NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Encinitas, CA

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12 public K-12 schools in Encinitas from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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12
Schools
8,047
Students
30.3/100
Avg Resource Index
21.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Encinitas has more public-school enrollment than 74% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Encinitas's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

6 of Encinitas's 12 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 3 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 40-point gap between Sunset High (Continuation) and La Costa Canyon High shows the range hidden by Encinitas's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 26%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
13th percentile
Teacher staffing
10th percentile

San Dieguito Hs Academy accounts for 22.9% of all Encinitas public-school enrollment

That concentration means Encinitas-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Encinitas school enrollment varies 21× across entities

Encinitas school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 1,843 students (highest), a spread of 1,756 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Encinitas student-teacher ratio is 21.4:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Encinitas's 12 listed schools are charters

17% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Sunset High (Continuation) 56
2. Capri Elementary 43
3. Jcs - Cedar Cove 37
4. Paul Ecke-Central Elementary 31
5. Jcs - Mountain Oaks 30
6. Park Dale Lane Elementary 29
7. Flora Vista Elementary 29
8. Diegueno Middle 26
9. Ocean Knoll Elementary 23
10. Oak Crest Middle 22
11. San Dieguito Hs Academy 21
12. La Costa Canyon High 16

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Encinitas

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Jcs - Cedar Cove 66.0/100
  2. 2 Ocean Knoll Elementary 59.8/100
  3. 3 Sunset High (Continuation) 59.2/100
  4. 4 Capri Elementary 58.5/100
  5. 5 Paul Ecke-Central Elementary 56.8/100

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Which Encinitas school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Sunset High (Continuation) has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Encinitas schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Encinitas, CA? ▼

Encinitas has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,047 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 21.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.