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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLBROOK UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061350001544
San Onofre Elementary
200 Pate Rd., San Clemente, CA 92672 · (760) 731-4360 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
310 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 292% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
75.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.9pp since 2014
Math
70.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp 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 71 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.5% | 31.4% | 16.7% | 7.3% |
| Math | 46.1% | 24.5% | 18.8% | 10.6% |
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 | 75.9% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 72.6% |
| 2022-23 | 67.5% | 61.9% |
| 2021-22 | 66.8% | 56.0% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 65.2% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 68.5% |
| 2016-17 | 85.1% | 69.9% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in California's top 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 San Onofre Elementary
San Onofre Elementary's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Onofre Elementary this school | 489 | 63.4% | 72.1% |
| Woodside K-8 Citrus Heights | 506 | 62.5% | 31.2% |
| Faller Elementary Ridgecrest | 516 | 61.8% | 34.9% |
| Skycrest Elementary Citrus Heights | 436 | 67.7% | 30.8% |
| Lemon Crest Elementary Lakeside | 437 | 59.0% | 25.4% |
| Highland Elementary Norco | 573 | 62.7% | 52.4% |
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 San Onofre Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #557 of 5,151 | #69 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #572 of 5,172 ▼ 78 | #68 of 393 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #449 of 5,172 ▼ 42 | #52 of 393 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #398 of 5,116 | #24 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #2,569 of 5,915 | #194 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,100 of 5,352 | #57 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #1,368 of 5,354 | #139 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #3,313 of 5,625 | #206 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #615 of 1,139 | #46 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
489
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 489 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 63% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 27.1 | 19.4:1 | 63% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 29.1 | 18.0:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 62% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 65% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 30 | 21.3:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | N/A | N/A | 48% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 26% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 826 | 35 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Onofre Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (454 to 489); teachers up 9% (22 to 24).
About San Onofre Elementary
At 200 Pate Rd. in San Clemente, California, San Onofre Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 489 students are in kindergarten through 8.
San Onofre Elementary is one school in a 10-school district, Fallbrook Union Elementary, which enrolls 5,042 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at San Onofre Elementary. The largest is White students, at 47%. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share in San Diego County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. San Onofre Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at San Onofre Elementary total 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 310 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 63%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for San Onofre Elementary is A+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, San Onofre Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools: 72.1% actual against 42.4% predicted.
San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
The nearest public school is Concordia Elementary, at about 1.6 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. San Onofre Elementary places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
San Onofre Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 514 in 2020-21 to 489 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 19.0:1 to 20.3:1.
Community posts for San Onofre Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Fallbrook Union Elementary
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- Maie Ellis ElementaryElementary · 560 students
- William H. Frazier ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other schools in San Clemente
- San Clemente HighHigh · 2,740 students
- Bernice Ayer MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- Vista del Mar ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Shorecliffs MiddleMiddle · 634 students
- Truman Benedict ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Concordia Elementary1.6 mi · 533
- Clarence Lobo Elementary3.8 mi · 328
- Las Palmas Elementary3.9 mi · 743
- San Clemente High4.2 mi · 2,740
- Marblehead Elementary5.0 mi · 195
- Shorecliffs Middle5.1 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About San Onofre ElementaryHow large is San Onofre Elementary?
San Onofre Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-08.
Is San Onofre Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Onofre Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Onofre Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Onofre Elementary is approximately 20.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Onofre Elementary?
At San Onofre Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is San Onofre Elementary public or private?
San Onofre Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fallbrook Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.