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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sycamore Ridge administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL MAR UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061074011753
Sycamore Ridge
5333 Old Carmel Valley Rd., San Diego, CA 92130 · (858) 755-1060 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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
18.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
103 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
74.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.9pp since 2014
Math
73.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.7% | 26.3% | 13.6% | 12.3% |
| Math | 48.2% | 25.7% | 13.7% | 12.4% |
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 | 74.1% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 72.9% |
| 2022-23 | 71.4% | 70.7% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 67.1% |
| 2018-19 | 82.2% | 76.0% |
| 2017-18 | 82.7% | 75.9% |
| 2016-17 | 82.9% | 79.0% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Sycamore Ridge
Sycamore Ridge's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Ridge this school | 386 | 26.7% | 73.4% |
| Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary San Francisco | 356 | 29.5% | 54.2% |
| Gisler (Robert) Elementary Fountain Valley | 470 | 25.5% | 77.0% |
| Lafayette Elementary San Francisco | 471 | 30.4% | 75.2% |
| Point Vicente Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 334 | 21.3% | 77.1% |
| Springbrook Elementary Irvine | 539 | 29.1% | 61.8% |
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 Sycamore Ridge ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #497 of 5,151 | #61 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #458 of 5,172 ▲ 24 | #57 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #537 of 5,172 ▲ 40 | #64 of 393 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,340 of 5,116 | #87 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,855 of 5,915 | #295 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #312 of 5,352 | #19 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #719 of 5,354 | #57 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #4,902 of 5,625 | #362 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #347 of 3,837 | #17 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
386
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 386 | 21.2 | 18.2:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 20.2 | 19.1:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 23 | 20.9:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | N/A | N/A | 13% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Ridge.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (584 to 386); teachers down 15% (25 to 21.2).
About Sycamore Ridge
Sycamore Ridge is an elementary school in San Diego, California, reachable at (858) 755-1060. Enrollment totals 386 students across kindergarten through 6.
Sycamore Ridge is one of the 9 schools that make up Del Mar Union Elementary (3,496 students in total).
Asian students make up 38% of enrollment at Sycamore Ridge, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Asian share of San Diego County's population at about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Sycamore Ridge reported 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 103 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 27 points.
Sycamore Ridge holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Sycamore Ridge is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 73.4% actual against a predicted 63.9%.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $106,268, 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, Sycamore Ridge among them.
Ashley Falls Elementary is the nearest public school to Sycamore Ridge, about 0.6 miles away. Sycamore Ridge is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sycamore Ridge ranks 8th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 386, up from 355 in 2020-21.
The Sycamore Ridge discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Del Mar Union Elementary
- Carmel Del Mar ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Sage CanyonElementary · 457 students
- Ocean AirElementary · 450 students
- Torrey HillsElementary · 389 students
- Pacific SkyElementary · 368 students
- Ashley Falls ElementaryElementary · 367 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
- Ashley Falls Elementary0.6 mi · 367
- Canyon Crest Academy0.6 mi · 2,147
- Pacific Trails Middle0.8 mi · 971
- Solana Ranch Elementary0.9 mi · 482
- Pacific Sky1.5 mi · 368
- Torrey Pines High1.6 mi · 2,536
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore RidgeWhat is the total enrollment at Sycamore Ridge?
Sycamore Ridge enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sycamore Ridge an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycamore Ridge is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Sycamore Ridge have?
Sycamore Ridge employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Sycamore Ridge?
Student demographics at Sycamore Ridge are roughly 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 38% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Ridge in?
Sycamore Ridge is part of Del Mar Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.