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

Curie Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.6/100, placing it at the 94th percentile statewide. 60% of students exceed standard, with a total of 978 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Curie Elementary?

60.2% of students at Curie Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Curie Elementary improving or declining?

Curie Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Curie Elementary?

9.5% of students at Curie 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.

Curie Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92122

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

978 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

530 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

16%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.2%

White 53.8%

Asian 13.8%

Black 1.3%

Other 14.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Curie Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	60.2%
Met Standard	21.7%
Below Standard	18.1%

Exceeded

60.2%

Met

21.7%

Below

18.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Curie Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

60.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 34.9 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 32.0 points higher (vs 28.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.