Elementary school · Encinitas Union Elementary District
La Costa Heights Elementary
La Costa Heights Elementary serves grades K–6 for 593 students in Encinitas Union Elementary District.
It is the largest of the 4 Encinitas Union Elementary District elementary schools in Carlsbad. Its 23.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 23.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 685 in 2019–20 to 593 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 6, with 98 students. 12% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (44 free, 25 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Levante School Park (next door).
La Costa Heights Elementary by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at La Costa Heights Elementary
Parks near La Costa Heights Elementary
Address, phone and official links
3035 Levante St., Carlsbad 92009
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State school ID 6106132 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061275008830
Other elementary schools in the district
Schools nearby
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.