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Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego · San Marcos

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego posts 47% meeting the standard against 43% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.

520 E. Carmel Street, 92078 (opens in new tab)·SBE - Baypoint Preparatory Academy San D·San Marcos·Grades TK-8·162 students·58% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(760) 203-4383·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope4145
% Exceeded20%21%
% Met+47%43%
Growth-33.3-2.9
Absence17.1%17.9%
Suspension1.7%1.6%
Scope Score
41
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #3,092 statewide

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego scores 41 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 46th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “47% proficient” and call it done. Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Marcos, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Has stayed near the 46th percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAOrange(Declined Significantly)MathOrange(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 47% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 347%63%47%42%71%
Grade 445%68%45%48%
Grade 579%50%65%44%
Grade 665%63%79%62%
Grade 760%55%67%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 341%67%47%42%65%
Grade 430%68%55%29%
Grade 568%32%61%25%
Grade 659%63%42%38%
Grade 747%27%47%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

41%
29%
30%
Grade 3 · 70% proficient
10%
38%
52%
Grade 4 · 48% proficient
31%
13%
56%
Grade 5 · 44% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding falls 9.9pp across grades; the floor slips 26.8pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
20.0%
State 21.3%
1.4pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-33.3pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
46.7%
State 42.7%
4.1pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
17.1%
State 17.9%
0.9pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.7%
State 1.6%
0.1pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego in San Marcos, 40.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (48.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 25 students tested.

All students at this school: 49% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 49%, district —, state 43%49%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 28%, district 28%, state 32%28% · −21 vs school
MaleMale: this school 41%, district 41%, state 42%41% · −8 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 42%, district 42%, state 32%42% · −7 vs school

9 of 13 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 17.1%, district 17.1%, state 17.9%17.1% · −0.9pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.7%, district —, state 1.6%1.7% · +0.1pp vs state

Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly twice the rate of TK/K students (20.0% vs 9.1%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–618.9%
Grades 7–820.0%
TK/K9.1%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 18:1, district 18:118:1
Teaching staff9 teachers
Avg. experience1.1 years
Fully credentialed78%
First-year teachers89%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,518, CA average $14,815$23,518 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,106 per student

$1,106 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

36% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 56%.

district detail, 2018–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,768 per pupil
2019$9,818 per pupil
2018$12,455 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic55.6%
District 55.6% · CA 56.1%
White28.4%
District 28.4% · CA 19.9%
Other7.4%
District 7.4% · CA 9.0%
Asian4.9%
District 4.9% · CA 10.2%
Black3.7%
District 3.7% · CA 4.8%
GenderFemale 45.7%Male 53.7%Non-binary 0.6%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 58.0% (6pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$120K · CA $85K
Median home value$942K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+49% · CA 35%
ZIP population53,605
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 162 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 43% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego a good elementary school?

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego has a Scope Score of 41 out of 100, placing it in the 46th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,092 statewide. 20.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is near the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 46.7% of students at Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 20.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 20.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 108 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego rank in California?

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego ranks #3,092 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 46th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego decreases by 33.3 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego?

17.1% of students at Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.7%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego compare to other schools in San Marcos?

Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego scores 41/100 (46th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 162 students. Use the schools in San Marcos page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

How does Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego in San Marcos, 40.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (16.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (48.0% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 25 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
20.0%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 49th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-33.3pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 39th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
46.7%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 53th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
17.1%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 51th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.7%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 49th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31741%29%12%18%71%+27
Grade 42110%38%29%24%48%+3
Grade 51631%13%19%38%44%−4
Grade 6138%54%31%8%62%+15
Grade 71527%40%20%13%67%+19
Grade 87
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31724%41%24%12%65%+19
Grade 42114%14%43%29%29%−13
Grade 5160%25%31%44%25%−10
Grade 61315%23%46%15%38%+3
Grade 71527%20%27%27%47%+13
Grade 87
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11234%39%48%9%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged2540.0%+0+2
Hispanic/Latino2548.0%+0+9
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego ←4120.0%46.7%−33.31.7%
Double Peak2.4 mi7346.6%73.4%+5.30.9%
Paloma Elementary2.5 mi7245.5%75.2%+3.20.6%
Knob Hill Elementary1.8 mi6031.7%54.5%+11.91.5%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20193941#324717.6%44.1%15.2%3.1%
20225683#97827.1%58.6%17.1%1.0%+9.1pp
20234869#175823.0%52.1%17.1%0.1%-6.5pp
20245069#178823.4%51.6%14.9%0.6%+21.4pp
20254146#309220.0%46.7%17.1%1.7%-33.3pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female20.0%20.8%+0.8pp
Male14.0%13.5%-0.5pp
Hispanic/Latino23.4%19.1%-4.3pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged21.4%19.8%-1.6pp
All Students16.7%16.8%+0.1pp
Students with Disabilities26.5%
English Learners16.0%
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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