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Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLANA BEACH ELEMENTARY·NCES 063699011397
Solana Pacific Elementary
3901 Townsgate Dr., San Diego, CA 92130 · (858) 794-4500 · San Diego County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
53 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 109 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 37% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Solana Beach Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
88.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
89.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 63.8% | 24.5% | 7.1% | 4.6% |
| Math | 66.1% | 23.0% | 7.0% | 3.9% |
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 | 88.3% | 89.1% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 82.6% |
| 2021-22 | 87.3% | 81.3% |
| 2018-19 | 85.8% | 84.4% |
| 2017-18 | 87.8% | 83.6% |
| 2016-17 | 90.2% | 83.1% |
| 2015-16 | 90.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 86.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
87.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% 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 16 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 Solana Pacific Elementary
Solana Pacific Elementary's state test result (87.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Pacific Elementary this school | 375 | 14.1% | 87.6% |
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High Los Altos | 517 | 10.1% | 83.2% |
| Georgina P. Blach Junior High Los Altos | 388 | 4.4% | 87.6% |
| Tierra Linda Middle San Carlos | 451 | 11.1% | 80.7% |
| Crocker Middle Hillsborough | 446 | 3.4% | 80.6% |
| Ellen Fletcher Middle Palo Alto | 572 | 13.6% | 82.2% |
Matched among California middle 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 Solana Pacific Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #10 of 1,224 | #1 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #7 of 1,227 ▲ 2 | #1 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #10 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #1 of 92 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #361 of 1,214 | #20 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #1,116 of 1,377 | #87 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,015 of 1,279 | #80 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #213 of 1,278 | #20 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #1,270 of 1,329 | #97 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #165 of 930 | #14 of 73 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
375
-157 (-30%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 20 | 26.6:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 20.5 | 25.0:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | N/A | N/A | 4% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solana Pacific Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (512 to 375); teachers down 22% (20.5 to 16).
About Solana Pacific Elementary
Solana Pacific Elementary is a small middle school in Solana Beach Elementary, located in San Diego, California. There are 375 students enrolled, covering grades 4 through 6. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Solana Pacific Elementary is part of Solana Beach Elementary, where 7 schools serve 2,619 students.
About 42% of students at Solana Pacific Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 36% White, 14% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. San Diego County's residents are about 12% Asian, 29 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.4:1. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Solana Pacific Elementary, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
Solana Pacific Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of California public middle schools.
Solana Pacific Elementary scores 16.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 87.6% actual versus 71.3% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider San Diego County area, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Solana Pacific Elementary shares San Diego County with 765 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Solana Pacific Elementary is closest to Carmel Valley Middle, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Solana Pacific Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 87.6% versus a 79.3% average.
NCES describes the area around Solana Pacific Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 157 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 26.6:1 to 23.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Solana Pacific Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Skyline ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Solana Highlands ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- Solana Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Carmel Creek ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Solana Vista ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in San Diego
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Henry HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Mira Mesa HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
Nearby schools
- Carmel Valley Middle0.3 mi · 697
- Carmel Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 317
- Torrey Pines High0.6 mi · 2,536
- Solana Highlands Elementary0.6 mi · 384
- Carmel Del Mar Elementary0.7 mi · 562
- Del Mar Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Solana Pacific ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Solana Pacific Elementary?
Solana Pacific Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Solana Pacific Elementary serve?
Solana Pacific Elementary serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Solana Pacific Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Solana Pacific Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Solana Pacific Elementary?
Student demographics at Solana Pacific Elementary are roughly 36% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 42% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Solana Pacific Elementary in?
Solana Pacific Elementary is part of Solana Beach Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.