Top Ranked Encinitas Private High Schools (2026-27)

Pacific Academy

Gr: K-12 | 82 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 8

679 Encinitas Blvd.

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 634-1188

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The Grauer School

Gr: 7-12 | 172 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 18

1500 El Camino Real

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 944-6777

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Encinitas, California Private Schools (Closed)

Leport Montessori Encinitas

Gr: PK-K | 65 students

Montessori School

520 Balour Dr

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 632-1093

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Montessori Childrens House

Gr: PK-K | 11 students

Montessori School

220 Calle De Madera

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 436-4402

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Rancho Encinitas Academy

Gr: K-8 | 34 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

910 Encinitas Blvd

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 942-2011

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Santa Fe Christian School Ctr/ear

Gr: NS | 122 students

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

845 Santa Fe Dr

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 753-4952

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Encinitas, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

254

Students

+27.0% (+54 students) 10-yr

$27,500

Avg. Tuition

+25.0% (+$5,500) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+55.6% (+5 students) 10-yr

17%

Students of Color

-10.5% (-2.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+20.0% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Encinitas)

This State (CA)

# Schools

2 Schools

1,121 Schools

# Students

254 Students

272,377 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	124	254	253
2024	142	249	245
2023	142	261	247
2022	188	270	257
2021	135	265	249
2020	122	250	235
2019	122	246	242
2018	118	234	238
2017	110	242	246
2016	105	230	241
2015	100	205	220

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% Students of Color

17%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	17%	49%	32%
2024	16%	48%	31%
2023	17%	47%	31%
2022	20%	43%	30%
2021	19%	43%	30%
2020	19%	42%	29%
2019	25%	44%	29%
2018	18%	42%	28%
2017	17%	48%	30%
2016	15%	48%	30%
2015	19%	48%	30%

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0.57

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.58	0.73	0.61
2024	0.55	0.73	0.60
2023	0.55	0.72	0.60
2022	0.48	0.69	0.58
2021	0.56	0.69	0.57
2020	0.58	0.69	0.57
2019	0.58	0.69	0.56
2018	0.59	0.69	0.55
2017	0.59	0.68	0.54
2016	0.59	0.69	0.54
2015	0.59	0.69	0.53

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# American Indian Students

n/a

1,839 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

4 Students

35,014 Students

% Asian Students

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	2%	13%	5%
2024	1%	14%	6%
2023	1%	13%	6%
2022	1%	11%	5%
2021	1%	11%	5%
2020	2%	11%	5%
2019	2%	11%	5%
2018	2%	11%	5%
2017	2%	10%	4%
2016	2%	10%	4%
2015	2%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

15 Students

43,254 Students

% Hispanic Students

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6%	16%	9%
2024	5%	16%	9%
2023	5%	16%	8%
2022	4%	16%	8%
2021	6%	16%	8%
2020	6%	16%	8%
2019	6%	16%	8%
2018	6%	16%	8%
2017	7%	17%	7%
2016	7%	18%	8%
2015	8%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

2 Students

15,794 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	6%	8%
2024	1%	6%	8%
2023	1%	6%	8%
2022	1%	6%	8%
2021	1%	6%	8%
2020	1%	6%	8%
2019	1%	6%	8%
2018	1%	6%	8%
2017	1%	6%	8%
2016	1%	6%	8%
2015	1%	7%	9%

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# White Students

102 Students

115,563 Students

% White Students

40%

44%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	41%	44%	59%
2024	36%	44%	60%
2023	36%	46%	60%
2022	27%	50%	62%
2021	38%	50%	63%
2020	42%	51%	64%
2019	42%	50%	64%
2018	43%	51%	65%
2017	46%	51%	66%
2016	49%	50%	66%
2015	51%	50%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

