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Kimbrough Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kimbrough Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 316 students in the San Diego Unified district, located in a neighborhood with several schools facing significant academic challenges.

Academically, Kimbrough is in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with student proficiency in English (29%), math (17%), and science (13%) well below district and state averages; math scores are a particular concern, especially in 4th and 5th grades. The school serves a student population with very high economic need, with about 97% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than many nearby schools like Golden Hill K-8 (69%) or Albert Einstein Academies (46%). Despite receiving more funding per student ($28,713) than all its neighbors, this has not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes, creating a notable spending-results gap.

There are some positive signs, such as a meaningful reduction in chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. However, the school's effectiveness varies widely for different student groups, with homeless students performing relatively well while English Learners and students in special education face much steeper challenges. The school is part of a geographic cluster of low-performing schools, including Burbank Elementary and Rodriguez Elementary, suggesting broader neighborhood factors are at play alongside the need for school-specific improvements in instruction and support.

316

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,713

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 Hoitt St.
San Diego, CA 92102-3132

(619) 362-4400

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Kimbrough Elementary usually attend:

High:

San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

2.5%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg49%

California avg41%

4,992^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^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	18.2	4992 of 5857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5171 of 5869	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5248 of 5859	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4125 of 5883	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4706 of 5789	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4368 of 5662	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	4181 of 5692	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	4369 of 5614	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3816 of 5611	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	3710 of 5530	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	2830 of 5390	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	3377 of 5377	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	3212 of 5314	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.4	3884 of 5193	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	3782 of 5113	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4083 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	3709 of 4818	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3777 of 4822	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	4217 of 4809	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	2863 of 3162	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2493 of 3245	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1924 of 3311	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1942 of 3275	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1755 of 3246	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4714 of 5597	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4930 of 5612	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5077 of 5609	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3564 of 5635	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4616 of 5492	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4479 of 5413	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4150 of 5107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4356 of 5107	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4411 of 5087	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3352 of 5084	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3430 of 4963	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3103 of 4830	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	216 of 429	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	237 of 364	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	140 of 335	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4510 of 5460	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4617 of 5517	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4571 of 5363	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3116 of 5264	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3784 of 5173	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3371 of 5084	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	4844 of 5628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4942 of 5643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4915 of 5638	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4272 of 5663	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4264 of 5510	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3834 of 5431	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							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	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
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																													12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$28,713	$5,360	$23,353
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	8.6						8.6	42.9						42.9	21.4						21.4	1.4						1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6							$18,862	$2,702	$16,160
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
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	3042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	590	6.0	7.2	7.8				7.0	34.9	14.5	33.3				27.7	12.1	14.5	11.1				12.5	3.6	8.4	3.3				5.1	28.1		28.1	32.1	26.8	38.9				32.8	39.3	27.7	34.1				33.7							$24,731	$3,947	$20,784
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
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.1	5086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.8	5404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	318																													10.0		10.0	23.4	35.9	29.8				29.9	20.0	20.0	6.0				15.5	92.5	94.3			92.5		$25,625	$5,508	$20,117
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
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																													2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$24,777	$5,018	$19,759
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	16.1	5176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	389	4.4						4.4	34.8						34.8	13.0						13.0	4.4						4.4	4.2	18.2	10.9	13.6	19.4	37.5	20.0	40.0	22.7	26.0	18.2	29.0	8.3	20.0	6.7	13.6	16.2							$22,518	$2,535	$19,983
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kimbrough Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kimbrough Elementary?

Students at Kimbrough Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Kimbrough Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Kimbrough Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kimbrough Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Diego High

Is Kimbrough Elementary a good school?

Kimbrough Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Kimbrough Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Kimbrough Elementary.

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