Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLANA BEACH ELEMENTARY·NCES 063699006284
Solana Vista Elementary
780 Santa Victoria Ave., Solana Beach, CA 92075 · (858) 794-3700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
72 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%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
Students here typically continue to
Solana Vista Elementary→Solana Pacific Elementary
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
75.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
71.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 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 down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.3% | 23.8% | 11.3% | 13.8% |
| Math | 42.5% | 28.8% | 17.5% | 11.3% |
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 | 75.0% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 77.1% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 77.9% |
| 2021-22 | 77.9% | 85.7% |
| 2018-19 | 85.2% | 81.0% |
| 2017-18 | 86.4% | 83.7% |
| 2016-17 | 78.9% | 78.4% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Solana Vista Elementary
Solana Vista Elementary's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Vista Elementary this school | 317 | 22.7% | 74.1% |
| Glenwood Elementary San Rafael | 315 | 23.5% | 66.0% |
| Golden Valley River Orangevale | 297 | 24.9% | N/A |
| Newport Elementary Newport Beach | 339 | 19.8% | 73.1% |
| McNear Elementary Petaluma | 343 | 27.4% | 52.5% |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | 393 | 22.1% | 54.8% |
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 Solana Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #462 of 5,151 | #58 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #548 of 5,172 ▼ 209 | #65 of 393 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #498 of 5,172 ▲ 72 | #61 of 393 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #185 of 5,116 | #13 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #4,619 of 5,915 | #366 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,715 of 5,352 | #179 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #2,726 of 5,354 | #272 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #5,050 of 5,625 | #376 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #1,837 of 3,837 | #134 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
317
+41 (+15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 317 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 13 | 21.6:1 | 26% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 14.5 | 19.4:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 19.3 | 19.7:1 | 24% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | N/A | N/A | 23% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 27% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solana Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (380 to 317); teachers down 27% (19.3 to 14).
About Solana Vista Elementary
Solana Vista Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Solana Beach, California. The school has 317 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 3. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 32% below average.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in Solana Beach Elementary totals 2,619 students.
The student body at Solana Vista Elementary is 66% White. It is also 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. San Diego County's residents are about 48% White, 17 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Solana Vista Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. The school has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 23% of students (72) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Solana Vista Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.2% at Solana Vista Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.1%.
San Diego County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Solana Vista Elementary among them.
Skyline Elementary sits about 0.8 miles from Solana Vista Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Solana Vista Elementary places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 15%, from 276 to 317. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.3 to 22.6 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Solana Vista Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Pacific ElementaryMiddle · 375 students
- Solana Santa Fe ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Carmel Creek ElementaryElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Solana Beach
- Earl Warren MiddleMiddle · 476 students
- Skyline ElementaryElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Skyline Elementary0.8 mi · 410
- Earl Warren Middle1.0 mi · 476
- Ada W. Harris Elementary2.4 mi · 382
- Cardiff Elementary2.4 mi · 259
- San Dieguito HS Academy2.7 mi · 1,843
- R. Roger Rowe Elementary2.8 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Solana Vista ElementaryHow large is Solana Vista Elementary?
Solana Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Solana Vista Elementary serve?
Solana Vista Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Solana Vista Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Solana Vista Elementary.
How diverse is Solana Vista Elementary?
Solana Vista Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Solana Vista Elementary public or private?
Solana Vista 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.