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Del Mar Union Elementary schools

Del Mar Union Elementary runs schools through 6th grade. Its 9 public elementary schools run from the 83rd to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Middle and high school are run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.

Elementary · 9 schools

from 83rd to 99th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
9Strong

Each column counts the schools in one five-percentile step; the number above it is that count.

Schools around the Del Mar Union Elementary district

9 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 the Del Mar Union Elementary district score highest?

Ocean Air is highest, at the 99th percentile.

That’s higher than 99 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in the Del Mar Union Elementary district

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

Show the other 6 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in the Del Mar Union Elementary district had 4 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.

The district

Where does Del Mar Union Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?

The Del Mar Union Elementary district spent $23,271 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Del Mar Union Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction63%
  • Instruction support11%
  • Student services7%
  • Administration8%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$5.6 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 19 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 7% of its $85.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 130 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 67% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 80% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

8 of the plan’s 19 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $1.4 million
  • Math $2.3 million
  • Catch-up help $1.5 million
  • English learners $0.1 million

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • Tier Two Academic Support in English Language Arts and Mathematics Partially funded by LREBG Funds$1.2 million
  • Implementation of State Academic Standards: Mathematics$985,368
  • LEAP Ahead Early Intervention Program$237,347
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $3.1 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025-2026, it planned $3.5 million and estimates it spent $2.8 million, $0.7 million (22%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.7 million under the 2025-2026 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $84,030 (2%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Instructional Frameworks, which went from $309,500 to $114,885.

Largest cuts

  • Instructional Frameworks−⁠$194,615
  • Implementation of State Academic Standards: Mathematics−⁠$191,469
  • Class Size−⁠$83,905

Largest increases

  • Social Emotional Learning+⁠$124,318
  • English language Development+⁠$86,471
  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Social-Emotional/​Behavior+⁠$60,661

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Tier Two Academic Support in English Language Arts and Mathematics Partially funded by LREBG Funds$1.2 million
  • Social-Emotional and Behavioral Support$532,190
  • LEAP Ahead Early Intervention Program$237,347

Ask: What did Instructional Frameworks pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $194,615 less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 182%80%down 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 183%81%down 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 27 in 1004 in 1003 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 20.5%0.7%up 0.2 pts

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Class Size · $1,573,155
  • Tier Two Academic Support in English Language Arts and Mathematics Partially funded by LREBG Funds · $1,239,511
  • Implementation of State Academic Standards: Mathematics · $985,368
The full plan2 goals, 22 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($5.6 million).

Where does the money go?

83% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Cultivate a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in personalized, inquiry- based…$4.7 million83% of action budgets

“Cultivate a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in personalized, inquiry- based learning experiences supported by research-based instructional practices, nurturing critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication, ultimately leading to academic success and the effective application of knowledge in real-world contexts” p. 23 ↗

13 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.9 million (−⁠$210,945)

Largest funded actions

  1. Class Size$1.6 millionaction 1.5 · p. 92 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Tier Two Academic Support in English Language Arts and Mathematics Partially funded by LREBG Funds$1.2 millionaction 1.7 · p. 92 ↗
  3. Implementation of State Academic Standards: Mathematics$1.0 millionaction 1.2 · p. 92 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. LEAP Ahead Early Intervention Program$0.2 millionaction 1.14 · p. 93 ↗
  5. Instructional Frameworks$0.1 millionaction 1.4 · p. 92 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $71,068 is state funding counted toward those services

