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Nye Elementary

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Nye Elementary ranks 684 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Nye Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 385 students in the Valencia Park neighborhood of San Diego, consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of all California elementary schools despite serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, Nye is a standout, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are dramatically higher than both the San Diego Unified district and state averages. This excellence is even more remarkable when compared to nearby schools; for instance, students at Nye are about twice as likely to be proficient in core subjects as those at the closest school, Valencia Park Elementary. The school has shown particular strength in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for this group, and has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism to a rate better than the district average, unlike neighboring schools like Paradise Hills Elementary or Porter Elementary where absenteeism remains much higher.

Nye Elementary represents a true success story in its area, maintaining a decade of strong ratings and effective pandemic recovery while achieving these results with efficient per-student spending that is lower than many surrounding schools. Its consistent performance across grade levels and status as a high-achieving school in a geographic area where most other schools rank much lower suggest that the specific practices and culture at Nye are key drivers of its students' success.

385

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,912

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

981 Valencia Pkwy.
San Diego, CA 92114-6574

(619) 430-1200

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Nye Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Knox Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.4%

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

California avg41%

684^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	684 of 5857	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	722 of 5869	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	904 of 5859	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	844 of 5883	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	804 of 5789	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	1081 of 5662	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	971 of 5692	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	1219 of 5614	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	1206 of 5611	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	60.4	2088 of 5530	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	1903 of 5390	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	1641 of 5377	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	1796 of 5314	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	2100 of 5193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	2124 of 5113	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.3	2145 of 5113	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	1922 of 4818	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.9	1702 of 4822	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.7	1973 of 4809	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	13 of 569	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	13 of 747	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	18 of 700	97.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	64.3	620 of 2585	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	867 of 2128	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	490 of 5597	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	492 of 5612	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	1077 of 5609	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	1013 of 5635	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	691 of 5492	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1330 of 5413	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	373 of 5107	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	524 of 5107	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	717 of 5087	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	371 of 5084	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	176 of 4963	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	1278 of 4830	73.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	2 of 429	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	8 of 356	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	103 of 5460	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	297 of 5517	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	225 of 5363	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	116 of 5264	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	128 of 5173	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	224 of 5084	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	902 of 5628	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	992 of 5643	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	647 of 5638	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	754 of 5663	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	925 of 5510	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	837 of 5431	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	329 of 445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	80.6	299 of 2420	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)100th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)88th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)76th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)26th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science65%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)
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	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
Nye Elementary	Public	K-5	981 Valencia Pkwy.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1200	385	16	24.0	71.7%	21 (5.5%)	79 (20.5%)	116 (30.1%)	121 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.4%)	89.6	684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.6	722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	38	64.9		64.9	67.8	72.7	70.2				70.0	61.7	72.7	73.7				68.9	97.2	97.2					$27,912	$25,462	$2,450
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3500	393	17	23.1	87.3%	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.8%)	248 (63.1%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.1%)	36	3492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.3	3993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	501	20.8		20.8	45.6	23.9	30.0				34.0	55.2	34.8	17.0				36.3							$30,637	$28,180	$2,457
Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	44.4	2922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.2	3353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	431	30.9		30.9	28.3	47.9	47.3	42.6			41.9	36.2	47.9	29.1	31.0			35.6	96.9				96.9		$27,982	$25,906	$2,076
Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Oriskany Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-4040	341	16	21.8	73.0%	47 (13.8%)	57 (16.7%)	131 (38.4%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.5%)	35.3	3558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		51.5	2473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	1085	18.2		18.2	41.5	38.2	34.2				37.9	46.3	29.4	25.0				33.6	96.0				96.0		$32,468	$30,472	$1,996
Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	213	9	23.6	75.1%	10 (4.7%)	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.1%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27 (12.7%)	22.2	4657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.6	4797^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	140	16.7		16.7	38.1	25.0	40.0				34.1	31.8	8.8	13.9				16.3	77.1	80.0	85.7	80.0	77.1	80.0	$33,395	$30,802	$2,593
Palmer Way	Public	K-6	2900 Palmer St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8900	387	17	22.7	82.2%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	279 (72.1%)	79 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	45.1	2876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		42.1	3058^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.9%	182	18.9		18.9	46.3	68.5	15.4	44.3			43.8	52.4	48.2	13.2	32.3			35.7	94.8				96.6		$35,312	$33,288	$2,024
Bethune K-8	Public	K-8	6835 Benjamin Holt Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5800	520	23	22.6	72.1%	8 (1.5%)	26 (5.0%)	121 (23.3%)	308 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.0%)	70.8	1562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		60	2065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	503	35.3	48.7	43.4	41.2	54.8	60.8	64.4	57.8	65.4	58.6	49.0	80.7	43.1	58.9	46.5	55.8	54.0	96.8						$27,115	$25,222	$1,893
El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	381	17	22.4	86.6%	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	303 (79.5%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	31.7	3826^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		24.3	4428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	602	16.4		16.4	20.5	22.6	33.3	49.0			31.3	40.9	31.8	26.2	35.3			32.9							$33,384	$31,512	$1,872
Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	590	25	23.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	98 (16.6%)	408 (69.2%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.3%)	10.9	5577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.4	5441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	136	8.6		8.6	21.9	11.6	27.0				20.0	13.4	4.0	16.1				11.0	97.0				98.0		$30,292	$27,732	$2,560
Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	332	14	23.6	88.9%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	285 (85.8%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.6	3392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	139	27.5		27.5	53.7	29.4	52.6	30.0			40.0	52.3	32.1	27.5	18.0			32.1							$29,192	$27,338	$1,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Nye Elementary

What district is Nye Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Nye Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nye Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox Middle
High : Lincoln High

How many students attend Nye Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Nye Elementary.

Is Nye Elementary a good school?

Nye Elementary ranks 684^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nye Elementary?

Students at Nye Elementary are 31% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 21% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% White.

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