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La Jolla Elementary

San Diego Unified La Jolla San Diego County 92037
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,156 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
526 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
15%
Teachers
23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.8%
White 61.8%
Asian 9.9%
Black 0.4%
Other 12.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for La Jolla Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard65.3%
Met Standard21.6%
Below Standard13.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "87% proficient" for La Jolla Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

65.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 44.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 40.0 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.6 points higher (vs 46.7% 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 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
65.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
86.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,156
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 92 58.7% 19.6% 14.1% 7.6% 78.3%
4th 97 70.1% 22.7% 5.2% 2.1% 92.8%
5th 99 70.7% 20.2% 7.1% 2.0% 90.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 93 48.4% 30.1% 14.0% 7.5% 78.5%
4th 96 77.1% 14.6% 6.3% 2.1% 91.7%
5th 101 66.3% 22.8% 8.9% 2.0% 89.1%