2,937 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

131 Students

48,462 Students

% of Others Students

52%

18%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	50%	19%	17%
2024	57%	18%	15%
2023	57%	17%	16%
2022	67%	15%	16%
2021	54%	15%	15%
2020	49%	14%	14%
2019	49%	15%	14%
2018	48%	14%	13%
2017	44%	15%	14%
2016	41%	15%	13%
2015	38%	13%	12%

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# Teachers

43 Teachers

26,921 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6:1	10:1	10:1
2024	6:1	10:1	10:1
2023	6:1	10:1	10:1
2022	8:1	10:1	10:1
2021	6:1	10:1	10:1
2020	6:1	11:1	10:1
2019	6:1	10:1	10:1
2018	6:1	11:1	10:1
2017	6:1	11:1	10:1
2016	6:1	11:1	10:1
2015	5:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

78%

61%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	78%	61%	57%
2024	78%	61%	57%
2023	78%	60%	57%
2022	78%	61%	56%
2021	73%	61%	56%
2020	68%	60%	56%
2019	68%	59%	55%
2018	71%	60%	55%
2017	71%	60%	55%
2016	71%	59%	54%
2015	55%	59%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	14	15	14
2024	12	14	14
2023	12	14	14
2022	12	14	14
2021	12	14	14
2020	12	14	14
2019	12	14	14
2018	10	14	14
2017	9	14	14
2016	9	15	14
2015	9	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16	15	13
2024	16	14	12
2023	16	14	12
2022	16	14	12
2021	16	14	12
2020	16	13	12
2019	16	13	11
2018	16	13	11
2017	16	12	11
2016	11	12	11
2015	12	11	10

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Average SAT score

1341

(Out of 1600)

1266

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1341	1263	1233
2024	1255	1250	1231
2023	1255	1247	1229
2022	1255	1248	1230
2021	1255	1247	1230
2020	1255	1244	1227
2019	1255	1239	1226
2018	1255	1236	1226
2017	1160	1249	1233
2016	1160	1411	1308

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29	27	26
2024	26	27	26
2023	26	27	26
2022	26	27	26
2021	26	27	26
2020	26	27	26
2019	26	26	25
2018	26	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$27,500

$23,588

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$27,420	$23,319	$17,997
2024	$26,872	$23,084	$17,011
2023	$26,872	$21,930	$16,191
2022	$26,872	$21,484	$15,821
2021	$26,872	$20,840	$15,331
2020	$25,580	$19,942	$15,046
2019	$25,580	$19,419	$14,791
2018	$24,885	$18,892	$14,527
2017	$23,700	$18,534	$14,161
2016	$23,250	$17,628	$13,713
2015	$22,000	$15,924	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

20%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	20%	33%	38%
2024	20%	33%	37%
2023	20%	31%	36%
2022	20%	32%	36%
2021	20%	32%	36%
2020	21%	31%	35%
2019	21%	30%	34%
2018	18%	31%	33%
2017	15%	30%	32%
2016	13%	29%	31%
2015	15%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,000

$13,145

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$10,000	$12,687	$9,714
2024	$10,000	$11,976	$9,498
2023	$10,000	$11,354	$8,890
2022	$10,000	$11,471	$8,717
2021	$10,000	$11,314	$8,472
2020	$10,000	$10,847	$8,370
2019	$10,000	$10,439	$7,924
2018	$7,660	$9,870	$7,471
2017	$7,660	$9,227	$7,202
2016	$7,660	$7,863	$6,993
2015	$7,000	$7,468	$6,822

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

80%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Encinitas, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	80%	78%	79%
2024	45%	80%	81%
2023	45%	80%	81%
2022	45%	80%	81%
2021	45%	81%	81%
2020	58%	81%	81%
2019	58%	80%	81%
2018	73%	80%	80%
2017	61%	79%	81%
2016	61%	79%	80%
2015	40%	79%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Encinitas, CA?

The private high schools in Encinitas, CA is The Grauer School.

How many private high schools are located in Encinitas?

2 private high schools are located in Encinitas.

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