Solana Highlands Elementary

Solana Highlands Elementary, a low-enrollment K-5 school in San Diego, California, one of the schools within Solana Beach Elementary, instructs 384 students, covering grades K through 6.

Solana Highlands Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Solana Beach Elementary, a district that caters to 2,619 students overall.

On demographics, Solana Highlands Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 29% Asian, 14% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Solana Highlands Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Solana Highlands Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Solana Highlands Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Del Mar Hills Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Solana Highlands Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 80.4%.

Solana Highlands Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Solana Highlands Elementary's enrollment has climbed 23% since 2018, when it stood at 311 (now 384). White enrollment moved from 50% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Solana Highlands Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.