Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTER-PAUMA UNIFIED·NCES 060006908610
Pauma Elementary
33158 Cole Grade Rd., Pauma Valley, CA 92061 · (760) 742-3741 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
188 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 223% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
37%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
16.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.8pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.2% | 14.0% | 23.5% | 60.3% |
| Math | 2.9% | 10.9% | 18.8% | 67.4% |
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 | 16.2% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.4% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 7.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.5% | 8.4% |
| 2020-21 | 17.3% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 13.3% |
| 2017-18 | 35.2% | 13.8% |
| 2016-17 | 29.5% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pauma Elementary
Pauma Elementary's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauma Elementary this school | 245 | 76.7% | 14.3% |
| Stratford Elementary Stratford | 294 | 76.9% | 26.2% |
| Palm Lane Global Academy Anaheim | 288 | 76.0% | N/A |
| Brook Hill Elementary Santa Rosa | 279 | 80.6% | 16.6% |
| Marshall Elementary San Francisco | 245 | 79.2% | 12.3% |
| San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Los Angeles | 249 | 76.3% | 43.5% |
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 Pauma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #4,973 of 5,151 | #386 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #4,854 of 5,172 ▲ 249 | #381 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #5,012 of 5,172 ▼ 106 | #387 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #727 of 5,116 | #56 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #5,144 of 5,915 | #403 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,361 of 5,352 | #141 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #3,628 of 5,354 | #325 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #2,481 of 5,625 | #121 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #570 of 1,139 | #42 of 97 |
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
245
+52 (+27%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 245 | 11 | 22.2:1 | 77% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 12 | 21.6:1 | 77% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 9.8 | 26.1:1 | 77% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 9 | 21.4:1 | 48% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 10.4 | 21.7:1 | 82% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 12 | 20.1:1 | 81% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | N/A | N/A | 78% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 86% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pauma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (226 to 245); teachers up 6% (10.4 to 11).
About Pauma Elementary
Pauma Elementary is an elementary school in Pauma Valley, California, reachable at (760) 742-3741. Federal data show 245 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
Valley Center-Pauma Unified has 3,630 students in 8 schools, and Pauma Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Pauma Elementary is 78% Hispanic. Next come 17% Native American and 4% White. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Pauma Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.2:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Pauma Elementary. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Pauma Elementary lands at F, ahead of 1% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 34.6% for Pauma Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 14.3%. The 20.3-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools.
In San Diego County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 766 public schools and about 467,437 students.
Pauma Elementary's nearest public school is Oak Glen High (about 2.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On average proficiency, Pauma Elementary is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 245, compared with 193 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Pauma Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Valley Center-Pauma Unified
- Valley Center HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Valley Center MiddleMiddle · 766 students
- Valley Center PrimaryElementary · 496 students
- Valley Center ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- LilacElementary · 438 students
- Oak Glen HighHigh · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Glen High2.8 mi · 78
- Valley Center High2.8 mi · 1,075
- All Tribes Charter3.7 mi · 82
- All Tribes Elementary Charter3.7 mi · 84
- Valley Center Primary5.3 mi · 496
- Vivian Banks Charter5.4 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Pauma ElementaryHow large is Pauma Elementary?
Pauma Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Pauma Elementary serve?
Pauma Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Pauma Elementary?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Pauma Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pauma Elementary?
At Pauma Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Pauma Elementary public or private?
Pauma Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley Center-Pauma Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.