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Silver Gate Elementary

Public Grades K-4

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Silver Gate Elementary is a top-performing K-4 public school serving 399 students in the Point Loma/Ocean Beach area of San Diego, operating within the San Diego Unified school district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 3-7% of all California elementary schools, with over 81% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly outperforming district and state averages. This excellence is consistent across grade levels and extends to students from various backgrounds. Notably, the school achieves these outstanding results with a chronic absenteeism rate nearly half the state average and with per-student spending that is significantly lower than several nearby schools, such as Dewey Elementary and Cabrillo Elementary, which have poorer academic outcomes.

Silver Gate stands out even within its high-performing neighborhood, which includes schools like Sunset View Elementary. While nearby Ocean Beach Elementary shows a slightly higher English proficiency rate, Silver Gate delivers more balanced excellence in both core subjects. The school's decade-long record of top-tier performance suggests deep institutional strengths in teaching and leadership, making it a benchmark for elementary education in the area.

399

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,753

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1499 Venice St.
San Diego, CA 92107-3699

(619) 222-1139

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Silver Gate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Correia Middle
	Dana
High:	Point Loma High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Diego Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg51%

California avg43%

189^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	96.5	189 of 5857	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	199 of 5869	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	338 of 5859	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	184 of 5883	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	144 of 5789	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	326 of 5662	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	383 of 5692	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	224 of 5614	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	166 of 5611	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.9	337 of 5530	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.4	459 of 5390	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	579 of 5377	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	89.9	446 of 5314	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	533 of 5193	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	87.4	638 of 5113	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	804 of 5113	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	82.5	856 of 4818	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	666 of 4822	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	1096 of 4809	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	107 of 5597	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	279 of 5612	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	245 of 5609	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	139 of 5635	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	254 of 5492	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	302 of 5413	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	220 of 5107	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	94 of 5107	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	478 of 5087	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	45 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	50 of 4963	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	496 of 4830	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	109 of 5460	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	164 of 5517	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	270 of 5363	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	43 of 5264	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	125 of 5173	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	516 of 5084	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	302 of 5628	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	249 of 5643	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	396 of 5638	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	226 of 5663	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	93 of 5510	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	377 of 5431	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.7	53 of 669	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	474 of 2847	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	101 of 2635	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	315 of 2420	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	62 of 2598	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	37 of 2651	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	183 of 2661	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	111 of 2726	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	64 of 2834	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	188 of 2737	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Mathematics82%+44 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	1499 Venice St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-1139	399	16	24.3	23.6%	259 (64.9%)	2 (0.5%)	81 (20.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.0%)	96.5	189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.6	199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	10				82.7	81.0					81.8	85.9	77.2					81.5					$19,753	$2,206	$17,547
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-4	4365 Hill St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-7156	408	17	24.0	14.5%	288 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (18.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	93.6	434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.9	274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	160				69.9	78.6					73.6	76.7	80.4					78.3	94.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	$18,867	$2,414	$16,453
Ocean Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	4741 Santa Monica Ave.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1631	432	18	23.9	49.5%	232 (53.7%)	17 (3.9%)	124 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	91.4	587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		95.4	315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	272				81.1	88.9					84.9	62.2	71.2					66.7					$21,254	$2,887	$18,367
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	157	8	19.6	68.8%	40 (25.5%)	10 (6.4%)	78 (49.7%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.4%)	42.3	3053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.2	2184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	869				36.8	36.8					36.8	47.4	36.8					42.1					$28,165	$3,912	$24,253
High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	386	16	24.1	44.6%	98 (25.4%)	32 (8.3%)	183 (47.4%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	47.7	2723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.5	3096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	373	25.7		25.7	60.3	53.7	45.7				53.2	34.3	41.2	19.1				31.5	97.0				$15,234	$821	$14,413
Loma Portal Elementary	Public	K-4	3341 Browning St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1683	392	15	26.1	30.4%	225 (57.4%)	7 (1.8%)	110 (28.1%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.7%)	78.6	1213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.9	1040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	173				54.6	68.4					61.0	62.7	56.9					60.0					$18,353	$2,399	$15,954
High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	44.6	2911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.6	2424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	487	34.7		34.7	41.8	33.3	43.1				39.4	40.3	44.9	30.6				38.5					$16,340	$1,148	$15,192
Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	64.5	1863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.2	1971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	108				44.7	52.5					48.7	69.2	42.9					55.6					$28,159	$4,909	$23,250
iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 430-1720	148	7	21.1	82.4%	12 (8.1%)	12 (8.1%)	83 (56.1%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	60.4	2044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		51.2	2497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	453	27.6		27.6	55.6	65.0	44.8	61.5			55.9	55.6	50.0	31.0	38.5			43.1					$29,218	$11,966	$17,252
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	62.1	1956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.4	2218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	262	25.9	54.6	38.8	47.4	57.1	40.7	54.6	85.7	81.8	60.6	63.2	55.0	40.7	59.1	52.4	68.2	55.7					$17,089	$233	$16,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Gate Elementary

What district is Silver Gate Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Silver Gate Elementary?

Students at Silver Gate Elementary are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Silver Gate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Silver Gate Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Silver Gate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Silver Gate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Correia Middle
Middle : Dana
High : Point Loma High

Is Silver Gate Elementary a good school?

Yes! Silver Gate Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 189^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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