Darnall Charter: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Darnall Charter has a Scope Score of 29 out of 100, placing it in the 15th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #4,891 statewide. 2.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 18.5 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 13.7% of students at Darnall Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 2.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 10.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 2.8% 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. 299 student-subject combinations were assessed.

Darnall Charter ranks #4,891 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 15th 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.

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Darnall Charter increases by 19.6 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. 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.

33.4% of students at Darnall Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 2.0%, 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.

Darnall Charter scores 29/100 (15th 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 442 students. Use the schools in San Diego page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

At Darnall Charter in San Diego, 21.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Darnall Charter trails its district average for low-income students by 21.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (15.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (24.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 23.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 232 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.