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Freese Elementary

San Diego Unified San Diego San Diego County 92114
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
552 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
261 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
78%
Teachers
11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 53.3%
White 3.5%
Asian 1.1%
Black 16.1%
Other 26.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Freese Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard12.1%
Met Standard18.5%
Below Standard69.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Freese Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.2 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.5% exceeded — 2.5 points higher. 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
12.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+7.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
32.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
552
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 51 9.8% 21.6% 25.5% 43.1% 31.4%
4th 45 11.1% 22.2% 20.0% 46.7% 33.3%
5th 43 11.6% 20.9% 27.9% 39.5% 32.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 51 9.8% 13.7% 31.4% 45.1% 23.5%
4th 45 13.3% 13.3% 33.3% 40.0% 26.7%
5th 41 17.1% 19.5% 19.5% 43.9% 36.6%