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Ericson Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92126
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,084 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
636 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
36%
Teachers
27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 19.6%
White 14.3%
Asian 38.2%
Black 2.7%
Other 25.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ericson Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard49.8%
Met Standard22.7%
Below Standard27.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Ericson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

49.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 28.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.4 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.1 points higher (vs 42.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
49.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
72.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
16.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.6%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,084
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 87 56.3% 20.7% 14.9% 8.1% 77.0%
4th 87 43.7% 20.7% 16.1% 19.5% 64.4%
5th 93 59.1% 22.6% 9.7% 8.6% 81.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 90 54.4% 21.1% 20.0% 4.4% 75.6%
4th 88 35.2% 27.3% 23.9% 13.6% 62.5%
5th 97 49.5% 23.7% 14.4% 12.4% 73.2%