Rancho Santa Fe School Bond

Rancho Santa Fe - The only public school in Rancho Santa Fe is due for a renovation.  The school currently enrolls 775 students in its elementary and middle school campus which still is using buildings constructed in 1955.  Its NEWER buildings were built in 1961, 1970, and 1992…

So, after searching for a new location for several years, and getting shot down on several bond measures to purchase great sites, the Rancho Santa Fe School district is proposing a $34 million renovation bond on the Feb 5th ballot.  The bond would include construction of two and three story state of the art classroom buildings which would eliminate the need for 17 portable classrooms.  It would also relieve overcrowding on the existing 9.6 acre campus on La Granada in the village.

The modernized school would have new science labs, music rooms and performance space, much needed expanded play areas, new nursing facilities, administrative offices, as well as more parking.  This renovation would also allow the enrollment to increase to 850 students.  This renovation will allow the district to utilize its space much more efficiently and also bring this aging school into the 21st century.

For years the school district has been shot down in its attempts to improve the educational facilities in the Rancho Santa Fe community.  In November 2002, voters shot down a proposed $46 Million bond measure that primarily would have been spent on buying land and building a new elementary school on Del Dios Highway.  In June 2006, Voters again torpedoed a $44.5 million bond measure to buy land and build at Aliso Canyon Road and Via Del Charro.