These School Districts Have The Best Teachers In San Diego County: Report

SAN DIEGO, CA — The teachers in the Del Mar Union Elementary School District were ranked as the best in the San Diego areain Niche's 2025 Best Schools and Districts rankings compiled this week.

Niche provides profiles, reviews, ratings, and personalized recommendations for K-12 schools, colleges, universities, cities, and towns.

The Del Mar district was among 750 Golden State school districts that earned a mention in Niche's ranking of more than 11,000 school districts nationwide.

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The rankings were based on student and parent ratings of teachers, teacher salaries, teacher absenteeism, teacher tenure, student-teacher ratio, and the Niche Academics Grade for the district. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

In addition to ranking No. 1 of San Diego area schools, Del Mar Union Elementary School District ranked seventh among districts with the best teachers in California and 16th among best places to teach in California.

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The district has 3,662 students in grades K-6 with a student-teacher ratio of 20 to 1. According to state test scores, 83% of students are at least proficient in math and 84% in reading. In addition to earning the highest letter grade available for its teachers, the district also received an A for academics and administration.

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A total of 77 California districts earned an A+ for their teacher rosters, but not every one of those scored the highest marks for academics. A district's grade for academics was, however, weighted most highly among all the factors in consideration for the teachers score. More information on how Niche calculated their ratings can be found here.

The best teachers in America in 2025 are working in the Mariemont City Schools, in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to Niche. Rye City School teachers, in New York's nearby Westchester County, came in second.

The teachers in the La Canada Unified School District in the Los Angeles area were ranked as the best in California.

These are the school districts with the best teachers in San Diego County, according to the report. They each earned an A+ or A for their teachers.

1. Del Mar Union Elementary School District, A+
2. San Dieguito Union High School District A+
3. Coronado Unified School District, A+
4. Cardiff Elementary School District, A+
5. Solana Beach Elementary School District, A+
6. Encinitas Union Elementary School District, A+
7. Poway Unified School District, A+
8. Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District, A+
9. Carlsbad Unified School District, A+
10. Grossmont Union High School District, A+
11. Santee School District, A
12. San Diego Unified School District, A

View the full rankings here