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Paloma Elementary

Regular School · San Marcos, CA

Paloma Elementary is a regular school school in San Marcos, California, serving grades KG–05 with 758 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 22.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
758
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
22.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 283 37%
White 253 33%
Asian 128 17%
Two or more races 77 10%
Black or African American 13 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 1%
Total enrollment 758 399M / 359F

English Language Learners: 101 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.42 grade levels
Math
-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
62
8.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 758 100%

Contact & Location

660 Camino Magnifico

San Marcos, CA 92069

Phone: (760)290-2199

http://www.smusd.org

District

San Marcos Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,634

District enrollment: 19,509

NCES ID

063488010068

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD