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Benchley/Weinberger Elementary

Public Grades K-5

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Benchley/Weinberger Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving about 560 students in the San Diego Unified district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with students scoring significantly higher in English, Math, and especially Science than both the district and state averages; its science proficiency is the highest among nearby high-performing schools like Hearst Elementary and Marvin Elementary. It is also remarkably effective in supporting specific student groups, with Hispanic and Special Education students achieving at very high levels statewide. Furthermore, the school has an exceptionally low and improving chronic absenteeism rate, which is about half that of many neighboring schools, showing a strong focus on student engagement.

Benchley/Weinberger is part of a cluster of high-achieving San Diego Unified schools, yet it stands out for its science scores and subgroup success. While it operates in a favorable context, its decade-long consistency in top-tier performance points to stable leadership and effective teaching. In contrast, schools in the neighboring La Mesa-Spring Valley district, such as Murray Manor Elementary, face different challenges and have lower rankings, highlighting that school performance can vary greatly even within a small geographic area.

560

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,657

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6269 Twin Lake Dr.
San Diego, CA 92119-3051

(619) 344-4000

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Benchley/Weinberger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pershing Middle
High:	Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Diego Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg49%

California avg41%

464^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	93.1	464 of 5857	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	595 of 5869	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	627 of 5859	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	454 of 5883	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	495 of 5789	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	395 of 5662	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	392 of 5692	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	452 of 5614	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	399 of 5611	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	91.6	359 of 5530	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	90.7	386 of 5390	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	92.8	258 of 5377	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	406 of 5314	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	297 of 5193	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	91.4	404 of 5113	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	88.4	597 of 5113	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	90.7	446 of 4818	90.7%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	409 of 4822	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	89.8	516 of 4809	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	383 of 5597	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	562 of 5612	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	587 of 5609	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	558 of 5635	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	554 of 5492	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	242 of 5413	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	223 of 5107	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	242 of 5107	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	123 of 5087	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	126 of 5084	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	208 of 4963	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	175 of 4830	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	617 of 5460	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	674 of 5517	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	751 of 5363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	355 of 5264	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	867 of 5173	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	310 of 5084	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	470 of 5628	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	630 of 5643	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	671 of 5638	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	344 of 5663	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	459 of 5510	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	510 of 5431	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	181 of 718	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	395 of 670	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	433 of 669	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	273 of 610	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	226 of 2847	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	396 of 2635	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	432 of 2420	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	436 of 2598	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	450 of 2651	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	533 of 2661	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	435 of 2726	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	256 of 2834	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	250 of 2737	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+26 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science68%+35 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 21, 2013

My kid loves going to school every day here. The parents are great - they are involved, but not overbearing. Community support is top notch. The principal and staff make families feel like a million dollars. Close Quote

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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
Benchley/Weinberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6269 Twin Lake Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4000	560	22	25.4	20.0%	299 (53.4%)	13 (2.3%)	140 (25.0%)	31 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.6%)	93.1	464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.7	595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	131	67.8		67.8	74.0	73.3	75.9				74.4	80.5	69.8	65.5				71.6							$18,657	$2,548	$16,109
Green Elementary	Public	K-5	7030 Wandermere Pl.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4200	493	19	26.2	32.3%	247 (50.1%)	32 (6.5%)	129 (26.2%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.2%)	93.1	467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.7	368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	99	51.4		51.4	70.2	82.8	80.8				78.4	71.2	81.6	76.7				77.0	92.5	97.0		92.5	97.0	95.5	$18,833	$2,823	$16,010
Murray Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	8305 El Paso St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5865	530	21	25.2	50.0%	213 (40.2%)	29 (5.5%)	191 (36.0%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.1%)	78.3	1230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		74.3	1395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	165	46.8		46.8	64.1	68.3	55.1				62.6	60.8	63.9	46.8				57.3	94.7	94.7			94.7		$14,955	$1,191	$13,764
Maryland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Maryland Ave.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5744	451	19	23.7	58.5%	155 (34.4%)	41 (9.1%)	164 (36.4%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.4%)	65.6	1818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.6	1791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	27	43.8		43.8	66.2	60.0	50.0				59.8	54.2	47.7	20.8				43.2	94.9			96.9	96.9		$17,041	$1,159	$15,882
Gage Elementary	Public	K-5	6811 Bisby Lake Ave.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2100	698	28	24.9	37.0%	298 (42.7%)	38 (5.4%)	255 (36.5%)	32 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.5%)	73.3	1460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.8	1509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	49	45.1		45.1	48.7	64.4	59.8				57.4	59.8	51.0	53.2				54.8	97.6			98.4	98.4		$19,254	$3,423	$15,831
Dailard Elementary	Public	K-5	6425 Cibola Rd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5900	567	22	25.7	23.5%	332 (58.6%)	12 (2.1%)	108 (19.0%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.3%)	94.3	374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.1	333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	63.7		63.7	74.4	78.6	81.3				78.3	84.6	72.6	65.9				73.9	97.0						$18,550	$2,466	$16,084
Harriet Tubman Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6880 Mohawk St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Harriet Tubman Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-8635	446	19	23.3	93.7%	6 (1.3%)	226 (50.7%)	177 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.6%)	17.1	5091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		29.5	3964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	1127	6.4	5.6	5.9	12.5	34.8	18.4	18.0	44.4	33.3	26.7	16.7	35.6	18.4	18.0	30.4	5.7	20.3							$17,888	$644	$17,244
Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Del Cerro Blvd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5400	527	21	25.5	25.8%	303 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	99 (18.8%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.5%)	94.7	357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.4	396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	39	62.5		62.5	75.3	87.1	75.0				78.2	78.7	82.3	72.7				77.4							$18,141	$2,198	$15,943
Sparrow Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5150 Wilson St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	Sparrow Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 439-6327	156	7	22.2	34.0%	61 (39.1%)	1 (0.6%)	75 (48.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.9%)	33	3727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.4%		41.7	3087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	640	23.1		23.1	46.7	46.7	34.6				43.0	20.0	29.0	15.4				21.8	83.1	90.9	90.9	90.9	87.0	92.2	$17,694	$282	$17,412
Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Brunswick Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 583-1355	543	21	26.1	28.4%	251 (46.2%)	18 (3.3%)	127 (23.4%)	49 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (17.9%)	94.3	377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.5	301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	76	62.8		62.8	78.6	77.5	79.1				78.4	92.9	67.9	69.8				76.0							$19,412	$2,490	$16,922

Frequently Asked Questions about Benchley/Weinberger Elementary

Is Benchley/Weinberger Elementary a good school?

Yes. Benchley/Weinberger Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Benchley/Weinberger Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Benchley/Weinberger Elementary?

Students at Benchley/Weinberger Elementary are 53% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Benchley/Weinberger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benchley/Weinberger Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pershing Middle
High : Henry High

How many students attend Benchley/Weinberger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Benchley/Weinberger Elementary.

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