R. Roger Rowe Elementary

R. Roger Rowe Elementary, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Rancho Santa Fe, California, one of the schools within Rancho Santa Fe Elementary, caters to 316 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

R. Roger Rowe Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Rancho Santa Fe Elementary, a district that caters to 505 students overall.

On demographics, R. Roger Rowe Elementary reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, R. Roger Rowe Elementary logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 5% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, R. Roger Rowe Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.3%; this one delivers 87.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. R. Roger Rowe Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

R. Roger Rowe Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R. Roger Rowe Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 74.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. Roger Rowe Elementary has decreased 20%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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