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Nye Elementary

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

School overview

Enrollment
375 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
73%
Teachers
16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 29.9%
White 3.7%
Asian 8.8%
Black 21.6%
Other 36.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Nye Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard35.0%
Met Standard34.7%
Below Standard30.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Nye Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.0% of students exceeded standard while 34.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points above the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. Compared to the 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 21.1 points higher (vs 13.9% 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
35.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
69.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+7.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
642
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 59 32.2% 35.6% 20.3% 11.9% 67.8%
4th 44 52.3% 20.4% 9.1% 18.2% 72.7%
5th 57 29.8% 40.4% 15.8% 14.0% 70.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 60 23.3% 38.3% 21.7% 16.7% 61.7%
4th 44 38.6% 34.1% 15.9% 11.4% 72.7%
5th 57 35.1% 38.6% 19.3% 7.0% 73.7%