| Beautiful Saviour Lutheran School | 0.2 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 62 | 15.5 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
| Carlsbad Montessori School Inc | 0.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-3 | 22 | 11.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Casa Montessori De Carlsbad | 0.8 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 13 | 5.2 | Nonsectarian |
| St Patricks School | 0.9 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 448 | 18.4 | Roman Catholic |
| Bright Horizons | 1.0 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 7 | 3.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Oceanside Adventist Elementary | 1.7 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 87 | 17.4 | Seventh-Day Adventist |
| St Mary Star Of The Sea School | 2.6 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 268 | 19.7 | Roman Catholic |
| Kindercare | 2.7 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 14 | 7.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Discovery Isle Child Development Center | 3.5 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 20 | 9.5 | Nonsectarian |
| New Venture Christian Schools | 4.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 175 | 10.1 | Other |
| Kindercare-carlsbad | 4.0 |
Early childhood program/child care center | KG-KG | 10 | 5.3 | Nonsectarian |
| La Petite Academy | 4.3 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 13 | 13.0 | Nonsectarian |
| La Petite Academy Inc | 4.3 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 14 | 14.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Old Mission Montessori School | 4.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-8 | 197 | 15.3 | Roman Catholic |
| Montessori School Of Oceanside | 4.9 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-5 | 73 | 4.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Faith Temple Christian School | 5.2 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-1 | 13 | 6.5 | Christian (no specific denomination) |
| Vista Christian School | 5.3 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-6 | 106 | 11.8 | Assembly of God |
| St Francis Of Assisi School | 5.4 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 253 | 13.3 | Roman Catholic |
| All Saints Preschool/kindergarten | 6.5 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 6 | 6.0 | Episcopal |
| La Petite Academy Incorporated | 6.9 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-4 | 18 | 1.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Faith Lutheran School | 7.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 176 | 14.1 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Memorial Christian School | 7.2 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-5 | 30 | 10.0 | Christian (no specific denomination) |
| Peterson School | 7.2 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 2 | 0.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Discovery Isle Child Development Center | 7.4 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 16 | 12.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Learning Village | 7.5 |
Early childhood program/child care center | KG-KG | 65 | 65.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Montessori Childrens House | 7.5 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 2 | 1.0 | Nonsectarian |
| La Costa Valley Preschooland Kindergarten | 7.9 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-Trans. KG | 10 | 11.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Oasis Community | 8.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-1 | 10 | 10.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Valley Christian School | 8.4 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 157 | 17.2 | Baptist |
| Central Montessori Schools | 8.9 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 32 | 13.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Rancho Encinitas Academy | 9.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 80 | 11.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Edison Academy | 9.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | 3-8 | 27 | 13.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Sanderling School | 10.0 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-4 | 31 | 7.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Solana Beach Presbyterian Preschool | 12.5 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-Trans. KG | 20 | 20.0 | Presbyterian |
| St James Academy | 13.2 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 271 | 19.6 | Roman Catholic |
| Joyful Noises Kindergarten And Preschool | 13.3 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 3 | 3.0 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Kindercare Learning Center | 13.5 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-4 | 18 | 18.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Horizon Prep | 14.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 216 | 9.4 | Other |
| The Nativity School | 14.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 183 | 11.4 | Roman Catholic |
| Fallbrook Umc Preschool & Kindergarten | 14.3 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 9 | 9.0 | Methodist |
| The Whole Child Montessori School | 14.3 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-3 | 8 | 1.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Fallbrook Montessori School | 14.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-3 | 18 | 6.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Diegueno Country School | 15.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-6 | 148 | 8.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Rocky View | 15.2 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Trans. 1-7 | 16 | 7.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Grace Lutheran School | 15.4 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 345 | 17.9 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Del Mar Pines School | 15.6 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-6 | 154 | 11.8 | Nonsectarian |
