or staff member at Paloma Elementary deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488010068
Paloma Elementary
660 Camino Magnifico, San Marcos, CA 92069 · (760) 290-2199 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
238 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 169 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (169) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
76.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.9pp since 2014
Math
73.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.7% | 30.2% | 14.8% | 8.3% |
| Math | 44.2% | 29.1% | 17.4% | 9.4% |
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 | 76.9% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 76.6% |
| 2022-23 | 69.9% | 67.8% |
| 2021-22 | 72.9% | 70.3% |
| 2018-19 | 80.2% | 71.9% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 63.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.0% | 62.9% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Paloma Elementary
Paloma Elementary's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Elementary this school | 758 | 31.4% | 75.0% |
| Temecula Luiseno Elementary Temecula | 738 | 31.4% | 61.2% |
| Red Bank Elementary Clovis | 788 | 33.5% | 71.5% |
| Chaparral Elementary Claremont | 648 | 29.6% | 64.2% |
| Campbell School of Innovation Campbell | 815 | 32.3% | 48.0% |
| Alamos Elementary Murrieta | 799 | 27.7% | 67.8% |
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 Paloma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #433 of 5,151 | #54 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #475 of 5,172 ▼ 118 | #58 of 393 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #404 of 5,172 ▲ 127 | #50 of 393 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,131 of 5,116 | #139 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #501 of 5,915 | #38 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,461 of 5,352 | #155 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #517 of 5,354 | #42 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #4,700 of 5,625 | #341 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,810 of 3,837 | #132 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
758
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 758 | 34 | 22.3:1 | 31% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 28.9 | 25.7:1 | 30% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 28.9 | 24.7:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 22% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 911 | N/A | N/A | 35% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 35 | 26.5:1 | 31% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | N/A | N/A | 36% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 942 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 38% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 32 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paloma Elementary.
About Paloma Elementary
Families in San Marcos, California, are served by Paloma Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 758 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
San Marcos Unified has 19 schools; together they serve 18,837 students.
At Paloma Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 37%. The school is also 33% White, 17% Asian, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, San Diego County is about 35% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 22.3 students per teacher and 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 31%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 23 points.
The allk12 Grade for Paloma Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Paloma Elementary scores 75.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.1%.
Among San Diego County residents, the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Paloma Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, San Marcos Middle, is about 1.1 miles from Paloma Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Paloma Elementary is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (756) and 2024-25 (758). Its ratio of students to teachers was 24.4:1 in 2020-21, and 22.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Paloma Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 San Marcos Unified
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Other schools in San Marcos
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Other Paloma Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Paloma Elementary. Paloma Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Paloma ElementaryTemecula, CA · 547 students
Nearby schools
- San Marcos Middle1.1 mi · 968
- La Mirada Academy1.5 mi · 868
- Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary1.5 mi · 579
- San Marcos Elementary1.6 mi · 546
- North Coastal Consortium Schools1.7 mi · 46
- High Tech Elementary North County2.0 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Paloma ElementaryHow many students attend Paloma Elementary?
Paloma Elementary enrolls approximately 758 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Paloma Elementary serve?
Paloma Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Paloma Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Paloma Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Paloma Elementary?
Student demographics at Paloma Elementary are roughly 33% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Paloma Elementary in?
Paloma Elementary is part of San Marcos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.