School district · California

Pacifica

Pacifica in California: 7 public schools with 2,640 students and 21.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,588 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,640
Students per teacher: 21.4; CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,588; CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 123
Counselors (FTE): 5.0
Students per counselor: 528; CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 4.4; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

54%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

1,684 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

52%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

1,676 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.3K15

$10.2K16

$10.7K17

$10.5K18

$11.4K19

$11.2K20

$12.2K21

$15.1K22

$15.4K23

$15.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.3% · $2M
State: 77% · $36.4M
Local: 19% · $9.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,579
Support services: $5,478
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $11.3M
Long-term debt: $64.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cabrillo ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	524	22.5	56%	52%	Pacifica
Ocean Shore ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	368	21.9	60%	55%	Pacifica
Ortega ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	404	21.3	51%	56%	Pacifica
Pacifica Independent Home StudyAlternative	K–8	12	12.5	—	—	Pacifica
Sunset Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	348	19.3	32%	34%	Pacifica
Vallemar ElementaryFree meals for all	K–8	500	24.0	61%	60%	Pacifica
Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	484	19.8	56%	50%	Pacifica

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 375 Reina del Mar Ave., Pacifica, CA 94044
Phone: (650)738-6600

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.