School Profiles
The Encinitas Union School District serves the City of Encinitas and the La Costa area of Carlsbad in North San Diego County. The District began with a one room school, built in 1883. Presently, the District consists of nine elementary schools. All of the District’s schools have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools, and La Costa Heights, Mission Estancia, Olivenhain Pioneer, and Park Dale Lane have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. The Encinitas Union School District has a district API of 877. All schools demonstrate continuous improvement. Our facilities are second to none. All schools have been modernized with state-of-the-art classroom design and technology.
Capri School
(School Contact)
The Capri Elementary School community is located in the northwestern
section of the City of Encinitas, serving over 540 kindergarten through
sixth grade students. The school has
experienced significant changes in student demographics to include
a wider diversity of children. The school has developed educational
programs designed to provide the skills and tools necessary for
students to explore their creativity while developing a strong educational
base. The dedication of Capri Elementary School’s staff, parents, and
community to their students has resulted in the school’s California
Distinguished School and Golden Bell Award status.
Dual Language Immersion Program
Capri Elementary School is also proud to house the Dual Language Immersion Program. This program combines native speakers of Spanish with native speakers of English to develop a second language (bilingualism & biliteracy) for both groups of students. Students begin in this program in kindergarten with the expectation that they will be completely bilingual and biliterate by the end of sixth grade. Because of the popularity of the program, there is an enrollment waiting list. Approximately 30 percent of the program enrollment consists of students from other schools.
El Camino Creek School
(School Contact)
The El Camino Creek Elementary School
community is located in the southern section
of the city of Carlsbad serves 920 kindergarten
through sixth grade students. El Camino Creek Elementary School teachers and staff are dedicated
to ensuring the academic success of every student and providing a
safe and productive learning experience. The school has developed
educational programs designed to provide the skills and tools necessary
for students to explore their creativity while developing a strong
educational base.
Flora Vista School
(School Contact)
The Flora Vista Elementary School community
is located in the heart of the City of Encinitas,
serving over 500 kindergarten through sixth grade
students. The school has developed educational
programs designed to provide the skills and
tools necessary for students to explore their creativity while developing a strong educational base.
The dedication of Flora Vista Elementary School’s staff, parents, and community to their students has
resulted in the school’s California Distinguished School status.
La Costa Heights School
(School Contact)
La Costa Heights Elementary School serves 590
students in grades kindergarten through six. Its
teachers and staff are dedicated to ensuring the
academic success of every student and providing a
safe and productive learning experience. The school
has developed educational programs designed to
provide the skills and tools necessary for students
to explore their creativity while developing a
strong educational base. The dedication of La
Costa Heights Elementary School’s staff, parents,
and community to their students has resulted in
the school’s California Distinguished School and
National Blue Ribbon School status.
Mission Estancia School
(School Contact)
The Mission Estancia Elementary School
community is located in the southern
section of the city of Carlsbad, serving 520
kindergarten through sixth grade students.
Mission Estancia Elementary School
teachers and staff are dedicated to ensuring the academic success of every student and providing a
safe and productive learning experience. The school has developed educational programs designed
to provide the skills and tools necessary for students to explore their creativity while developing a
strong educational base. The dedication of Mission Estancia Elementary School’s staff, parents, and
community to their students has resulted in the school winning both Nation Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School status.
Ocean Knoll School
(School Contact)
The Ocean Knoll Elementary School community is located in the western
section of the City of Encinitas, serving 540 kindergarten through sixth
grade students. Ocean Knoll Elementary School teachers and staff
are dedicated to ensuring the academic success of every student and
providing a safe and productive learning experience. The school has
developed educational programs designed to provide the skills and
tools necessary for students to explore their creativity while developing
a strong educational base. The dedication of Ocean Knoll Elementary
School’s staff, parents, and community to their students has resulted in
the school’s California Distinguished School status.
Olivenhain Pioneer School
(School Contact)
The Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School
serves 760 kindergarten through sixth grade
students in the town of Olivenhain and from the
cities of Encinitas and South Carlsbad. Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School teachers and staff are
dedicated to ensuring the academic success of every student and providing a safe and engaging
learning experience. The school has developed educational programs designed to provide students the
opportunity to explore their creativity while developing a strong academic foundation. The dedication of
Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School’s staff, parents, and community to excellence for their students
has resulted in the school’s National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and California Distinguished
School status.
Park Dale Lane School
(School Contact)
The Park Dale Lane Elementary School
community is located in the eastern section of
the city of Encinitas and serves over 695 kindergarten
through sixth grade students. Park Dale Lane Elementary School
teachers and staff are dedicated to ensuring the academic success of every student and providing a
safe and productive learning experience. The school has developed educational programs designed
to provide the skills and tools necessary for students to explore their creativity while developing a
strong educational base. The dedication of Park Dale Lane Elementary School’s staff, parents, and
community to their students has resulted in the school’s California Distinguished School status.
Paul Ecke Central School
(School Contact)
The Paul Ecke Central Elementary School is
located in the western section of the city of
Encinitas. The school used to be divided on
two campuses, kindergarten through fourth
grade at Paul Ecke Central, and fifth and
sixth grade at Pacific View. During the 2004-05 school year, all grades were combined on
one campus at Paul Ecke Central Elementary
School, and 540 kindergarten through sixth
grade students are enrolled. Paul Ecke
Central Elementary School teachers and
staff are dedicated to ensuring the academic
success of every student and providing a
safe and productive learning experience. The
school has developed educational programs designed to provide the skills and tools necessary for
students to explore their creativity while developing a strong educational base. The dedication of
Paul Ecke Central Elementary School’s staff, parents, and community to their students has resulted
in the school’s CSBA Golden Bell Award, the Title I Achieving School Award, recognition for Physical
Education, the Gallup/Robinson Award, and California Distinguished School status.