# Carlsbad Unified

Carlsbad Unified is a unified district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 70.8%, -2.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 61.6%, -0.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/carlsbad-unified |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 15 |
| Students | 10,678 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,370 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,252 (30.4%) |
| English Learners | 486 (4.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 73.7% | 5,748 |
| 2024 | 71.6% | 5,377 |
| 2025 | 70.8% | 5,408 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 62.1% | 5,730 |
| 2024 | 61.6% | 5,385 |
| 2025 | 61.6% | 5,426 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 56.1% | 79.6% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | 76.9% |
| 2025 | 52.9% | 78.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.8% | 68.2% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | 67.4% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | 70.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.2% | 76.8% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | 74.4% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | 73.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.3% | 65.0% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | 64.2% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | 64.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alison Emery | Vice President | aemery@carlsbadusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Gretchen Vurbeff | Member | gvurbeff@carlsbadusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kathy Rallings | Member | krallings@carlsbadusd.net | 2014 | 2026 |
| Laura Siaosi | Clerk | lsiaosi@carlsbadusd | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michele Tsutagawa Ward | President | mward@carlsbadusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Pacific Rim Elementary | Carlsbad | 89.2% | 83.5% | 86.3% | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| 2 | Poinsettia Elementary | Carlsbad | 82.3% | 81.0% | 81.7% | -3.1 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Aviara Oaks Elementary | Carlsbad | 81.2% | 78.8% | 80.0% | -5.5 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Kelly Elementary | Carlsbad | 80.0% | 79.5% | 79.8% | -0.3 | +0.5 |
| 5 | Magnolia Elementary | Carlsbad | 77.9% | 78.6% | 78.3% | -4.7 | -1.9 |
| 6 | Hope Elementary | Carlsbad | 71.8% | 70.3% | 71.0% | -4.2 | +4.1 |
| 7 | Buena Vista Elementary | Carlsbad | 69.9% | 68.5% | 69.2% | +13.1 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Sage Creek High | Carlsbad | 76.8% | 59.5% | 68.2% | -5.5 | -3.9 |
| 9 | Aviara Oaks Middle | Carlsbad | 71.8% | 64.2% | 68.0% | -5.9 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Calavera Hills Elementary | Carlsbad | 67.5% | 63.0% | 65.3% | +6.2 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Carlsbad High | Carlsbad | 76.9% | 49.1% | 63.0% | +3.1 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Calavera Hills Middle | Carlsbad | 62.2% | 44.4% | 53.3% | -2.5 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Valley Middle | Carlsbad | 55.4% | 47.6% | 51.5% | -10.2 | -3.1 |
| 14 | Jefferson Elementary | Carlsbad | 52.3% | 48.3% | 50.3% | +5.6 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Carlsbad Village Academy | Carlsbad | 61.1% | 11.8% | 36.4% | +3.4 | +0.2 |