English
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 55 tested
- Advanced
- 27%
- Proficient
- 38%
- Below the standard
- 35%
65% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Public school · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California
San Diego · K–6 · 148 students (2024–25)
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A weighted mix of four of the six elementary school measures.
Well above California in English, near it in math: 65% and 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.
From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).
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In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 27% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 30% in math scored Advanced, against 24% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.
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iHigh Virtual Academy scores higher than 75 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 75th percentile, Strong, spring 2026. Evidence ↓
In 2025–26, 15 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified elementary school. 0 of 123 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓
About as expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored +2 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +4 points, which it calls Average.
In spring 2026, 61% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at iHigh Virtual Academy in San Diego scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓
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Academic achievement
Well above California in both subjects.
State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 65% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 54% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 55 tested
65% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 54 tested
54% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 64% | 76% | 55% |
| Advanced | 29% | 29% | 25% |
| Proficient | 35% | 47% | 30% |
| Developing level | 15% | 19% | 20% |
| Minimal | 21% | 5% | 25% |
| Tested | 14 | 21 | 20 |
| California | 44% | 46% | 49% |
| Difference | +20 | +30 | +6 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 71% |
| Advanced | 29% |
| Proficient | 42% |
| Developing level | 11% |
| Minimal | 18% |
| Tested | 17 |
| California | 48% |
| Difference | +23 |
California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Math
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 64% | 60% | 40% |
| Advanced | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| Proficient | 14% | 40% | 15% |
| Developing level | 15% | 30% | 15% |
| Minimal | 21% | 10% | 45% |
| Tested | 14 | 20 | 20 |
| California | 47% | 42% | 37% |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +3 |
| Measure | Grade 6 |
|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | 47% |
| Advanced | 29% |
| Proficient | 18% |
| Developing level | 24% |
| Minimal | 29% |
| Tested | 17 |
| California | 37% |
| Difference | +10 |
California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.
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In grade 6, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 47% in math, against 48% and 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 17 tested
71% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 17 tested
47% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.
In grades 3–5, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.
Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 54% to 65% and math from 45% to 54%.
This school
California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested
This school
California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested
Each year is a different group of students.
About as expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored +2 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +4 points, which it calls Average.
Grades 4–6 · 2025 · 67 students with scores in both years
Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.
+2 pts
The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.
+4 pts
The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.
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| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grades 3–5 · This school | 27% | 38% | 19% | 16% | 55 |
| English, grades 3–5 · California | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 1,208,894 |
| English, grades 3–5 · San Diego Unified | 28% | 23% | 20% | 29% | 23,989 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · This school | 30% | 24% | 20% | 26% | 54 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · California | 21% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 1,211,701 |
| Math, grades 3–5 · San Diego Unified | 27% | 22% | 23% | 28% | 24,080 |
| English, grade 6 · This school | 29% | 42% | 11% | 18% | 17 |
| English, grade 6 · California | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 415,439 |
| English, grade 6 · San Diego Unified | 21% | 30% | 23% | 26% | 7,865 |
| Math, grade 6 · This school | 29% | 18% | 24% | 29% | 17 |
| Math, grade 6 · California | 21% | 16% | 25% | 38% | 415,904 |
| Math, grade 6 · San Diego Unified | 23% | 17% | 25% | 35% | 7,881 |
Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.
English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.
Chart and table: 2022–2026. Hover, tap or focus a chart and use the arrow keys to see each year.
2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46% 380 tested | 45% 1,260,830 tested |
| 2023 | 37% 146 tested | 44% 1,247,801 tested |
| 2024 | 48% 86 tested | 45% 1,235,509 tested |
| 2025 | 54% 76 tested | 46% 1,232,086 tested |
| 2026 | 65% 55 tested | 46% 1,208,894 tested |
| Year | This school | California |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38% 379 tested | 38% 1,265,943 tested |
| 2023 | 30% 145 tested | 40% 1,256,519 tested |
| 2024 | 39% 85 tested | 41% 1,249,262 tested |
| 2025 | 45% 76 tested | 41% 1,241,652 tested |
| 2026 | 54% 54 tested | 42% 1,211,701 tested |
California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 2 points above that expected score, and in math 4 points above it.
The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.
Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.
Life at school
15 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.
State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26
That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 123 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.
Context Close to the 18 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified elementary school: a pattern across the district.
18 of 117 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
0 of 123
students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.
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Every learner
Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.
Student groups, grades 3–6, spring 2026
61% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 36% and 30% for the same group across California.
Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026.
82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 122 of 148. California: 63%.
8teachers, 2024–25
21 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
0%in their first year, 2024–25
84%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22
Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?
| Group and subject | Here | vs San Diego Unified | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income · 59 tested in English, 58 in math | |||
| English | 61% | +2338% | +2536% |
| Math | 50% | +1634% | +2030% |
Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Diego Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.
Hispanic or Latino students, 41 tested in English and 40 in math: no rate for grades 3 and 5 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 53% |
| White | 12% |
| Filipino | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.
CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 84% of teaching positions, 62.5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 74.1 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.
