San Diego Unified Elementary Schools

116 schools ranked by composite score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.

District performance overview

San Diego Unified has 116 ranked elementary schools averaging a composite score of 51.5 — 6.0 points above the state average of 45.5. Scores range from 33.5 to 78.3.

The highest-scoring school is La Jolla Elementary with a composite of 78.3 and 65.3% exceeding standard.

Wide performance spread: The 44.8-point gap between the highest and lowest scoring schools in San Diego Unified suggests significant variation in school quality within the same district. Choosing the right school within this district matters more than choosing the district itself.

District-wide chronic absenteeism averages 19.2%, near the state average of 18.7%.

Avg Composite

51.5

State avg: 45.5

Score Range

44.8

33.5 – 78.3

Avg Exceeded %

28.3%

State avg: 21.0%

Schools Ranked

116

With composite scores

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	La Jolla Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	78.3	65.3%	86.9%	11.7%	0.3%
2	Dingeman Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	75.3	68.8%	85.8%	7.0%	0.0%
3	Scripps Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	74.7	62.0%	86.4%	2.7%	0.1%
4	Mt. Everest Academy San Diego Unified	San Diego	73.3	45.8%	80.0%	2.0%	0.0%
5	Bird Rock Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	73.3	57.9%	82.0%	9.9%	0.0%
6	Jerabek Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	71.7	56.8%	84.7%	9.3%	0.1%
7	Torrey Pines Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	71.4	61.2%	82.1%	10.6%	0.2%
8	McKinley Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	70.4	52.1%	80.9%	11.3%	0.2%
9	Green Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	70.3	49.0%	77.3%	9.0%	0.2%
10	Holmes Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	70.3	57.5%	85.7%	6.6%	0.8%
11	Curie Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	69.6	60.2%	81.9%	9.5%	0.9%
12	Birney Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	69.0	45.8%	76.2%	11.0%	2.1%
13	Hearst Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	67.1	47.9%	78.3%	9.7%	0.7%
14	Jonas Salk Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	66.1	48.1%	71.4%	9.9%	0.1%
15	Dailard Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	66.0	47.1%	76.2%	8.4%	0.3%
16	Hickman Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	65.7	51.5%	73.7%	11.8%	2.5%
17	Miramar Ranch Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	65.5	48.2%	76.7%	8.6%	0.0%
18	Ericson Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	65.5	49.8%	72.4%	16.4%	0.6%
19	Marvin Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	65.0	48.6%	77.5%	10.5%	0.4%
20	Benchley/Weinberger Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	64.7	45.2%	73.1%	6.9%	0.2%
21	Barnard Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	63.8	46.4%	73.3%	8.2%	0.4%
22	Kumeyaay Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	62.9	43.0%	70.9%	15.0%	0.2%
23	Chesterton Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	62.4	38.0%	64.0%	13.3%	0.5%
24	Sandburg Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	61.2	39.4%	65.0%	12.3%	0.0%
25	Nye Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	61.0	35.0%	69.7%	18.9%	1.0%
26	Hardy Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	60.3	38.9%	66.3%	13.0%	1.6%
27	Tierrasanta Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	59.9	38.3%	68.0%	13.4%	0.2%
28	Grant K-8 San Diego Unified	San Diego	59.4	39.8%	69.0%	13.2%	0.9%
29	Sessions Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	59.2	34.0%	67.0%	12.8%	0.0%
30	Spreckels Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	58.7	40.9%	67.0%	9.9%	1.8%
31	Bay Park Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	58.4	34.6%	66.2%	11.7%	0.2%
32	Doyle Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	58.2	41.7%	68.0%	18.6%	1.0%
33	Vista Grande Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	58.0	34.2%	59.2%	11.5%	0.0%
34	Hawthorne Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	56.7	29.8%	55.5%	11.8%	0.8%
35	Longfellow K-8 San Diego Unified	San Diego	55.7	36.4%	67.4%	12.7%	2.2%
36	Gage Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	55.2	28.0%	56.1%	12.7%	0.4%
37	Bethune K-8 San Diego Unified	San Diego	55.1	26.4%	56.5%	16.3%	0.6%
38	John Muir San Diego Unified	San Diego	54.9	26.5%	56.7%	11.2%	1.5%
39	Language Academy San Diego Unified	San Diego	54.6	29.0%	58.6%	13.5%	2.3%
40	Pacific Beach Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	53.5	33.7%	65.3%	15.7%	0.9%
41	Jefferson Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	53.3	37.5%	65.3%	15.5%	0.7%
42	Sequoia Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	52.4	34.2%	59.5%	32.8%	2.4%
43	Edison Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	52.1	27.8%	52.9%	25.5%	0.3%
44	Garfield Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	51.9	31.8%	63.8%	25.8%	0.3%
45	Cadman Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	51.9	25.3%	54.0%	17.3%	0.5%
