San Ysidro Elementary runs schools through 8th grade. Its 5 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 63rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; dated records link some of its schools to high schools run by Sweetwater Union High.
K5Elementary
68Middle
912High
San Ysidro Elementary · grades K–8
Another district · grades 9–12
Elementary · 5 schools
from 1st to 63rd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Ocean View Hills: 63rd percentile, Solid
Sunset Elementary: 40th percentile, Developing
La Mirada Elementary: 24th percentile, Needs Support
Smythe Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
Willow Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong
Middle · 2 schools
from 6th to 56th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Vista Del Mar: 56th percentile, Solid
San Ysidro Middle: 6th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
The record sends some San Ysidro Elementary addresses to this high school. Boundaries come from the district’s published 2025 attendance boundaries; districts redraw them, and they are approximate at the edges.
The average elementary school in the San Ysidro Elementary district had 31 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in the San Ysidro Elementary district score highest?
Vista Del Mar is highest, at the 56th percentile.
That’s higher than 56 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the San Ysidro Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does San Ysidro Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The San Ysidro Elementary district spent $22,604 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every San Ysidro Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction65%
Instruction support8%
Student services9%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$75.3 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 26 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 95% of its $79.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 172 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 77% of the money. The plan itself puts 80% of it toward staff.
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: $43.9 million
Coordinator of Special Projects (DA) $7.9 million
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation, and Facilities support $6.1 million
23 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
6 of the plan’s 26 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $4.1 million
English learners $4.7 million
Largest of these
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: Dual Language Support (DA)$4.7 million
Small Group Instruction Support (DA)$2.3 million
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (DA)$990,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $51.4 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $50.1 million and estimates it spent $51.0 million, $0.9 million (2%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$51.0 million spent (estimated)$50.1 million planned
What changed
The total is $3.2 million (4%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. We couldn’t match $60.0 million of this $75.3 million plan to individual actions in last year’s plan. These lists cover the rest.
Largest cuts
Small Group Instruction Support (DA)−$1.0 million
Largest increases
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation, and Facilities support+$1.3 million
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data-Driven Systems: DRS SPED/Dually Identified Focus (DA)+$474,105
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (DA)+$210,000
New in the 2026–27 plan
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems:$43.9 million
Coordinator of Special Projects (DA)$7.9 million
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: Dual Language Support (DA)$4.7 million
Ask: What did Small Group Instruction Support (DA) pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $1.0 million less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
38%
38%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
28%
29%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
29 in 100
27 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
2.3%
2.2%
down 0.1 pts
Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: · $43,927,420
Coordinator of Special Projects (DA) · $7,900,000
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation, and Facilities support · $6,127,528
The full plan3 goals, 32 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($75.3 million).
Where does the money go?
76% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Enhance student achievement across all student groups, with a focused emphasis on accelerating learning for…$57.0 million76% of action budgets
“Enhance student achievement across all student groups, with a focused emphasis on accelerating learning for English Learners and Students with Disabilities through the implementation of a Multi- Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework and Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) funded supports. This includes providing targeted academic interventions, expanded learning opportunities, evidence-based instructional practices, and social-emotional supports to improve English language development and academic proficiency outcomes. The district will ensure equitable access to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) while supporting English Learners in demonstrating annual expected progress toward English proficiency and achieving reclassification within five years or less” p. 21 ↗
13 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems:$43.9 millionaction 1.1 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $40.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: Dual Language Support (DA)$4.7 millionaction 1.12 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Small Group Instruction Support (DA)$2.3 millionaction 1.11 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.4 million is state funding counted toward those services
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data-Driven Systems: DRS SPED/Dually Identified Focus (DA)$1.6 millionaction 1.6 · p. 130 ↗
Technology Plan (DA)$1.4 millionaction 1.13 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
8 more funded actions in this goal
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data Driven Systems: DRS & Sci-Phy Team · action 1.2 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1.0 million
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data Driven Systems with Resource Teacher support (DA) · action 1.5 · p. 130 ↗$0.7 million
State & Federal Program Monitoring DA Focus for Chronic Absenteeism · action 1.4 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $211,800 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
Supplemental Materials for Students with Disabilities and Homeless (DA) · action 1.9 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $100,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
