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Alumni: what's one memory from Torrey Pines Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005561
Torrey Pines Elementary
8350 Cliffridge Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037 · (619) 605-3700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary 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.
- DThree-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
24.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
78 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 112 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
84.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
80.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 64.2% | 19.8% | 9.0% | 7.1% |
| Math | 58.6% | 21.9% | 13.5% | 6.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 85.7% |
| 2022-23 | 85.6% | 85.8% |
| 2021-22 | 86.8% | 85.7% |
| 2018-19 | 89.3% | 87.0% |
| 2017-18 | 89.0% | 90.5% |
| 2016-17 | 85.5% | 87.0% |
| 2015-16 | 90.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 90.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Torrey Pines Elementary
Torrey Pines Elementary's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Pines Elementary this school | 465 | 16.8% | 83.7% |
| Valle Verde Elementary Walnut Creek | 485 | 15.9% | 71.9% |
| Oak Meadow Elementary El Dorado Hills | 412 | 15.5% | 70.9% |
| Huntington Seacliff Elementary Huntington Beach | 495 | 20.0% | 76.3% |
| Parkmead Elementary Walnut Creek | 478 | 18.8% | 65.9% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Walnut Creek | 495 | 18.2% | 72.0% |
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 Torrey Pines Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #107 of 5,151 | #14 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #212 of 5,172 ▼ 126 | #27 of 393 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #135 of 5,172 ▼ 41 | #19 of 393 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #740 of 5,116 | #57 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,852 of 5,915 | #218 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #4,086 of 5,352 | #307 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #834 of 5,354 | #69 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #5,257 of 5,625 | #396 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #3,524 of 3,837 | #249 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
465
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 465 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 19.8 | 22.7:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 19.8 | 22.7:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 18.9 | 25.4:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 15% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | 27% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 12 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Torrey Pines Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (480 to 465); teachers up 1% (18.9 to 19).
About Torrey Pines Elementary
Torrey Pines Elementary is a public elementary school run by San Diego Unified in La Jolla, California. The school's enrollment of 465 students covers kindergarten through 5.
Torrey Pines Elementary is one school in a 174-school district, San Diego Unified, which enrolls 94,828 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Torrey Pines Elementary. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 22% Asian, 18% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. For comparison, San Diego County is about 48% White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Torrey Pines Elementary, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.5:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Torrey Pines Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Torrey Pines Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.7% and a predicted 69.7%.
San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Doyle Elementary is the public school closest to Torrey Pines Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 66.6% on proficiency, and Torrey Pines Elementary is above that at 83.7%.
NCES assigns Torrey Pines Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 472 in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Torrey Pines ElementaryHow large is Torrey Pines Elementary?
Torrey Pines Elementary enrolls approximately 465 students in grades KG-05.
Is Torrey Pines Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Torrey Pines Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Torrey Pines Elementary have?
Torrey Pines Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Torrey Pines Elementary?
Student demographics at Torrey Pines Elementary are roughly 47% White, 18% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Torrey Pines Elementary public or private?
Torrey Pines Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.