La Mirada Academy
Public · Grades K–8 · 868 students
Paloma Elementary
660 Camino Magnifico, San Marcos, CA 92069
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
758
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
San Marcos Unified
San Diego County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Paloma Elementary
Paloma Elementary is a public elementary school in San Marcos, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of San Marcos Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 758 students were enrolled, with about 22.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 758 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- San Marcos Unified
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 063488010068
Schools near Paloma Elementary
All 23 schools in San Marcos →
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 579 students
San Marcos Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 546 students
Kids Town Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–3 · 23 students
High Tech Elementary North County
Charter · Grades K–5 · 438 students
Twin Oaks Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 648 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.