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Baker Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Baker Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 361 students in the San Diego Unified district, which has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, currently ranking in the bottom 8% of all California schools.

The school's academic performance has declined sharply, with proficiency rates in English (23.9%) and Math (13.8%) well below state averages, and it struggles with high chronic absenteeism at 31.5%. Interestingly, the school shows a notable strength in its Special Education program, which ranks in the top quartile statewide, but it faces significant difficulties in supporting English Language Learners. Compared to nearby schools like Mountain View and Balboa Elementary, Baker has a higher student-teacher ratio and one of the steepest declines in ranking, despite spending more per student than some peers like Porter Elementary.

A key finding is that schools in the neighboring National Elementary district, such as Rancho de la Nacion, achieve better academic results with similar student populations, suggesting district-level policies and practices can make a difference. While Baker serves a community with high economic need, the variation in outcomes among nearby schools with similar demographics indicates that school-level factors like leadership and teaching quality are critical for student success.

361

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,082

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4041 T St.
San Diego, CA 92113-1808

(619) 344-4800

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Baker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Knox Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

African American:

8.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg49%

California avg41%

5,378^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^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	13.6	5378 of 5857	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4776 of 5869	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4515 of 5859	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4273 of 5883	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4682 of 5789	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4379 of 5662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	3663 of 5692	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.6	4739 of 5614	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	4335 of 5611	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.2	2337 of 5530	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.5	2979 of 5390	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.0	4536 of 5377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	4790 of 5314	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	4196 of 5193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	4416 of 5113	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	4251 of 5113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	4355 of 4818	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	4299 of 4822	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.9	4490 of 4809	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	1370 of 2227	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2349 of 2585	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1950 of 2128	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	2979 of 3162	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	2958 of 3245	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1812 of 3311	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1483 of 3275	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	2187 of 3246	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	5375 of 5597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	5102 of 5612	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4234 of 5609	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4354 of 5635	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4418 of 5492	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3961 of 5413	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4419 of 5107	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3817 of 5107	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3366 of 5087	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	3100 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3472 of 4963	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3115 of 4830	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	327 of 356	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	5005 of 5460	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4244 of 5517	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3729 of 5363	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3371 of 5264	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3861 of 5173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3444 of 5084	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4773 of 5628	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3792 of 5643	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	4264 of 5638	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3713 of 5663	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4575 of 5510	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4513 of 5431	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1754 of 2847	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	714 of 2635	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	1125 of 2420	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)8th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science10%-23 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 (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	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
Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4800	361	15	24.0	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.6%)	315 (87.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	13.6	5378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		21	4776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	602	10.0		10.0	16.7	25.0	30.6				23.9	9.6	14.3	17.7				13.8	92.7			96.4	96.4	96.4	$23,082	$5,209	$17,873
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24.0	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.9	4943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	102	10.7		10.7	27.8	21.4	38.2				29.1	21.4	16.1	14.3				17.3							$22,237	$3,998	$18,239
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$25,965	$3,053	$22,912
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6200	456	18	25.3	96.7%	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	430 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.7	5415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	593	10.5		10.5	30.3	33.3	31.3				31.6	26.0	21.7	10.5				19.7							$23,782	$3,979	$19,803
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-5	1844 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4100	457	21	21.7	92.1%	12 (2.6%)	18 (3.9%)	397 (86.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	4269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	155	9.1		9.1	26.2	29.8	28.8				28.2	44.6	30.0	18.2				30.9	94.9			97.4	96.2		$24,682	$3,897	$20,785
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		$21,881	$4,092	$17,789
Chollas/Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3300	534	24	22.2	94.2%	8 (1.5%)	44 (8.2%)	434 (81.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	27.4	4181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.6	3886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	295	22.0		22.0	33.3	22.5	49.2				33.6	32.9	17.3	23.7				24.5	96.6						$26,861	$6,529	$20,332
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$24,777	$5,018	$19,759
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							$25,063	$3,158	$21,905
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							$26,070	$3,135	$22,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker Elementary

What district is Baker Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Baker Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Baker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Baker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Knox Middle
High : Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of Baker Elementary?

Students at Baker Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Baker Elementary a good school?

Baker Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of California elementary schools.

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