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Holly Drive Leadership Academy

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

132

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Elm St.
San Diego, CA 92102-1354

(619) 266-7333

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2008 → 18th in 2018

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school26%

District avg51%

California avg44%

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Holly Drive Leadership Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	20.3	4648 of 5662	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	5532 of 5692	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	5066 of 5614	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4758 of 5611	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	4674 of 5530	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	3599 of 5390	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	3723 of 5377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	9.8	5161 of 5314	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	3843 of 5193	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	4848 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	3608 of 5113	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.0	2664 of 4818	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.8	3878 of 4809	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	49.1	309 of 700	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	29.8	3781 of 5084	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	1950 of 2480	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1942 of 2508	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	2045 of 2497	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1907 of 2477	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1696 of 2379	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1557 of 2259	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.6	1812 of 2236	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1644 of 2179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1378 of 2063	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	16.9	1751 of 2005	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	1409 of 1999	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	59.0	648 of 1804	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	34.3	1102 of 1769	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	450 of 600	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	29.8	1596 of 2230	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2018)56th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)26th percentile+8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)28th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2018)25th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	386	15	25.7	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	325 (84.2%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13.1	5411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.1	5681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	270													8.8	8.8	17.3	25.0	24.6	22.5	22.2	15.0	12.3	16.4							$21,360	$4,165	$17,195
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
Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 54th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5000	545	23	23.6	83.3%	28 (5.1%)	85 (15.6%)	236 (43.3%)	162 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	54.3	2350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	1869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	481													23.8	23.8	36.7	51.1	45.0	44.2	50.0	59.1	41.3	50.4	92.9	96.9		93.9	95.9		$21,340	$4,032	$17,308
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
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Kelton Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4900	283	12	23.5	82.3%	13 (4.6%)	92 (32.5%)	148 (52.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	32.3	3776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		29.3	3986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	210													32.5	32.5	24.4	20.6	46.2	30.5	31.1	20.0	37.5	30.0							$26,936	$5,054	$21,882
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
Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	4271 Myrtle Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 640-4000	410	17	24.6	93.7%	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.3%)	315 (76.8%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	20.2	4808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.6	5345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	537													25.0	25.0	22.4	18.3	39.7	26.3	29.9	9.8	13.3	18.7	90.4	92.8		90.4	91.6	91.6	$19,901	$4,006	$15,895
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	26.6	4259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.5	3966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	293													10.0	10.0	25.6	26.5	40.7	31.5	28.3	27.5	33.3	29.9	89.2	93.9	95.4	92.3	89.2	95.4	$21,740	$4,869	$16,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Drive Leadership Academy

How many students attend Holly Drive Leadership Academy?

In the 2017-18 school year, 132 students attended Holly Drive Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Holly Drive Leadership Academy?

Students at Holly Drive Leadership Academy are 60% African American, 28% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Holly Drive Leadership Academy in?

San Diego Unified

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