Is Marblehead Elementary a good school?

Marblehead Elementary ranks 2728 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marblehead Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 218 students attended Marblehead Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marblehead Elementary?

Students at Marblehead Elementary are 50% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Marblehead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marblehead Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shorecliffs Middle High : San Clemente High

Marblehead Elementary

Summary:

Marblehead Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Clemente, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 246. It is part of the Capistrano Unified School District, which is ranked 204 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Marblehead Elementary's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools in both ELA and Math. However, the school performs better for students with disabilities, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools in this category. Additionally, Marblehead Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.5% in 2017-2018 to 35.7% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Capistrano Unified School District, Marblehead Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than schools like Concordia Elementary, Palisades Elementary, and Vista del Mar Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, Marblehead Elementary performs better than the nearby Kinoshita Elementary, which has significantly lower proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

2410 Via Turqueza
San Clemente, CA 92673-3912

(949) 234-5339

District: Capistrano Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2728^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,554

Students who attend Marblehead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shorecliffs Middle
High:	San Clemente High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 218

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

33.9%

Two or more races:

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marblehead Elementary ranks better than 53.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 32^nd among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (49.5%), Hispanic (33.9%), two or more races (11.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marblehead Elementary is 21.8, which is the 11^th best among 34 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Marblehead Elementary employs 9.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marblehead Elementary is $10,554, which is the 5^th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Capistrano Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marblehead Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Marblehead Elementary 2728^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Marblehead Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Capistrano Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Capistrano Unified 204^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Marblehead Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	60.08	1709^th	4809	64.5%
2005	70.34	1322^nd	4822	72.6%
2006	71.52	1272^nd	4818	73.6%
2007	64.81	1607^th	5113	68.6%
2008	68.95	1454^th	5113	71.6%
2009	63.12	1762^nd	5193	66.1%
2010	67.52	1594^th	5314	70.0%
2011	55.18	2281^st	5377	57.6%
2012	56.41	2244^th	5390	58.4%
2013	42.39	3155^th	5530	42.9%
2015	65.26	1699^th	5611	69.7%
2016	59.48	2014^th	5614	64.1%
2017	49.91	2545^th	5692	55.3%
2018	43.83	2911^th	5662	48.6%
2019	53.86	2383^rd	5789	58.8%
2022	52.79	2399^th	5883	59.2%
2023	52.55	2405^th	5874	59.1%
2024	46.99	2728^th	5862	53.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.17	2240^th	3246	31.0%
2019	37.44	1955^th	3275	40.3%
2022	42.57	1635^th	3311	50.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.57	1078^th	2634	59.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.19	3896^th	5084	23.4%
2019	28.47	3990^th	5173	22.9%
2022	36.90	3267^th	5264	37.9%
2023	36.91	3324^th	5374	38.1%
2024	37.73	3311^th	5511	39.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.20	3006^th	5413	44.5%
2019	64.14	1789^th	5492	67.4%
2022	51.52	2344^th	5635	58.4%
2023	47.66	2541^st	5617	54.8%
2024	51.33	2350^th	5605	58.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.21	1666^th	2585	35.6%
2022	73.79	378^th	2227	83.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.01	2673^rd	5431	50.8%
2019	43.43	2815^th	5510	48.9%
2022	52.47	2317^th	5663	59.1%
2023	56.05	2134^th	5650	62.2%
2024	42.16	2928^th	5636	48.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.25	3471^st	4830	28.1%
2019	28.18	3823^rd	4963	23.0%
2022	34.70	3308^th	5084	34.9%
2023	30.31	3676^th	5098	27.9%
2024	23.88	4199^th	5102	17.7%

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Rank History for White students at Marblehead Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.43	1779^th	2737	35.0%
2019	60.86	1178^th	2834	58.4%
2022	37.88	1809^th	2726	33.6%
2023	54.86	1291^st	2662	51.5%
2024	41.09	1678^th	2647	36.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, August 14, 2011

Very good school. My son came into first grade barely sounding out letters, and came out ready chapter books. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Marblehead Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	418	9	14	157	1	n/a	n/a	5	604
2003	418	9	14	157	1	n/a	n/a	5	604
2004	393	11	16	153	1	n/a	n/a	21	595
2005	371	7	12	160	0	n/a	n/a	19	569
2006	379	3	9	164	0	n/a	n/a	28	583
2007	341	1	9	140	0	n/a	n/a	34	525
2008	356	n/a	9	141	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	506
2009	386	2	13	166	1	0	47	0	615
2010	369	6	10	194	2	2	26	0	609
2011	365	5	13	219	3	2	26	0	633
2012	329	7	14	202	2	1	21	0	576
2013	279	5	9	214	0	3	25	0	535
2014	212	5	8	198	0	2	16	0	441
2015	198	3	4	189	0	2	16	0	412
2016	193	2	5	176	0	2	14	0	392
2017	150	3	2	187	0	2	23	0	367
2018	155	4	5	178	0	3	31	0	376
2019	145	3	6	161	1	0	38	0	354
2020	131	4	5	132	1	1	38	0	312
2021	105	4	6	117	1	1	36	0	270
2022	108	5	5	107	1	3	37	0	266
2023	114	2	5	85	2	2	36	0	246
2024	108	1	5	74	3	1	26	0	218

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marblehead Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	604	23.0	26.3	23
2003	604	23.0	26.3	23
2004	595	26.0	22.9	20.7
2005	569	25.0	22.8	22.9
2006	583	25.0	23.3	22.2
2007	525	24.0	21.9	22.8
2008	506	25.0	20.2	25.1
2009	615	28.0	21.2	30.4
2010	609	24.0	25.3	31.5
2011	633	n/a	n/a	35.9
2012	576	20.8	27.6	n/a
2013	535	19.3	27.6	43.9
2014	441	14.0	31.5	46.5
2015	412	14.0	29.4	43.4
2016	392	13.0	30.1	47.2
2017	367	12.0	30.5	53.4
2018	376	13.0	28.9	55.1
2019	354	13.0	27.2	51.7
2020	312	n/a	n/a	50.6
2021	270	11.7	22.9	47
2022	266	12.0	22.1	39.8
2023	246	10.9	22.3	48.8
2024	218	9.9	21.8	45.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marblehead Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	604	23.0	26.3	23
2003	604	23.0	26.3	23
2004	595	26.0	22.9	20.7
2005	569	25.0	22.8	22.9
2006	583	25.0	23.3	22.2
2007	525	24.0	21.9	22.8
2008	506	25.0	20.2	25.1
2009	615	28.0	21.2	30.4
2010	609	24.0	25.3	31.5
2011	633	n/a	n/a	35.9
2012	576	20.8	27.6	n/a
2013	535	19.3	27.6	43.9
2014	441	14.0	31.5	46.5
2015	412	14.0	29.4	43.4
2016	392	13.0	30.1	47.2
2017	367	12.0	30.5	53.4
2018	376	13.0	28.9	55.1
2019	354	13.0	27.2	51.7
2020	312	n/a	n/a	50.6
2021	270	11.7	22.9	47
2022	266	12.0	22.1	39.8
2023	246	10.9	22.3	48.8
2024	218	9.9	21.8	45.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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