Special education center · San Diego County Office of Education · Imperial Beach, California
San Diego County Special Education
Imperial Beach · K–12
A special education school: students are placed here through their IEP team, so we publish its results without a rating.
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Common questions
How are students placed here?
Students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery. Confirm placement with San Diego County Office of Education. Evidence ↓
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
69 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (18 of 26), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 27 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓
How do I visit San Diego County Special Education?
Call the office at (858) 298-2213 to ask about a visit. Questions to bring are under Next steps. Evidence ↓
What you can do
Who can act on San Diego County Special Education’s results?
San Diego County Office of Education’s board decides San Diego County Special Education’s plan.
The state hasn’t placed San Diego County Special Education in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source
Students at San Diego County Special Education are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery.
What has the state flagged?
The state is giving San Diego County Office of Education extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard.
Extra help for San Diego County Office of Education: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source
When is the plan set, and how can you take part?
San Diego County Office of Education’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.
How to take part
- Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
- Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
- Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
- Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
- Read San Diego County Office of Education’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)
Life at school
How often do students miss school or get suspended?
69 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 27 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.
Source
- Source
- CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
- Students
- chronic absence: 18 of 26 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 27 students enrolled during the year
Chronically absent, 2025–26
18 of 26 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.
Suspensions, 2025–26
0 of 27
students were suspended at least once.
Ask: How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed?
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at San Diego County Special Education
Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.
Teach here? Tell us San Diego County Office of Education’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.
Every learner
Who goes here?
Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 81%.
Students, families and teachers
Who are the students?
2025–26 · students counted- Hispanic or Latino81%
- White—
- Asian—
- Black or African American—
- Filipino—
- Two or more races—
- American Indian or Alaska Native—
- Pacific Islander—
- Not reported—
- Unallocated share19%
Who teaches here?
5teachers, 2024–25
12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25
0%in their first year, 2024–25
Ask: Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?
Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
| Students, 2025–26 | Here |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 81% |
| White | — |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| 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.
Next steps
How are students placed here?
Confirm placement with San Diego County Office of Education.
Location and visiting
Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm placement with San Diego County Office of Education.
Questions for your visit
- How does the school bring back students who are missing school, and what has it changed? 69 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (18 of 26 students)
- Which services and therapies does each student get during the school day, and who provides them?
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
- Which students finish with a regular diploma and which with a certificate of completion, and what does each lead to?
Office (858) 298-2213525 Third Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Source records
Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.
2025 CDE CCI overall Prepared: source record unavailable in this profile; no value is shown.
CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.
| Grade · subject | Students tested with scores | Proficient or Advanced | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Mean scale score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 · ELA · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| All Grades · ELA · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| Grade 6 · Math · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
| All Grades · Math · 2026 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 0 records with a positive known tested count.
0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 2 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 6 · spring 2026 · % of tested students
English · 2025–26 results by grade
| English | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
Math · 2025–26 results by grade
| Math | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 0 | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested | none tested |
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.
Every tested year2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 · Math | 0 | — | — |
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.
Chronic absence by student groupState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 60 in 100 |
| Male | — | 82 in 100 |
| Hispanic or Latino | — | 67 in 100 |
| Students with disabilities | — | 69 in 100 |
| Low-income | — | 75 in 100 |
| All students | — | 69 in 100 |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure
Per-pupil spending
NCES F-33 · FY 2017–18 (2018) · fall district membership: 3,372 pupils
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $62,482,068 | 18.48% | 19% |
| Instruction support | $192,746,859 | 57.02% | 57% |
| Student services | $10,935,985 | 3.24% | 3% |
| Administration | $59,877,757 | 17.71% | 18% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $11,089,069 | 3.28% | 3% |
| Total | $338,016,965 | 100.00% | 100% |
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year
Additional workforce records
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.
The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91932 · not the school’s students
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $85,833 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 27% |
| ZIP-area population | 25,741 |
| Median age | 35.1 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. See all schools in ZIP code 91932 →
Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections
Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.
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