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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLANA BEACH ELEMENTARY·NCES 063699006283
Skyline Elementary
606 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach, CA 92075 · (858) 794-3600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- B-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
24.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
73 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 75% smaller than its 6th grade class (106).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
82.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
72.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 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 12 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 | 53.6% | 29.1% | 10.9% | 6.4% |
| Math | 50.1% | 22.4% | 19.3% | 8.2% |
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 | 82.7% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 82.2% | 76.7% |
| 2021-22 | 82.8% | 69.1% |
| 2018-19 | 85.0% | 76.4% |
| 2017-18 | 84.0% | 75.0% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 71.1% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 71.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Skyline Elementary
Skyline Elementary's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Elementary this school | 410 | 17.8% | 77.7% |
| BRIDGES Charter Thousand Oaks | 420 | 19.0% | N/A |
| Vineyard Elementary Templeton | 426 | 20.0% | 49.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Novato | 464 | 20.5% | 66.6% |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | 393 | 22.1% | 54.8% |
| Corona Creek Elementary Petaluma | 403 | 14.4% | 62.2% |
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 Skyline Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #329 of 5,151 | #42 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #503 of 5,172 ▲ 33 | #59 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #170 of 5,172 ▲ 13 | #22 of 393 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #2,777 of 5,116 | #190 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,566 of 5,915 | #271 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,844 of 5,352 | #283 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,386 of 5,354 | #244 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #5,220 of 5,625 | #391 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,784 of 3,837 | #129 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
410
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 410 | 17 | 24.1:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 18.5 | 23.3:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 17.5 | 24.4:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 20 | 24.7:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 14% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 22% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (494 to 410); teachers down 15% (20 to 17).
About Skyline Elementary
In Solana Beach, California, part of San Diego County, Skyline Elementary is an elementary school. Its 410 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Solana Beach Elementary oversees Skyline Elementary and 6 other schools, with 2,619 students in total.
Skyline Elementary's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 48% White. By the diversity index, Skyline Elementary comes in at 54%.
Its teaching staff equals 17 full-time positions, a ratio of 24.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 18%. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, higher than here.
Skyline Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Skyline Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 69.1%. Skyline Elementary scores 77.7%, 8.6 points above that line.
Skyline Elementary is located in San Diego County, where median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
Earl Warren Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Skyline Elementary is ahead of the 69.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Skyline Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 462 in 2020-21 and 410 in 2024-25, a decrease of 52 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (24.1:1) than in 2020-21 (21.0:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Solana Beach Elementary
- Solana Ranch ElementaryElementary · 482 students
- Solana Highlands ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Solana Pacific ElementaryMiddle · 375 students
- Solana Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Carmel Creek ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Solana Vista ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Solana Beach
- Earl Warren MiddleMiddle · 476 students
- Solana Vista ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other Skyline Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 8 states are named Skyline Elementary. Skyline Elementary is the 6th largest of the 14.
- Skyline ElementaryDaly City, CA · 366 students
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 1,141 students
- Skyline ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 562 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WA · 496 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.SEDALIA, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Earl Warren Middle0.2 mi · 476
- Solana Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 317
- Cardiff Elementary2.3 mi · 259
- Ada W. Harris Elementary2.5 mi · 382
- San Dieguito HS Academy2.9 mi · 1,843
- Ocean Knoll Elementary3.0 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline ElementaryHow many students attend Skyline Elementary?
Skyline Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Skyline Elementary serve?
Skyline Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyline Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyline Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Skyline Elementary?
At Skyline Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Skyline Elementary public or private?
Skyline Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Solana Beach Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.