Private school

St. Therese Academy

San Diego · Pre-K–8 · 309 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 21 students per teacher (2021-22)

A Pre-K–8 private school in San Diego.

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6440 Saint Therese Way, San Diego 92120

Call (619) 583-6270 to ask about a visit.

Nearby

Public schools nearby

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Public elementary schools nearbyStatewide percentile

Marvin Elementary0.2 mi90thStrong
Hearst Elementary0.8 mi92ndStrong
Dailard Elementary0.9 mi92ndStrong

Public middle schools nearbyStatewide percentile

Lewis Middle0.8 mi85thStrong
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego1.3 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.90thStrong
Farb Middle2.7 mi66thSolid

Public high schools nearbyStatewide percentile

Henry High0.8 mi85thStrong
Helix High3.1 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.95thStrong
Canyon Hills High3.1 mi69thSolid

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

The record

From the federal private-school survey

Grades	Pre-K-8
Enrollment	309 K–12 and ungraded students
Student : teacher	21:1
Schoolwide staffing ratio, not class size · NCES Private School Universe Survey (2021-22).
Teachers	14.8 estimated K–12 full-time-equivalent teachers
Students	Coeducational
School day	7.1 hours
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Emphasis	Catholic (Diocesan)
Gender	45.3% male (140) · 54.7% female (169)309 K–12 and ungraded students (excludes pre-K) · NCES PSS 2021–22. SchoolScope calculates percentages and the female remainder from reported male and total counts.

AP course authorization and IB programme listings are not matched to this school in SchoolScope's source records. This does not establish that the school offers none.

Demographics

White65.7%

Hispanic16.5%

Other15.9%

Asian1.3%

Black0.6%

NCES enrollment, gender and race/ethnicity figures cover K–12 and ungraded students, excluding pre-K. Teacher FTE is an estimated K–12 staffing measure. These are historical survey records, not current counts.

01ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92120

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92120
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$120,661
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	60.15%
ZCTA population	31,915
Median age	37.0 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

This ZCTA is identified by the stored directory ZIP; it does not verify this school's physical location.

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Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (2021-22) · No. 00077379

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

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Why doesn't St. Therese Academy have a Scope Score?

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Where do St. Therese Academy's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools