How does Lemon Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in La Mesa?

Lemon Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.9/100, placing it at the 71st percentile statewide. 33% of students exceed standard, with a total of 916 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lemon Avenue Elementary?

33.2% of students at Lemon Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 56.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lemon Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Lemon Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 13.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lemon Avenue Elementary?

14.9% of students at Lemon Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lemon Avenue Elementary

La Mesa-Spring Valley La Mesa San Diego County 91941

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

916 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

513 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

46%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 33.5%

White 46.8%

Asian 1.0%

Black 4.7%

Other 14.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lemon Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	33.2%
Met Standard	23.2%
Below Standard	43.6%

Exceeded

33.2%

Met

23.2%

Below

43.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Lemon Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

33.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.8 points above the La Mesa-Spring Valley district average of 19.4%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.2 points higher (vs 23.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 13.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.