Fallbrook · San Diego County

Schools in Fallbrook

Fallbrook’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 57th to the 86th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 5 schools

from 57th to 86th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • La Paloma Elementary: 86th percentile, Strong
  • William H. Frazier Elementary: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Maie Ellis Elementary: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Fallbrook STEM Academy: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Live Oak Elementary: 57th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
4Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 66th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • James E. Potter Intermediate: 66th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

High · 2 schools

from 39th to 45th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Oasis High (Alternative): 45th percentile, Developing
  • Fallbrook High: 39th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Fallbrook

10 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Fallbrook score highest?

La Paloma Elementary is highest, at the 86th percentile.

That’s higher than 86 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Fallbrook

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Fallbrook elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Fallbrook stand?

James E. Potter Intermediate is at the 66th percentile.

That’s higher than 66 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Fallbrook.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 middle school not ranked statewide
  • Santa Margarita AcademyCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

High schools

Which high schools in Fallbrook score highest?

Oasis High (Alternative) is highest, at the 45th percentile.

That’s higher than 45 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Fallbrook

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide

3 private schools have a Fallbrook address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Fallbrook rank highest?

Elementary: La Paloma Elementary, 86th percentile (Strong). Middle: James E. Potter Intermediate, 66th percentile (Solid). High: Oasis High (Alternative), 45th percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Fallbrook decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Fallbrook good?

Fallbrook’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 57th to the 86th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 4 Solid. Fallbrook has one public middle school we score, James E. Potter Intermediate, at the 66th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid. Fallbrook’s 2 public high schools run from the 39th to the 45th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Fallbrook compare with California?

The average Fallbrook elementary school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Fallbrook address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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