MTSS - LREBG - Professional Learning: Professional Development, Guided Planning, Implementation and Coaching Support (DA) · action 1.10 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $25,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
College and Career Readiness and 21st Century Learning · action 1.3 · p. 130 ↗$0.2 million
Intervention support for struggling students (DA) · action 1.7 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Supplemental Material and Professional Development Support (DA) · action 1.8 · p. 130 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $50,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Small Group Instruction Support (DA)−$1.0 million$3.3 million → $2.3 million · p. 131 ↗
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data-Driven Systems: DRS SPED/Dually Identified Focus (DA)+$0.5 million$1.1 million → $1.6 million · p. 130 ↗
Intervention support for struggling students (DA)−$101,918$270,000 → $168,082 · p. 130 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: · $43.9 million · p. 130 ↗new or renamed
Curriculum, Instruction & Data Driven Systems: Dual Language Support (DA) · $4.7 million · p. 131 ↗new or renamed
Technology Plan (DA) · $1.5 million → $1.4 million · p. 131 ↗−$29,910
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data Driven Systems: DRS & Sci-Phy Team · $1.0 million · p. 130 ↗new or renamed
Curriculum, Instruction, and Data Driven Systems with Resource Teacher support (DA) · $601,400 → $665,600 · p. 130 ↗+$64,200
State & Federal Program Monitoring DA Focus for Chronic Absenteeism · $402,300 · p. 130 ↗new or renamed
Supplemental Materials for Students with Disabilities and Homeless (DA) · $200,000 · p. 130 ↗new or renamed
MTSS - LREBG - Professional Learning: Professional Development, Guided Planning, Implementation and Coaching Support (DA) · $200,000 · p. 130 ↗new or renamed
College and Career Readiness and 21st Century Learning · $165,206 → $170,000 · p. 130 ↗+$4,794
Supplemental Material and Professional Development Support (DA) · $200,000 → $150,000 · p. 130 ↗−$50,000
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 13 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 21 ↗.
Goal 2Ensure that all students are educated in positive academic environments that are safe, welcoming, and…$18.0 million24% of action budgets
“Ensure that all students are educated in positive academic environments that are safe, welcoming, and drug-free, while also equipping them with the necessary social-emotional skills to build resilience and thrive not only in an equitable educational environment but also in their community and beyond” p. 60 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $16.0 million (+$2.0 million)
Largest funded actions
Coordinator of Special Projects (DA)$7.9 millionaction 2.7 · p. 131 ↗
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation, and Facilities support$6.1 millionaction 2.3 · p. 131 ↗
School Safety Support (DA)$1.4 millionaction 2.4 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (DA)$1.0 millionaction 2.12 · p. 132 ↗
Attendance Initiative Support Chronic Absenteeism (DA) Focus$0.7 millionaction 2.6 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $500,000 is state funding counted toward those services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Mental Health and MTSS Supports - LREBG (DA) · action 2.5 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $250,100 is state funding counted toward those services$0.4 million
Student & Pupil Services Support (DA) · action 2.10 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $52,165 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Behavior Supports (DA) · action 2.11 · p. 132 ↗$0.2 million
Tier 1 Social Emotional support and SEL Training (DA) · action 2.9 · p. 131 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1,000 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Universal Screener Support (DA) · action 2.8 · p. 131 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation, and Facilities support+$1.3 million$4.9 million → $6.1 million · p. 131 ↗
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (DA)+$210,000$780,000 → $990,000 · p. 132 ↗
School Safety Support (DA)−$0.1 million$1.5 million → $1.4 million · p. 131 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Coordinator of Special Projects (DA) · $7.9 million · p. 131 ↗new or renamed
Attendance Initiative Support Chronic Absenteeism (DA) Focus · $667,000 · p. 131 ↗new or renamed
Mental Health and MTSS Supports - LREBG (DA) · $401,435 · p. 131 ↗new or renamed
Student & Pupil Services Support (DA) · $208,660 · p. 131 ↗new or renamed
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 4,144 students
1Hispanic or Latino88%
2Filipino3%
3Black or African American3%
4Two or more races2%
5White2%
6Not reported1%
7Asian<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
52%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 2,170 of 4,140 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving San Ysidro Elementary extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.
It also qualified the year before.
Which students, on which measures
Homeless students
English and math
Long-term English learners
English and math
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 48% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (732 of 1,530 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
1 school getting state support, 2025–26
San Ysidro Middle (Targeted support)
San Ysidro MiddleTargeted support: English learners and low-income students
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in the San Ysidro Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Ocean View Hills, 63rd percentile (Solid). Middle: Vista Del Mar, 56th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the San Ysidro Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the San Ysidro Elementary district good?
San Ysidro Elementary’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 63rd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. San Ysidro Elementary’s 2 public middle schools run from the 6th to the 56th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the San Ysidro Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the San Ysidro Elementary district had 31 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the San Ysidro Elementary district spend per student?
The San Ysidro Elementary district spent $22,604 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 65 cents of every San Ysidro Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the San Ysidro Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $75.3 million into 26 funded actions in 3 goals, 95% of its $79.0 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $57.0 million, 76% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the San Ysidro Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.