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Adams Elementary

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Adams Elementary ranks 3002 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 289 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 588 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student than the district and state averages, Adams Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools in academic performance. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all well below the district and state averages. This trend extends to the school's diverse student subgroups, with Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students all performing poorly relative to their peers across the state. Additionally, Adams Elementary struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to the academic challenges.

While the nearby Rosa Parks Elementary, Euclid Elementary, and Central Elementary schools perform at a similar or slightly higher level, there are some standout schools in the area, such as Garfield Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, that significantly outperform Adams Elementary and the district/state averages. Additionally, the nearby San Diego Global Vision Academy, a public charter school, also outperforms Adams Elementary across most academic metrics.

290

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,006

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4672 35th St.
San Diego, CA 92116-3536

(619) 362-4200

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

16.6%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

California avg41%

3,002^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^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	43.0	3002 of 5857	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3957 of 5869	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3740 of 5859	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3868 of 5883	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3875 of 5789	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3792 of 5662	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	2807 of 5692	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.6	3045 of 5614	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	2736 of 5611	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	2552 of 5530	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.2	3252 of 5390	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.8	4549 of 5377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	5197 of 5314	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3916 of 5193	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	4767 of 5113	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	4440 of 5113	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	4136 of 4818	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	3928 of 4822	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	4224 of 4809	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	3061 of 3245	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	3219 of 3311	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1632 of 3275	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1111 of 3246	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3097 of 5597	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3516 of 5612	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	3083 of 5609	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3396 of 5635	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	4039 of 5492	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4201 of 5413	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	1974 of 5107	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	3181 of 5107	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3380 of 5087	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3849 of 5084	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3006 of 4963	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2731 of 4830	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	3021 of 5460	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3940 of 5517	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3823 of 5363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3123 of 5264	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3125 of 5173	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3263 of 5084	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2706 of 5628	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.4	4063 of 5643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4172 of 5638	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4051 of 5663	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3299 of 5510	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3199 of 5431	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)6th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Listening28%+3 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Writing18%~ state avg

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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
Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	4672 35th St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4200	290	14	20.7	70.7%	48 (16.6%)	19 (6.6%)	205 (70.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	43	3002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.6	3957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	955	0.0	33.3	0.0	10.3	26.7	41.7	16.7	28.2	0.0	58.3	0.0	18.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	7.7	24.3		24.3	45.2	47.1	52.8				48.5	41.9	38.2	10.8				29.4	96.4			96.4			$24,006	$4,774	$19,232
San Diego Global Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3430 School St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Global Vision Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 600-5321	463	22	21.0	62.0%	48 (10.4%)	69 (14.9%)	261 (56.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.2%)	74	1420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.8	1458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	38																	40.8	55.6	47.9	57.5	74.0	54.2	70.8	66.7	75.6	66.4	46.8	68.0	31.3	62.5	47.9	55.6	52.1							$29,729	$525	$29,204
Normal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Ward Rd.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 584-6000	275	12	22.9	85.8%	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.7%)	210 (76.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	59.2	2105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		72.9	1452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	653																	30.2		30.2	41.9	62.5	44.2				49.1	45.2	65.6	44.2				50.9							$29,286	$5,690	$23,596
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	3878 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6100	497	23	21.3	95.2%	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.5%)	343 (69.0%)	72 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	14.8	5283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		21.1	4767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	516																	11.7		11.7	22.1	23.9	28.0				24.6	17.2	17.8	15.6				16.9	87.2	95.7	93.6	91.5	91.5	93.6	$24,401	$5,048	$19,353
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	375	17	22.0	96.3%	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	328 (87.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	64.2	1879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.7	1747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	132																	28.9		28.9	53.9	50.9	62.0				55.3	44.8	58.9	47.2				50.0	96.2		97.4		97.4		$23,602	$4,758	$18,844
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	380	15	25.3	64.5%	98 (25.8%)	24 (6.3%)	174 (45.8%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.2	2980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	313																	25.5		25.5	46.7	32.1	42.9				40.7	49.2	27.8	17.7				32.5							$19,688	$3,383	$16,305
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	4487 Oregon St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4300	308	14	22.0	77.6%	54 (17.5%)	52 (16.9%)	173 (56.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	80.8	1123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		67.7	1697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	574																	44.2		44.2	62.2	75.0	69.8				68.8	71.1	67.5	37.2				58.6	96.2			96.2			$23,563	$4,192	$19,371
Cherokee Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3735 38th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-3400	298	12	24.8	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.4%)	229 (76.8%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	24.9	4416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		33.5	3641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	775																	14.3		14.3	34.9	24.5	19.1				26.1	48.8	24.5	16.7				29.9							$23,894	$3,462	$20,432
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3770 Utah St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3300	400	16	25.0	51.5%	135 (33.8%)	11 (2.8%)	181 (45.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	83.3	997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.3	1360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	363																	49.0		49.0	71.7	68.3	65.3				68.6	78.7	71.2	35.3				63.2							$22,346	$4,134	$18,212
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	4510 Landis St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-6803	705	27	26.1	97.6%	12 (1.7%)	48 (6.8%)	536 (76.0%)	97 (13.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	15.6	5220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		20.3	4840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	380	12.9		10.2	11.2	50.0		45.8	46.4	23.0		13.6	17.7	11.5		5.1	8.1	16.7		16.7	21.9	25.0	30.8				25.7	15.1	16.1	13.9				15.0	98.0						$23,208	$4,452	$18,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Hoover High

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks 3002^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Adams Elementary.

What district is Adams Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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