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Ericson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ericson Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving about 650 students in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch area of San Diego, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in California within the San Diego Unified district.

What makes Ericson truly stand out is its ability to deliver elite academic results while serving a student population with greater economic need than many neighboring high-performing schools. For example, it achieves test scores very close to more affluent schools like Miramar Ranch Elementary and competes favorably with top schools in the Poway Unified district, such as Park Village Elementary. The school is particularly effective in supporting students from low-income families, students with disabilities, and English learners, outperforming other local schools like Walker Elementary and Mason Elementary that serve similar demographics.

While Ericson excels overall, the school's data shows a consistent performance gap between female and male students, and its chronic absenteeism rate, though improving, is higher than some nearby schools. The school has maintained its high academic standing for over a decade, demonstrating resilience even as the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has gradually increased, solidifying its reputation as a model of effective and equitable education in the region.

650

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,163

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11174 Westonhill Dr.
San Diego, CA 92126-1943

(858) 271-0505

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Ericson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wangenheim Middle
High:	Mira Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.1%

Hispanic:

19.1%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Diego Unified

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 school71%

District avg49%

California avg41%

580^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	91.5	580 of 5857	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	525 of 5869	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	483 of 5859	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	655 of 5883	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	503 of 5789	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	414 of 5662	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	260 of 5692	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	415 of 5614	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	501 of 5611	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	753 of 5530	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	857 of 5390	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	591 of 5377	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	89.0	499 of 5314	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	386 of 5193	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	531 of 5113	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.6	642 of 5113	87.4%	★★★★☆
2006	88.8	547 of 4818	88.6%	★★★★☆
2005	87.3	634 of 4822	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.7	907 of 4809	81.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	602 of 1203	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	375 of 1205	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	424 of 1190	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	607 of 1154	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	497 of 1149	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	382 of 1071	64.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	54 of 3311	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	152 of 3275	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	370 of 5597	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	450 of 5612	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	574 of 5609	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	741 of 5635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	421 of 5492	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	256 of 5413	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	1262 of 5107	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1192 of 5107	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	723 of 5087	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	747 of 5084	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	361 of 4963	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	454 of 4830	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	264 of 5460	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	416 of 5517	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	316 of 5363	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	354 of 5264	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	73 of 5173	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	91 of 5084	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	777 of 5628	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	588 of 5643	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	456 of 5638	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	535 of 5663	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	648 of 5510	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	554 of 5431	89.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	246 of 718	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	234 of 669	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	163 of 445	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	99.4	26 of 2420	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	325 of 2598	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	264 of 2651	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	121 of 2661	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	112 of 2726	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	203 of 2834	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	471 of 2737	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2023)99th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science61%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Ericson Elementary has a great staff and excellent school programs for the children. They are innovative in their teaching approach and express genuine concern for the students. Both of my children attend here and we all enjoy this school. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Ericson Elementary	Public	K-5	11174 Westonhill Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0505	650	27	24.0	39.7%	83 (12.8%)	21 (3.2%)	124 (19.1%)	345 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.8%)	91.5	580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		92.6	525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	55	61.5	61.5	77.0	64.4	81.7	74.5	75.6	62.5	73.2	70.6	97.0			97.8			$21,163	$3,114	$18,049
Sandburg Elementary	Public	K-5	11230 Avenida del Gato	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-0510	570	24	23.3	43.5%	97 (17.0%)	5 (0.9%)	102 (17.9%)	263 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (18.1%)	85.3	911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		90.4	677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	234	54.6	54.6	59.2	65.2	67.7	63.8	72.4	60.6	65.2	66.4							$20,903	$2,957	$17,946
Hage Elementary	Public	K-5	9750 Galvin Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-7700	505	22	22.6	53.5%	79 (15.6%)	31 (6.1%)	133 (26.3%)	193 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.7%)	56.6	2230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		57.1	2188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	42	25.4	25.4	46.1	46.4	46.2	46.2	64.5	49.3	36.9	51.0	95.3			98.1	96.2		$21,632	$3,900	$17,732
Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Hillery Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5100	398	15	26.5	76.1%	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	195 (49.0%)	123 (30.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.0%)	41.8	3080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		53.7	2365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	715	21.6	21.6	38.9	50.0	35.3	41.9	40.7	44.3	23.5	36.8							$22,247	$2,892	$19,355
Hickman Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Montongo St.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-8500	457	18	25.9	40.7%	80 (17.5%)	10 (2.2%)	91 (19.9%)	205 (44.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (15.3%)	93.1	465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.9	506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	41	62.7	62.7	75.0	76.4	76.3	75.9	72.7	74.0	67.8	71.7							$19,375	$2,740	$16,635
Park Village Elementary	Public	K-5	7930 Park Village Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-5621	671	30	22.5	8.8%	176 (26.2%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (9.4%)	357 (53.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.8%)	96.6	185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	42	78.3	78.3	78.0	80.7	81.0	79.9	79.1	86.0	78.3	81.2	94.6	95.5	97.3	95.5	94.6	94.6	$17,984	$524	$17,460
Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Adolphia St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-0981	505	25	20.4	15.6%	155 (30.7%)	8 (1.6%)	66 (13.1%)	193 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	79 (15.6%)	93.4	447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	64.1	64.1	75.0	70.4	74.0	73.2	81.6	81.7	65.4	76.0	96.5			96.5			$18,032	$721	$17,311
Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	10340 San Ramon Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0410	538	22	24.4	71.0%	84 (15.6%)	33 (6.1%)	229 (42.6%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.2%)	48.7	2659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		54.9	2288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	371	29.6	29.6	40.0	47.1	48.6	45.2	42.9	36.8	39.4	39.7	96.6				96.6		$20,138	$2,912	$17,226
Jonas Salk Elementary	Public	K-5	7825 Flanders Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2100	732	29	25.2	50.3%	115 (15.7%)	23 (3.1%)	145 (19.8%)	327 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (16.5%)	92.1	537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.4	550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	13	70.3	70.3	72.7	71.0	73.7	72.6	69.4	72.7	68.6	70.1	98.2		98.2		98.2		$20,844	$2,855	$17,989
Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	8944 Twin Trails Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-2950	428	20	21.1	14.5%	148 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (14.5%)	156 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.1%)	91.7	565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	81	60.5	60.5	69.0	77.5	77.6	75.1	70.7	78.9	59.2	69.3							$19,203	$592	$18,611

Frequently Asked Questions about Ericson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ericson Elementary?

Students at Ericson Elementary are 53% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ericson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ericson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wangenheim Middle
High : Mira Mesa High

How many students attend Ericson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Ericson Elementary.

Is Ericson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ericson Elementary ranks in the top 9.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Ericson Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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