8 more funded actions in this goal

  • Technology · action 1.13 · p. 93 ↗$0.1 million
  • English language Development · action 1.8 · p. 92 ↗$0.1 million
  • Co-Teaching · action 1.6 · p. 92 ↗$0.1 million
  • i-Ready ELA and Math Assessment and Reading Learning Pathway · action 1.10 · p. 92 ↗$0.1 million
  • Implementation of Standards: English Language Arts · action 1.3 · p. 92 ↗$0.1 million
  • Supplemental Intervention for English learners · action 1.11 · p. 92 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Implementation of State Academic Standards: HistorySocial Science · action 1.12 · p. 93 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Implement the Amplify m-Class Dibbles Reading Difficulties Risk Screener · action 1.15 · p. 93 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Instructional Frameworks−⁠$194,615$309,500 → $114,885 · p. 92 ↗
  2. Implementation of State Academic Standards: Mathematics−⁠$0.2 million$1.2 million → $1.0 million · p. 92 ↗
  3. English language Development+⁠$86,471$17,449 → $103,920 · p. 92 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Class Size · $1.7 million → $1.6 million · p. 92 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Tier Two Academic Support in English Language Arts and Mathematics Partially funded by LREBG Funds · $1.2 million · p. 92 ↗new or renamed
  • LEAP Ahead Early Intervention Program · $237,347 · p. 93 ↗new or renamed
  • Technology · $89,400 → $109,835 · p. 93 ↗+⁠$20,435
  • Co-Teaching · $94,531 → $89,399 · p. 92 ↗−⁠$5,132
  • i-Ready ELA and Math Assessment and Reading Learning Pathway · $86,910 · p. 92 ↗new or renamed
  • Implementation of Standards: English Language Arts · $42,335 → $66,216 · p. 92 ↗+⁠$23,881
  • Supplemental Intervention for English learners · $50,000 → $40,000 · p. 92 ↗−⁠$10,000
  • Implementation of State Academic Standards: HistorySocial Science · $22,419 · p. 93 ↗new or renamed
  • Implement the Amplify m-Class Dibbles Reading Difficulties Risk Screener · $55,546 → $2,442 · p. 93 ↗−⁠$53,104

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 13 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.

Goal 2Establish nurturing and inclusive learning environments that value diversity, cultivate empathy, foster…$959,50217% of action budgets

“Establish nurturing and inclusive learning environments that value diversity, cultivate empathy, foster relationships, and encourage individual talents to flourish” p. 55 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $664,527 (+⁠$294,975)

Largest funded actions

  1. Social-Emotional and Behavioral Support$532,190action 2.3 · p. 93 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $365,366 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Social Emotional Learning$295,927action 2.2 · p. 93 ↗
  3. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Social-Emotional/​Behavior$81,853action 2.1 · p. 93 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Parent Involvement and Support$31,650action 2.7 · p. 93 ↗
  5. Care Solace Resource Services$9,600action 2.10 · p. 93 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Parent Education · action 2.5 · p. 93 ↗$8,282

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Social Emotional Learning+⁠$124,318$171,609 → $295,927 · p. 93 ↗
  2. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Social-Emotional/​Behavior+⁠$60,661$21,192 → $81,853 · p. 93 ↗
  3. Parent Education−⁠$13,938$22,220 → $8,282 · p. 93 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Social-Emotional and Behavioral Support · $532,190 · p. 93 ↗new or renamed
  • Parent Involvement and Support · $24,000 → $31,650 · p. 93 ↗+⁠$7,650
  • Care Solace Resource Services · $9,600 · p. 93 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 1 quoted

  • Percentage of schools with rating of "good" or better - Facility Inspection Tool (FIT Report) p. 55 ↗
    Baseline
    100% of schools had a rating of "good' or better
    Target for year 3
    100% of schools with rating of "good' or better

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,497 students
1. White: 41%2. Asian: 36%3. Hispanic or Latino: 10%4. Two or more races: 8%5. Not reported: 2%6. Filipino: 1%7. Black or African American: <1%8. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%9. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. White41%
  2. Asian36%
  3. Hispanic or Latino10%
  4. Two or more races8%
  5. Not reported2%
  6. Filipino1%
  7. Black or African American<1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  9. Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.

Free or reduced-price meals

10%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 359 of 3,496 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

Del Mar Union Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 52% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (116 of 222 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

Which places nearby can you look at next?

Cities in the district

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Common questions

Which public schools in the Del Mar Union Elementary district rank highest?

Elementary: Ocean Air, 99th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California elementary schools we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in the Del Mar Union Elementary district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in the Del Mar Union Elementary district good?

Del Mar Union Elementary’s 9 public elementary schools run from the 83rd to the 99th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 9 Strong. 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 the Del Mar Union Elementary district compare with California?

The average elementary school in the Del Mar Union Elementary district had 4 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.

How much does the Del Mar Union Elementary district spend per student?

The Del Mar Union Elementary district spent $23,271 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Del Mar Union Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in the Del Mar Union Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $5.6 million into 19 funded actions in 2 goals, 7% of its $85.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $4.7 million, 83% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 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 governed and funded by the Del Mar Union Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26

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

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