San Onofre Elementary

San Onofre Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in San Clemente, California, part of Fallbrook Union Elementary, works with 489 students, covering grades K through 8.

Within Fallbrook Union Elementary, which oversees 10 schools and 5,042 students, San Onofre Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, San Onofre Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, San Onofre Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.7%; actual is 72.7%, +30.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for San Diego County shows median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which San Onofre Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Concordia Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around San Onofre Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts San Onofre Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 56.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.