Calavera Hills Elementary School in Carlsbad opened in 2002, serving grades K–5 with a Project Lead The Way curriculum and Gifted & Talented program on Tamarack Avenue in the 92010 ZIP code. The campus sits at the base of the Calavera Hills residential community, where incoming kindergartners frequently arrive from structured early-learning centers such as The Goddard School of Carlsbad. Enrollment for the 2024–25 year is 407 students at a 22-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and the PLTW Launch curriculum introduces engineering design and biomedical science concepts beginning in the primary grades. CUSD's student-wellness framework connects families to community mental-health resources, including school-age counseling services offered by Coastal Therapy Group on El Camino Real. The campus shares a Tamarack Avenue address block with adjacent Calavera Hills Middle School, creating a contiguous K–8 educational zone within walking distance of Lake Calavera Preserve.