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Pacifica Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Pacifica School District Details

Pacifica School District
375 Reina Del Mar Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044

3,006 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 23)

Pacifica School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

(10 is best)

Better than of CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
45%
60%
51%
56%
39%
58%
45%
60%
51%
56%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
District
State

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cabrillo Elementary School
601 Crespi Dr.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-08
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School
1427 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
06-08
Linda Mar Educational Center School
830 Rosita Rd.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
M-M
Ocean Shore Elementary School
411 Oceana Blvd.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-08
Ortega Elementary School
1283 Terra Nova Blvd.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-05
Pacifica Independent Home Study School
830 Rosita Rd.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-08
Sunset Ridge Elementary School
340 Inverness Dr.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-05
Vallemar Elementary School
377 Reina Del Mar Ave.
Pacifica, CA, 94044
KG-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.2% 23.3%
Black 1.1% 5.4%
Hispanic 31.4% 57.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 20.6% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 18.2% 58.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 16.8% 52.3%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 1.4% 6.4%

Educational Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,027 $21,818,835 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $510 $1,583,550 4.2%
Staff $543 $1,686,015 4.4%
General Administration $229 $711,045 1.9%
School Administration $969 $3,008,745 7.9%
Operation $1,370 $4,253,850 11.2%
Transportation $59 $183,195 0.5%
Other $429 $1,332,045 3.5%
Total Support $4,110 $12,761,550 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,108 $3,440,340 9.0%
Total Expenditures $12,245 $38,020,725 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $50,163,077,615 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $884 $5,306,242,206 5.2%
Staff $863 $5,178,254,236 5.0%
General Administration $215 $1,291,487,537 1.3%
School Administration $923 $5,541,916,109 5.4%
Operation $1,311 $7,872,234,116 7.7%
Transportation $303 $1,818,082,742 1.8%
Other $665 $3,989,805,237 3.9%
Total Support $5,163 $30,997,440,957 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,580 $21,494,994,026 20.9%
Total Expenditures $17,099 $102,656,107,113 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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