46	Angier Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	51.8	29.2%	54.5%	21.4%	3.3%
47	Toler Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	51.4	27.7%	50.0%	28.4%	0.0%
48	Field Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	50.7	27.2%	54.1%	20.2%	0.0%
49	Hamilton Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	50.5	13.7%	36.3%	11.6%	0.4%
50	Miller Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	50.0	24.9%	49.6%	18.1%	2.1%
51	Zamorano Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	49.5	23.3%	48.7%	21.8%	1.5%
52	iHigh Virtual Academy San Diego Unified	San Diego	49.4	25.4%	50.1%	6.2%	0.0%
53	Rolando Park Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	48.6	26.8%	52.5%	22.5%	1.0%
54	Oak Park Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	48.1	22.6%	47.2%	23.6%	0.0%
55	Alcott Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	48.0	20.5%	49.1%	25.6%	1.2%
56	Cubberley Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	47.0	15.4%	49.9%	25.5%	2.2%
57	Pacific View Leadership Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	46.9	17.4%	34.9%	19.5%	1.2%
58	Hage Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	46.7	24.1%	48.3%	17.5%	0.4%
59	Rowan Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	46.6	23.1%	46.1%	20.2%	0.5%
60	Normal Heights Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	46.5	17.7%	50.5%	28.5%	0.3%
61	Florence Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	46.2	17.1%	43.8%	25.1%	3.1%
62	Webster Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	45.4	22.5%	44.6%	31.4%	0.9%
63	Mason Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	45.1	18.0%	42.5%	26.8%	0.3%
64	Whitman Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.7	16.6%	42.1%	21.9%	0.8%
65	Lafayette Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.5	13.0%	29.7%	27.4%	0.4%
66	Fletcher Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.4	13.6%	39.1%	26.3%	0.5%
67	Euclid Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.3	12.7%	30.9%	25.5%	0.4%
68	Wegeforth Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.3	21.8%	46.8%	26.5%	4.8%
69	Hancock Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.1	16.1%	39.8%	15.8%	1.1%
70	Ross Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	44.1	12.7%	39.1%	18.5%	0.5%
71	Clay Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	43.6	14.3%	35.9%	22.4%	0.3%
72	Crown Point Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	43.3	29.0%	52.0%	24.2%	1.2%
73	Penn Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	43.2	23.3%	46.1%	23.3%	0.8%
74	Adams Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	42.4	19.9%	39.2%	21.9%	0.0%
75	Walker Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	42.4	20.4%	38.9%	23.6%	0.0%
76	Mountain View San Diego Unified	San Diego	41.7	12.6%	32.4%	33.8%	4.3%
77	Marshall Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	41.0	11.7%	30.4%	24.1%	2.4%
78	Juarez Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	40.4	11.2%	29.7%	18.8%	0.7%
79	Clairemont Canyons Academy San Diego Unified	San Diego	40.0	19.9%	38.0%	25.3%	0.0%
80	Johnson Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	39.8	10.7%	30.0%	29.8%	3.4%
81	Freese Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	39.3	12.1%	30.6%	32.9%	0.7%
82	Sherman Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	39.3	12.3%	33.2%	29.9%	0.7%
83	Jones Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	39.2	18.0%	42.3%	15.8%	0.7%
84	Carver Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	39.0	8.1%	21.4%	28.7%	2.9%
85	Foster Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	38.6	17.4%	37.2%	28.8%	1.6%
86	Boone Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	38.1	9.3%	28.9%	21.4%	2.2%
87	Perry Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	37.8	14.1%	35.8%	24.7%	1.0%
88	Chollas/Mead Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	37.3	9.7%	29.6%	34.6%	0.0%
89	Rosa Parks Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	36.7	8.6%	20.4%	23.1%	0.5%
90	Franklin Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	36.7	15.2%	36.2%	20.4%	4.5%
91	Ibarra Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	35.9	10.6%	25.5%	31.0%	2.0%
92	Central Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	35.7	7.4%	20.8%	24.8%	0.4%
93	Joyner Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	35.4	8.5%	22.3%	28.7%	0.0%
94	Golden Hill K-8 San Diego Unified	San Diego	35.2	12.7%	31.9%	26.9%	2.7%
95	Audubon K-8 San Diego Unified	San Diego	35.1	8.7%	27.1%	30.4%	0.2%
96	Balboa Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	34.9	11.1%	29.6%	27.0%	1.4%
97	Baker Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	34.9	5.0%	18.9%	31.5%	0.8%
98	Carson Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	34.1	10.8%	27.0%	27.8%	3.4%
99	Encanto Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	33.9	11.1%	29.1%	29.4%	0.9%
100	Paradise Hills Elementary San Diego Unified	San Diego	33.5	8.8%	26.0%	32.9%	0.0%

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