Torrey Hills Elementary School

Great school, with a caring principal, and amazing teachers. This school falls under the Del Mar Union School District boundary and all the DMUSD schools have great API scores, well-​equipped schools and wonderful resources available for people with any type of special need.
This school is smaller than the nearby Sage, Del Mar Heights, and Ashley Falls. I like the more sheltered, secluded feeling here. The community overall seems to be comprised of families with younger children, and it is more conservative than the other schools.
Not much school spirit, but that’s probably because there have been a lot of changes, not only in the district, but with new principals every few years. Parent participation is a bit weak, and fund-​raising not as good as the surrounding schools. This school just doesn’t have a well-​oiled system in place.
It is clearly evident, when you look around, that the majority of the families in this school are Asian. Not very involved in participating in the school, other than in the Science Olympiad. This school is known for having a very strong science department/​team, that participates at the middle school level.
And since the school does not have a cafeteria, the new Choice Lunch program was a great change this year. They have a app to order, manage, change, and cancel lunches within a 24 hour period and it bills a credit card directly!