| St Mary's School | 15.8 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 277 | 22.2 | Roman Catholic |
| St Peter's Catholic School | 15.8 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 152 | 14.1 | Roman Catholic |
| Zion Lutheran School | 15.9 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 285 | 14.6 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Light & Life Christian School | 16.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 296 | 18.4 | Methodist |
| Del Mar Hills Nursery School | 16.0 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 10 | 11.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Ascension Lutheran School | 16.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 46 | 11.8 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
| Escondido Christian School | 16.5 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 366 | 12.7 | Other |
| St Stephen Lutheran School | 16.6 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 80 | 16.0 | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
| Notre Dame Academy | 16.9 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 288 | 11.7 | Roman Catholic |
| Carmel Mountain Preschool | 18.6 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 18 | 6.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Incarnation Lutheran Preschool | 19.5 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 5 | 6.2 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| St Michael School | 20.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 537 | 17.2 | Roman Catholic |
| Country Montessori School Of Poway | 20.1 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-5 | 95 | 4.3 | Nonsectarian |
| Kinderhouse Montessori School | 20.2 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 15 | 1.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Montessori Learning Center | 20.3 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 20 | 12.5 | Nonsectarian |
| Oak Knoll Montessori #2 | 20.4 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-1 | 20 | 5.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Discovery Isle | 20.7 |
Early childhood program/child care center | KG-KG | 22 | 11.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Christ The Cornerstone Lutheran Academy | 21.0 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-6 | 93 | 13.1 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School | 21.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 291 | 19.0 | Roman Catholic |
| Early Childhood Education Center Ucsd | 21.4 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 6 | 6.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Growing Place Montessori Preschool | 21.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-1 | 21 | 4.7 | Nonsectarian |
| New Bridge School | 21.6 |
Special education | 1-8 | 55 | 6.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Montessori Child Development Center | 22.2 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-KG | 14 | 1.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Childrens Preschool Learning Center | 22.3 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 12 | 12.0 | Nonsectarian |
| The Childrens School | 22.4 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-6 | 127 | 8.4 | Nonsectarian |
| Mira Mesa Christian School | 22.4 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-6 | 70 | 10.8 | Christian (no specific denomination) |
| Cornerstone Christian School | 22.5 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 117 | 10.5 | Christian (no specific denomination) |
| Scripps Montessori School | 22.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-6 | 40 | 4.8 | Nonsectarian |
| Stella Maris Academy | 22.6 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 218 | 14.4 | Roman Catholic |
| Discovery Isle Child Development Center | 22.8 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 17 | 17.0 | Nonsectarian |
| The Gillispie School | 22.9 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-6 | 189 | 11.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Our Saviors Lutheran School | 22.9 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-5 | 152 | 13.4 | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Chabad Hebrew Academy | 23.1 |
Regular elementary or secondary | Pre-KG-8 | 189 | 5.1 | Jewish |
| Kindercare Learning Centers | 23.1 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 9 | 9.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Mission Bay Montessori Academy | 23.2 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-6 | 290 | 9.7 | Nonsectarian |
| Mt Olive Lutheran Preschool | 23.2 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-Trans. KG | 14 | 10.8 | Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod |
| San Diego French American School | 23.5 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-8 | 79 | 9.5 | Nonsectarian |
| All Hallows Academy | 23.5 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 253 | 13.4 | Roman Catholic |
| Our Lady Of Fatima School | 24.2 |
Regular elementary or secondary | KG-8 | 271 | 18.2 | Roman Catholic |
| La Petite Ecole / English French Academy | 24.2 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-4 | 13 | 3.9 | Nonsectarian |
| English French Learning Academy | 24.2 |
Special program emphasis | Pre-KG-4 | 14 | 4.0 | Nonsectarian |
| San Clemente Montessori | 24.6 |
Montessori | Pre-KG-1 | 24 | 12.0 | Nonsectarian |
| Maria Montessori Elementary School | 24.7 |
Montessori | KG-6 | 153 | 8.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Kindercare Learning Center # 1733 San Clemente | 25.0 |
Early childhood program/child care center | Pre-KG-KG | 7 | 7.0 | Nonsectarian |
