Cardiff Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California
Cardiff Elementary in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California enrolled 259 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 21.6 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
283 students in 2022-23, 267 students in 2023-24, 259 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.2 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 283 | 13.2 | 21.4 |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 12.2 | 21.9 |
| 2024-25 | 259 | 12.0 | 21.6 |
21.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cardiff Elementary enrolled 248 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.1% of students were White, 17.1% of two or more races, 13.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White67.1%
- Two or more races17.1%
- Hispanic13.6%
- Asian1.9%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Cardiff-by-the-Sea
2 public elementary schools in Cardiff-by-the-Sea report 2024-25 enrollment; Cardiff Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada W. Harris Elementary | 382 | 22.5 | 10.7% |
| Cardiff Elementary | 259 | 21.6 | 11.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cardiff Elementary
- Ada W. Harris ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 382 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Ocean Knoll ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 479 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Cardiff Elementary with Ada W. Harris ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cardiff School District spends per student$19,879 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,879
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCardiff Elementary is the number 5,048 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,048 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher21.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.21.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cardiff Elementary
How many students attend Cardiff Elementary?
259 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 283 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardiff Elementary?
21.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cardiff Elementary a Title I school?
Cardiff Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What district is Cardiff Elementary in?
Cardiff School District, NCES district ID 0607470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060747000707 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.