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Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 30% | 57 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 60% | 63 | 23% |
| Chronically absent | 15 in 100 | 52 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 0 of 123 | 61 | 5% |
| Grade gap (G3→G5, different students) | -16.8pp | — | not scored |
Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 50 | 75 | #1400 | California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula |
2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.
| School year | Chronic absence | Suspension | Grade gap (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | not on file | not on file | −2 |
| 2022–23 | not on file | not on file | −15 |
| 2023–24 | 44 in 100 | 0 of 176 | +2 |
| 2024–25 | 6 in 100 | 0 of 169 | −18 |
| 2025–26 | 15 in 100 | 0 of 123 | −17 |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 72 | 28% | 67% |
| 2026 · Math | 71 | 30% | 52% |
| 2025 · English | 102 | 25% | 56% |
| 2025 · Math | 102 | 25% | 43% |
| 2024 · English | 86 | 19% | 48% |
| 2024 · Math | 85 | 14% | 39% |
| 2023 · English | 327 | 17% | 42% |
| 2023 · Math | 323 | 11% | 24% |
| 2022 · English | 668 | 21% | 47% |
| 2022 · Math | 673 | 17% | 34% |
| 2019 · English | — | — | — |
| 2019 · Math | 18 | 17% | 56% |
| 2018 · English | 13 | 54% | 85% |
| 2018 · Math | 13 | 23% | 62% |
| 2017 · English | — | — | — |
| 2017 · Math | — | — | — |
Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
Earlier years · grade and subject
| Year · grade · subject | Students with scores | Met or exceeded |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Grade 3 · English | 27 | 56% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · English | 20 | 65% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · English | 29 | 45% |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · English | 26 | 62% |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 27 | 56% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · Math | 20 | 50% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · Math | 29 | 31% |
| 2025 · Grade 6 · Math | 26 | 38% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 24 | 54% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · English | 28 | 32% |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · English | 34 | 56% |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 24 | 42% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · Math | 27 | 30% |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · Math | 34 | 44% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | 41 | 41% |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · English | 47 | 40% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · English | 58 | 31% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · English | 54 | 35% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · English | 38 | 42% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · English | 45 | 38% |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · English | 44 | 73% |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | 41 | 46% |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · Math | 47 | 21% |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · Math | 57 | 26% |
| 2023 · Grade 6 · Math | 53 | 17% |
| 2023 · Grade 7 · Math | 38 | 26% |
| 2023 · Grade 8 · Math | 43 | 14% |
| 2023 · Grade 11 · Math | 44 | 23% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | 123 | 39% |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · English | 122 | 45% |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · English | 135 | 53% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · English | 75 | 41% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · English | 84 | 45% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · English | 74 | 50% |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · English | 55 | 62% |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | 120 | 44% |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · Math | 123 | 44% |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · Math | 136 | 26% |
| 2022 · Grade 6 · Math | 75 | 35% |
| 2022 · Grade 7 · Math | 91 | 31% |
| 2022 · Grade 8 · Math | 73 | 27% |
| 2022 · Grade 11 · Math | 55 | 25% |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2019 · Grade 11 · Math | 18 | 56% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · English | 13 | 85% |
| 2018 · Grade 11 · Math | 13 | 62% |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 11 · Math | — | — |
Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.
| Science (CAST) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 20 | 20% | 15% | 55% | 10% |
CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Group · English | Tested | Proficient or Advanced | vs district | vs California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-income | 59 | 61% | +23 | +25 |
| Group | English | n | CDE category | Math | n | CDE category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | +2 | 67 | Average | +4 | 67 | Average |
| Low-income | +1 | 53 | Average | +3 | 53 | Average |
| English-only students | +2 | 48 | not categorized | −1 | 48 | not categorized |
| Hispanic or Latino | +3 | 33 | Average | +11 | 33 | Accelerated |
| English learners | −11 | 15 | Moderate | +10 | 15 | Accelerated |
CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
State model · English+2 pts vs expected
matched students, grades 4–6California growth model, English: +2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.State model · math+4 pts vs expected
matched students, grades 4–6California growth model, math: +4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.
| Year-over-year school rates |
|---|
| Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 6 in 100 → 2025–26 · 15 in 100 · +9 in 100 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 169 → 2025–26 · 0 of 123 · 0.0 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 56 in 100 | 13 in 100 | −43 in 100 |
| Male | 48 in 100 | 18 in 100 | −30 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 in 100 | 23 in 100 | −31 in 100 |
| Two or more races | 53 in 100 | 0 in 100 | −53 in 100 |
| White | 54 in 100 | 14 in 100 | −40 in 100 |
| Low-income | 54 in 100 | 18 in 100 | −36 in 100 |
| All students | 54 in 100 | 15 in 100 | −39 in 100 |
| Filipino | — | 0 in 100 | — |
| Students with disabilities | — | 22 in 100 | — |
| English learners | — | 15 in 100 | — |
| Homeless | — | 33 in 100 | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 148
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 148
CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $1,223,482,460 | 63.42% | 63% |
| Instruction support | $225,845,212 | 11.71% | 12% |
| Student services | $233,097,572 | 12.08% | 12% |
| Administration | $95,033,783 | 4.93% | 5% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $141,086,586 | 7.31% | 7% |
| Other | $10,769,286 | 0.56% | 1% |
| Total | $1,929,314,899 | 100.00% | 100% |
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,790 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 55% |
| ZIP-area population | 30,902 |
| Median age | 34.5 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92110 →
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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