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Rowan Elementary

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Rowan Elementary ranks 2267 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rowan Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 205 students in the San Diego Unified School District, located in a high-need area of San Diego (92105) where it stands out for achieving academic results that exceed expectations given its student population.

The school is particularly effective in supporting its students, with math scores notably above the state average and strong performance rankings for students from low-income families and Hispanic students. A key success story is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen by over 60% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools with similar student populations like Hamilton Elementary, Webster Elementary, and Chollas/Mead Elementary, Rowan consistently achieves higher proficiency rates and lower absenteeism.

Rowan's steady improvement is supported by higher per-student spending than many area schools, and it performs slightly below the average for the San Diego Unified district overall but significantly above what is typical for schools with its demographic profile. While there is a notable performance gap between male and female students that the school can address, Rowan's trajectory demonstrates a successful model of beating predictions through focused strategies and resources.

205

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,908

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1755 Rowan St.
San Diego, CA 92105-5631

(619) 344-3400

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Rowan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

White:

12.2%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,267^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	55.6	2267 of 5857	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2742 of 5869	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	3205 of 5859	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3458 of 5883	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	2279 of 5789	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	2457 of 5662	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.4	3076 of 5692	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	3404 of 5614	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	2812 of 5611	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	3470 of 5530	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	3232 of 5390	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	3268 of 5377	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	3036 of 5314	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	3120 of 5193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.2	3734 of 5113	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.5	3836 of 5113	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	3761 of 4818	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	3596 of 4822	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	3631 of 4809	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2340 of 5597	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	3140 of 5612	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4202 of 5635	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2557 of 5492	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	1929 of 5413	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1744 of 5107	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2182 of 5107	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2415 of 5087	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	2824 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	1683 of 4963	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	1257 of 4830	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1672 of 5460	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2200 of 5517	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2305 of 5363	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2337 of 5264	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	1077 of 5173	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	1405 of 5084	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1814 of 5628	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	2226 of 5643	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2700 of 5638	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2846 of 5663	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1905 of 5510	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2976 of 5431	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, March 11, 2017

We moved to the neighborhood from out of state and didn't want to choice to another school and sit in traffic. It has been a good decision for us. It is small and secluded and the new principal is making wonderful improvements. We are proud to send our kids to Rowan. 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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	55.6	2267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.9	2742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	475																													33.3		33.3	48.0	46.0	44.4				46.1	52.0	46.0	40.7				46.1							$28,908	$5,144	$23,764
Golden Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	464	20	23.1	69.0%	72 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	346 (74.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	44.1	2941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		43.2	2983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	42	20.5	8.5	7.7	0.0	0.0	5.4	7.5	33.3	3.4	20.5	4.8	4.2	18.9	13.8	20.5	20.3	7.7	9.5	4.2	2.7	12.1	10.3	6.8	0.0	2.4	0.0	8.1	5.0	37.5	13.5	26.0	51.3	57.6	51.2	26.2	37.5	32.4	44.2	46.2	30.5	20.0	9.5	4.2	13.5	22.4	96.2						$21,878	$4,728	$17,150
McGill School of Success	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 Fir St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	McGill School of Success District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 629-0770	108	6	18.0	83.3%	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	101 (93.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	14	5344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		28	4113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1231																													0.0		0.0	27.8	25.0	0.0				18.4	29.4	23.5	0.0				18.4							$25,475	$1,590	$23,885
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Fairmount Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6800	406	18	22.5	93.6%	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.8%)	298 (73.4%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	37.6	3368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.2	3665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	297		0.0	0.0				0.0		15.4	21.4				18.5		15.4	7.1				11.1		7.7	0.0				3.7	22.2		22.2	14.7	35.3	54.0				32.5	37.7	32.7	45.3				38.4	92.1	93.4		92.1	93.4	92.1	$22,233	$4,089	$18,144
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	3045 Felton St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-7694	588	22	26.3	27.4%	299 (50.9%)	6 (1.0%)	184 (31.3%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.9%)	96.5	190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		95	343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	153																													73.8		73.8	83.8	82.6	88.6				84.9	78.7	73.3	78.8				76.8	90.8	92.0	90.8	92.0	90.8	93.1	$19,832	$2,685	$17,147
Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	49.9	2600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.7	1942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	658																													38.9	33.3	35.6	40.9	51.9	54.6	32.1	53.4	49.5	46.6	39.1	52.6	41.9	26.5	29.8	33.3	35.9							$15,945	$347	$15,598
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3000	208	9	23.1	92.3%	6 (2.9%)	61 (29.3%)	112 (53.8%)	15 (7.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	53.7	2385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.1	3064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	679																													34.5		34.5	39.3	53.3	51.7				49.0	48.3	37.0	37.9				40.4							$28,070	$5,472	$22,598
Holly Drive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Holly Drive Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7333	108	7	16.6	84.3%	0 (0.0%)	61 (56.5%)	39 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	18.3	4986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%					(n/a)																															23.5	28.6	26.3					37.1	7.1	26.3					23.2	90.9						$20,018	$3,924	$16,094
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
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0				3.9		9.5	15.3				12.2		20.2	0.0				10.9		6.0	0.0				3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1							$23,117	$2,683	$20,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowan Elementary

How many students attend Rowan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Rowan Elementary.

What district is Rowan Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Rowan Elementary a good school?

Rowan Elementary ranks 2267^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rowan Elementary?

Students at Rowan Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rowan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rowan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Hoover High

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