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Top 9 Elementary Schools in La Mesa, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in La Mesa based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 34.0% Exceeded Standard, compared to 11.9% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Murray Manor Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 54.7 35.2% 59.9% 14.4% 0.5%
2 Murdock Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 52.1 33.6% 58.7% 12.9% 1.2%
3 Lemon Avenue Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 51.9 33.2% 56.4% 14.9% 1.5%
4 Rolando Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 48.6 19.9% 43.0% 18.3% 1.8%
5 La Mesa Dale Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 47.6 23.1% 45.5% 8.2% 2.0%
6 Maryland Avenue Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 46.5 27.7% 50.2% 12.4% 0.8%
7 Northmont Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
 San Diego 44.3 12.9% 41.3% 19.3% 0.4%
8 Avocado Elementary
Cajon Valley Union
 San Diego 43.0 12.7% 36.2% 22.1% 3.0%
9 Vista La Mesa Academy
Lemon Grove
 San Diego 33.0 10.0% 31.0% 25.7% 6.5%

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