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Perry Elementary

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Perry Elementary ranks 3558 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Perry Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 341 students in the San Diego Unified district, operating in a neighborhood with a wide range of school performance and serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

Academic performance at Perry has shown a significant and concerning decline over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping sharply, and current test scores in English, Math, and Science are below both district and state averages. The school struggles with chronic absenteeism, though this rate has improved from its pandemic peak. Notably, Perry spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools like Nye Elementary and Bethune K-8, suggesting challenges in how resources are used to support learning. Performance is also volatile year-to-year and shows gaps, with female students and military-connected students showing recent declines.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs and opportunities. Perry shows relative strength in early-grade math compared to its own upper grades, and attendance is improving. The extreme variation among schools in the immediate area—from high-performing Nye Elementary to lower-performing Paradise Hills Elementary—indicates that school-level practices can make a major difference, offering a path for Perry to learn from successful neighbors.

341

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,468

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6290 Oriskany Rd.
San Diego, CA 92139-1142

(619) 479-4040

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Perry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle
High:	Morse High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

African American:

16.7%

Asian:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,558^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^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	35.3	3558 of 5857	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	2473 of 5869	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	2554 of 5859	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	2126 of 5883	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	2327 of 5789	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2412 of 5662	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	2660 of 5692	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	1664 of 5614	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	55.1	2176 of 5611	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.2	871 of 5530	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	833 of 5390	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	1573 of 5377	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	58.6	2058 of 5314	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.0	1971 of 5193	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	2170 of 5113	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	1529 of 5113	70.1%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	1314 of 4818	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	1509 of 4822	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.2	2093 of 4809	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	3750 of 5597	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3113 of 5612	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2871 of 5609	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2893 of 5635	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	2293 of 5492	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2437 of 5413	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3525 of 5107	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1980 of 5107	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	1933 of 5087	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1653 of 5084	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	2077 of 4963	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1793 of 4830	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2862 of 5460	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	1620 of 5517	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	2009 of 5363	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	1129 of 5264	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	1220 of 5173	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	1385 of 5084	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2981 of 5628	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	1721 of 5643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	2162 of 5638	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	1599 of 5663	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	2363 of 5510	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	2328 of 5431	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	63 of 140	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	52 of 130	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	307 of 610	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	1049 of 2635	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)60th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)50th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science18%-14 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 (2025)
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
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		$32,468	$30,472	$1,996
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	$33,395	$30,802	$2,593
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						$27,115	$25,222	$1,893
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		$27,982	$25,906	$2,076
Nye Elementary	Public	K-5	981 Valencia Pkwy.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1200	385	16	24.0	71.7%	21 (5.5%)	79 (20.5%)	116 (30.1%)	121 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.4%)	89.6	684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.6	722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	38	64.9		64.9	67.8	72.7	70.2				70.0	61.7	72.7	73.7				68.9	97.2	97.2					$27,912	$25,462	$2,450
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		$34,550	$32,678	$1,872
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		$35,312	$33,288	$2,024
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	$33,209	$31,472	$1,737
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3500	393	17	23.1	87.3%	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.8%)	248 (63.1%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.1%)	36	3492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.3	3993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	501	20.8		20.8	45.6	23.9	30.0				34.0	55.2	34.8	17.0				36.3							$30,637	$28,180	$2,457
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	$27,678	$25,126	$2,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Elementary

Is Perry Elementary a good school?

Perry Elementary ranks 3558^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Perry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Perry Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Perry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Middle
High : Morse High

What district is Perry Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Perry Elementary?

Students at Perry Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 17% African American, 16% Asian, 14% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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