How does Balboa Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Balboa Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 34.9/100, placing it at the 22nd percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 758 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Balboa Elementary?

11.1% of students at Balboa Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Balboa Elementary improving or declining?

Balboa Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Balboa Elementary?

27.0% of students at Balboa Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Balboa Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92113

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

758 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

453 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 84.5%

White 3.1%

Asian 3.8%

Black 3.8%

Other 4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Balboa Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.1%
Met Standard	18.5%
Below Standard	70.4%

Exceeded

11.1%

Met

18.5%

Below

70.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Balboa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.3 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.