📍 660 Camino Magnifico, San Marcos, San Diego County, 92069
Paloma Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Marcos, San Diego County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Todd Marquet. It is part of the San Marcos Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
Paloma Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 37% |
| White | 257 | 36% |
| Asian | 122 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 715 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paloma Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Paloma Elementary is one of 19 schools in San Marcos Unified, based in San Marcos, California. The district serves 18,860 students district-wide and employs 809 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Paloma Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 993 students per school.