Pacifica School District

Public Grades K–8 A-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Pacifica, and parts of San Bruno.

At a glance

2,640Students enrolled

7Schools

$15,588Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

19%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Pacifica

Grades K–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Terra Nova High740 students · PacificaJefferson Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency47%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts55%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 91% at Jefferson Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,588

per student each year · 26% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration35%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)19%

State77%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,001’20

2,803’21

2,750’22

2,724’23

2,640’24

Students

White · 39%1,029

Hispanic · 26%698

Two or more races · 17%446

Asian · 16%417

Black · 1%30

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%14

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools7 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Cabrillo ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 524 students · Pacifica

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Vallemar ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 500 students · Pacifica

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Ortega ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 404 students · Pacifica

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Ocean Shore ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 368 students · Pacifica

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Sunset Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 348 students · Pacifica

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Pacifica Independent Home StudyElementary · Grades K–8 · 12 students · Pacifica

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Ingrid B. Lacy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 484 students · Pacifica

APublic

Where students go next · Jefferson Union High School District

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Terra Nova HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 740 students · Pacifica

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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South San Francisco Unified School DistrictSouth San Francisco · $21,381 per student

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Jefferson Elementary School DistrictDaly City · $19,347 per student

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Millbrae Elementary School DistrictMillbrae · $16,578 per student

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San Mateo Union High School DistrictMillbrae · $26,598 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.