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Darnall Charter

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

640

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6020 Hughes St.
San Diego, CA 92115-6520

(619) 582-1822

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

African American:

10.8%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2008 → 43rd in 2018

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school34%

District avg52%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Darnall Charter did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.6	3239 of 5662	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	3695 of 5692	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	3853 of 5614	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	3389 of 5611	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	3493 of 5530	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	3508 of 5390	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.4	3953 of 5377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	3328 of 5314	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	3506 of 5193	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.6	3996 of 5113	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	3314 of 5113	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	2686 of 4818	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.9	3355 of 4822	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.2	3759 of 4809	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	64.1	724 of 3246	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	37.0	3277 of 5413	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	46.6	2426 of 4830	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	55.8	1986 of 5084	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.9	3058 of 5431	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	1797 of 2480	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1648 of 2508	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1786 of 2497	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1682 of 2477	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	12.3	2188 of 2379	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	721 of 1364	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	27.8	1598 of 2262	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.8	1508 of 2072	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.4	1371 of 2230	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.0	1784 of 2273	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2018)78th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)61st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2018)50th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2018)44th percentile~ school

Female (2018)39th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)47th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)39th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2018)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)27th percentile~ school

Male (2018)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	14.5	5307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		22.4	4641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	666																	16.7	18.4	17.4	4.8	8.5	30.0	27.1	36.4	33.3	23.9	9.3	6.4	23.3	14.3	18.6	22.5	16.2							$19,522	$2,615	$16,907
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	22.2	4660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	5035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	375																	30.0		30.0	14.3	16.0	52.6				26.2	19.1	3.7	25.0				14.7							$28,842	$5,782	$23,060
Rolando Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6620 Marlowe Dr.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3600	270	13	20.7	66.7%	34 (12.6%)	45 (16.7%)	137 (50.7%)	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.3%)	66.2	1777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		64.8	1830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	53																	40.4		40.4	47.1	60.6	64.4				58.0	65.7	45.7	31.9				46.2							$26,530	$4,957	$21,573
Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.4	2963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	1243																	11.5	27.1	19.8	16.4	23.2	37.0	38.4	45.6	46.6	34.8	22.4	24.2	25.0	38.5	29.7	41.0	30.7							$17,814	$2,891	$14,923
Fay Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 52nd St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 624-2600	514	19	27.0	96.1%	13 (2.5%)	125 (24.3%)	312 (60.7%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	17.1	5085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15	5303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	218	15.4	5.3	0.0	7.5	53.9	5.3	13.6	26.9	26.9	21.1	0.0	16.4	7.7	5.3	0.0	4.5	15.3		15.3	25.9	22.9	22.4				23.9	29.9	21.0	9.9				20.9	96.7				96.7		$20,041	$3,992	$16,049
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	26.6	4259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.5	3966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	293																	10.0		10.0	25.6	26.5	40.7				31.5	28.3	27.5	33.3				29.9	89.2	93.9	95.4	92.3	89.2	95.4	$21,740	$4,869	$16,871
Vista La Mesa Academy	Public	K-8	3900 Violet St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5645	518	21	24.2	71.8%	51 (9.8%)	75 (14.5%)	325 (62.7%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.7%)	28.9	4062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		30.1	3917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	145																	18.6	25.9	22.2	33.3	42.6	22.8	37.3	44.4	34.5	35.7	22.4	31.6	10.3	38.5	32.1	22.4	25.9	96.6				96.6		$19,264	$2,452	$16,812
Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	6506 Solita Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5700	352	12	29.3	77.3%	45 (12.8%)	58 (16.5%)	179 (50.9%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.8%)	40.1	3204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		32.9	3700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	496																	37.0		37.0	32.7	37.8	50.0				40.0	35.2	31.3	28.3				31.8	96.7				96.7		$21,211	$3,502	$17,709
Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 54th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5000	545	23	23.6	83.3%	28 (5.1%)	85 (15.6%)	236 (43.3%)	162 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	54.3	2350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	1869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	481																	23.8		23.8	36.7	51.1	45.0				44.2	50.0	59.1	41.3				50.4	92.9	96.9		93.9	95.9		$21,340	$4,032	$17,308
Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	390	17	22.9	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	75 (19.2%)	269 (69.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		30.7	3883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	844																	18.8		18.8	23.1	27.5	39.1				29.5	26.4	22.2	14.6				21.3	97.2		97.2		97.2		$21,735	$4,961	$16,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Darnall Charter

What district is Darnall Charter in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Darnall Charter?

Students at Darnall Charter are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Darnall Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 640 students attended Darnall Charter.

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