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Dewey Elementary · San Diego

Dewey Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Dewey is an elementary school in San Diego. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Dewey Elementary in San Diego, 45.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Dewey Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 2.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (48.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 11.8 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 53 students tested.

All students at this school: 52% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 52%, district —, state 43%52%
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: this school 55%, district 55%, state 46%55% · +3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 47%, district 36%, state 32%47% · −5 vs school
MaleMale: this school 56%, district 50%, state 42%56% · +4 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 48%, district 51%, state 44%48% · −4 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 43%, district 35%, state 32%43% · −10 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 65%, district 71%, state 56%65% · +13 vs school

7 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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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.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 23:122:1
Teaching staff15 teachers
Avg. experience23.1 years
Fully credentialed94%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$55,375 – $124,275
Principal salary$0 – $187,294
Superintendent salary$300,404

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $27,841, CA average $14,815$27,841 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,887 per student

$1,887 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction63%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance7%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,976 per pupil
2019$14,540 per pupil
2018$14,457 per pupil
2017$11,416 per pupil
2016$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic42.3%
District 47.0% · CA 56.1%
Other18.7%
District 13.8% · CA 9.0%
Black18.4%
District 7.5% · CA 4.8%
White17.6%
District 22.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian3.0%
District 8.7% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 65.2% (1pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$111K · CA $85K
Median home value$1.01M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+55% · CA 35%
ZIP population30,902
Median age35 years

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

Worth Knowing

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

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.


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