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Pacific View Leadership Elementary

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Pacific View Leadership Elementary ranks 3275 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pacific View Leadership Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 227 students in the San Diego Unified district, showing significant recent improvement after a period of volatility in its statewide performance ranking.

The school is on a positive upward trend, jumping from the 29th to the 44th percentile in the last year, which is the most dramatic recent improvement among nearby schools like Perry Elementary (which declined) and Paradise Hills Elementary. A key driver of this recovery appears to be a remarkable drop in chronic absenteeism, from over 56% to under 20%, bringing it in line with district and state averages. Pacific View also shows particular strength in supporting vulnerable student groups, such as those from low-income families, often outperforming the school's overall ranking with these subgroups.

Despite this progress, the school faces clear challenges, most notably in mathematics, where proficiency (27%) lags well behind English (44%) and behind higher-performing peers like Zamorano Elementary and Bethune K-8. It also operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than other San Diego Unified schools, which may impact individualized instruction. Compared to schools in other districts, such as Valley Vista Elementary in Chula Vista Elementary, Pacific View achieves its mid-tier results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting its resources are used efficiently relative to some lower-performing schools.

227

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,556

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6196 Childs Ave.
San Diego, CA 92139-3612

(619) 430-1600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Pacific View Leadership Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle
High:	Morse High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.8%

Asian:

15.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,275^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st 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	39.2	3275 of 5857	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4191 of 5869	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3239 of 5859	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2794 of 5883	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	2983 of 5789	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	2476 of 5662	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.0	3516 of 5692	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	3192 of 5614	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	3078 of 5611	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	2821 of 5530	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	3439 of 5390	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	2677 of 5377	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	1849 of 5314	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.2	2230 of 5193	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.2	2822 of 5113	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	2637 of 5113	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	2916 of 4818	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.4	2274 of 4822	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.4	2488 of 4809	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	683 of 2227	69.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	2545 of 3162	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	1158 of 3246	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3466 of 5597	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4028 of 5612	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2729 of 5609	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	2008 of 5635	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	2345 of 5492	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1717 of 5413	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3253 of 5107	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4380 of 5107	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2613 of 5087	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2506 of 5084	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	2882 of 4963	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	1729 of 4830	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	139 of 364	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2536 of 5460	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	3673 of 5517	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2440 of 5363	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2400 of 5264	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	2307 of 5173	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	1448 of 5084	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3260 of 5628	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3858 of 5643	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3647 of 5638	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3303 of 5663	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3541 of 5510	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3282 of 5431	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2024)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-10 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
Pacific View Leadership Elementary	Public	K-5	6196 Childs Ave.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1600	227	9	26.3	76.7%	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	163 (71.8%)	36 (15.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	39.2	3275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		27.2	4191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	916	30.6		30.6	29.2	41.9	55.9				43.8	25.0	28.1	27.8				27.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4		$22,556	$3,079	$19,477
Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2797 Utica Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1700	366	16	22.8	81.4%	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.7%)	213 (58.2%)	65 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	53.2	2417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.5	2212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	205	27.0		27.0	62.3	55.4	50.8				55.8	50.0	33.9	25.4				35.7	90.0	97.1	95.7	95.7	92.9	95.7	$23,212	$3,540	$19,672
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	$25,704	$3,732	$21,972
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3724 Valley Vista Way	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-7171	513	23	22.3	53.6%	36 (7.0%)	7 (1.4%)	428 (83.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	56.2	2246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46	2793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	547	45.6		45.6	53.8	58.5	55.9	66.1			58.2	40.7	30.3	17.7	30.7			30.3							$15,969	$1,715	$14,254
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		$23,683	$3,614	$20,069
Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	423	17	24.8	86.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (85.6%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		20.3	4829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	13.0		13.0	16.7	12.7	28.9	41.6			26.3	24.5	18.8	20.4	25.0			22.2	94.4			94.4		96.3	$25,411	$3,073	$22,338
Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	823	33	24.9	71.0%	25 (3.0%)	94 (11.4%)	358 (43.5%)	211 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.2%)	62.1	1958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		66.1	1774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	184	40.9		40.9	52.7	46.5	61.7				53.8	45.1	41.7	44.5				43.6	96.2	98.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	$21,016	$4,167	$16,849
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		$27,116	$3,331	$23,785
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						$20,014	$3,437	$16,577
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		$24,570	$3,079	$21,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific View Leadership Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pacific View Leadership Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pacific View Leadership Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Middle
High : Morse High

How many students attend Pacific View Leadership Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Pacific View Leadership Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific View Leadership Elementary?

Students at Pacific View Leadership Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Pacific View Leadership Elementary a good school?

Pacific View Leadership Elementary ranks 3275^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pacific View Leadership Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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