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Top 10 Elementary Schools in San Diego, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in San Diego 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 67.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 54.5% 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 Sage Canyon
Del Mar Union Elementary
 San Diego 79.8 66.1% 86.8% 4.9% 0.6%
2 Ocean Air
Del Mar Union Elementary
 San Diego 77.9 69.0% 90.7% 3.9% 0.0%
3 Carmel Del Mar Elementary
Del Mar Union Elementary
 San Diego 77.6 66.8% 87.2% 6.1% 0.3%
4 Solana Ranch Elementary
Solana Beach Elementary
 San Diego 76.2 68.3% 84.9% 3.0% 0.2%
5 Dingeman Elementary
San Diego Unified
 San Diego 75.3 68.8% 85.8% 7.0% 0.0%
6 Scripps Elementary
San Diego Unified
 San Diego 74.7 62.0% 86.4% 2.7% 0.1%
7 Rolling Hills Elementary
Poway Unified
 San Diego 74.3 58.3% 78.2% 7.5% 1.5%
8 Deer Canyon Elementary
Poway Unified
 San Diego 73.7 61.0% 81.5% 5.6% 2.8%
9 Mt. Everest Academy
San Diego Unified
 San Diego 73.3 45.8% 80.0% 2.0% 0.0%
10 Stone Ranch Elementary
Poway Unified
 San Diego 73.1 56.6% 79.3% 9.0% 0.7%

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