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Fletcher Elementary

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Fletcher Elementary ranks 3019 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fletcher Elementary is a public K-5 school in the San Diego Unified district that has experienced a significant shift, moving from historically high performance to facing considerable academic and attendance challenges in recent years.

Once a consistently high-ranking school, Fletcher Elementary now shows proficiency rates in English and Math that are below the district average. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which, at 26.3%, is notably higher than at neighboring schools like Longfellow UTK-8 (12.7%) and Chesterton Elementary (13.3%). Interestingly, Fletcher operates with a lower student-teacher ratio and receives more funding per student than many nearby schools, yet these advantages have not translated into stronger academic outcomes.

The school's performance varies greatly compared to others in the immediate area, with some like Chesterton Elementary and Elevate achieving much higher rankings. While recent data shows some improvement in Fletcher's statewide ranking, it still lags behind its historical standing and many local peers, indicating a recovery is underway but significant work remains to address attendance and close academic gaps.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,946

Per pupil spending ?

∞%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7666 Bobolink Way
San Diego, CA 92123-3701

(619) 605-4600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Kearny College Connections
	Kearny Digital Media & Design
	Kearny Eng Innov & Design
	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2023 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,019^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^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	42.8	3019 of 5857	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4604 of 5869	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4869 of 5859	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4309 of 5883	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	1860 of 5789	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	1237 of 5662	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.6	1490 of 5692	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	1506 of 5614	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	1560 of 5611	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	1190 of 5530	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	1525 of 5390	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	822 of 5377	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	1296 of 5314	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	88.4	560 of 5193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	88.0	591 of 5113	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	1021 of 5113	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	686 of 4818	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	984 of 4822	79.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.3	1213 of 4809	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3358 of 5597	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4776 of 5612	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	4981 of 5609	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1944 of 5492	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	1260 of 5413	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	3461 of 5107	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.0	4897 of 5087	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2395 of 4963	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	808 of 4830	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2914 of 5460	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4672 of 5517	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4721 of 5363	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3305 of 5264	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	1306 of 5173	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	323 of 5084	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	4986 of 5643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4336 of 5638	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	2986 of 5663	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.5	1233 of 5510	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1689 of 5431	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)12th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science25%-8 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
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4600	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	3019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		22.7	4604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	1585	25.0		25.0	19.1	44.4	45.0				35.6	47.6	38.9	40.0				42.4							$27,946	$5,667	$22,279
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$20,630	$3,439	$17,191
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2							$14,340	$1,336	$13,004
Nipaquay Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Civita Blvd.	San Diego	92108	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1900	378	15	25.2	61.1%	114 (30.2%)	33 (8.7%)	130 (34.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	45.1	2878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%					(n/a)				37.8	40.0					38.9	38.0	48.9					43.2							$21,362	$2,951	$18,411
Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	22.0	45.6%	144 (30.3%)	80 (16.8%)	133 (27.9%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.8%)	88.1	772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		92.2	557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	215	45.1	66.7	54.4	80.4	73.1	72.6	78.9	82.9	83.8	78.7	80.4	67.3	47.1	61.5	70.7	66.7	65.9							$17,933	$2,062	$15,871
Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	336	14	24.3	87.8%	33 (9.8%)	20 (6.0%)	220 (65.5%)	41 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	23.8	4520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.1	4857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	337	18.9		18.9	27.5	32.6	20.8				26.7	24.5	40.4	17.0				26.9							$25,202	$4,936	$20,266
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	9.4	5663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		14.8	5325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	338	8.6		8.6	18.0	15.1	15.8				16.3	17.7	13.0	8.6				12.9	89.4	93.9	97.0	90.9	93.9	90.9	$24,597	$4,951	$19,646
Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8800	257	10	25.7	52.5%	84 (32.7%)	14 (5.4%)	82 (31.9%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.7%)	43.8	2964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		59.4	2097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	867	20.0		20.0	71.1	38.8	37.5				48.0	66.7	26.5	15.0				35.2							$22,016	$3,343	$18,673
Empower Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Empower Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 292-1304	153	7	21.8	50.3%	23 (15.0%)	5 (3.3%)	116 (75.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	44.4	2923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		35.8	3453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	530				41.7	43.8					44.4	41.7	35.3					37.0							$20,199	$3,655	$16,544
Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3100	398	17	23.4	64.1%	76 (19.1%)	66 (16.6%)	155 (38.9%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	58 (14.6%)	69.2	1640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.9	1736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	96	38.8		38.8	45.7	58.5	59.2				53.5	61.4	49.1	53.1				55.2	90.4			91.6		94.0	$22,621	$3,581	$19,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Fletcher Elementary

How many students attend Fletcher Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Fletcher Elementary.

Is Fletcher Elementary a good school?

Fletcher Elementary ranks 3019^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fletcher Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Fletcher Elementary?

Students at Fletcher Elementary are .

What schools do graduates of Fletcher Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fletcher Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Kearny College Connections
High : Kearny Digital Media & Design
High : Kearny Eng Innov & Design
High : Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

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