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Iftin Charter

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

332

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5465 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115-3620

(619) 265-2411

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.7%

White:

3.6%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2008 → 39th in 2018

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2017-2018) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Iftin Charter 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	35.2	3450 of 5662	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	4193 of 5692	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	3513 of 5614	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.3	3679 of 5611	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	4005 of 5530	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	4083 of 5390	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	4027 of 5377	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	4717 of 5314	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	4675 of 5193	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	3794 of 5113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	5068 of 5113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	78.7	93 of 700	86.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	82.9	290 of 3246	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.6	2799 of 5413	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	51.4	2273 of 5084	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.4	3829 of 5431	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.7	1827 of 2480	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1768 of 2508	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	54.8	986 of 2497	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.8	1100 of 2477	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	31.1	1669 of 2379	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1617 of 2259	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.1	987 of 2236	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	29.6	1587 of 2179	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	1893 of 2063	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	1566 of 2005	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	51.8	255 of 600	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	60.8	293 of 1364	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	1376 of 2262	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	35.3	1410 of 2230	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	13.2	2103 of 2273	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)91st percentile+52 vs school

African American (2018)87th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)55th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2018)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2018)29th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)79th percentile+52 vs school

African American (2018)58th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2018)39th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)37th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2018)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

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Unfriendly environment ,poor Adminstration and no educational background board members make Iftin bad place for student 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
Rolando Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6620 Marlowe Dr.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3600	270	13	20.7	66.7%	34 (12.6%)	45 (16.7%)	137 (50.7%)	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.3%)	66.2	1777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		64.8	1830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	53	40.4		40.4	47.1	60.6	64.4				58.0	65.7	45.7	31.9				46.2							$26,530	$4,957	$21,573
Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	6506 Solita Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5700	352	12	29.3	77.3%	45 (12.8%)	58 (16.5%)	179 (50.9%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.8%)	40.1	3204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		32.9	3700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	496	37.0		37.0	32.7	37.8	50.0				40.0	35.2	31.3	28.3				31.8	96.7				96.7		$21,211	$3,502	$17,709
Rolando Elementary	Public	K-5	6925 Tower St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5800	371	13	28.5	68.7%	95 (25.6%)	29 (7.8%)	178 (48.0%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.7%)	51.2	2539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		43.5	2956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	417	35.6		35.6	39.7	47.6	55.9				47.6	35.5	41.9	37.3				38.3	95.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.6	97.1	$17,808	$1,465	$16,343
Vista La Mesa Academy	Public	K-8	3900 Violet St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5645	518	21	24.2	71.8%	51 (9.8%)	75 (14.5%)	325 (62.7%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.7%)	28.9	4062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		30.1	3917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	145	18.6	25.9	22.2	33.3	42.6	22.8	37.3	44.4	34.5	35.7	22.4	31.6	10.3	38.5	32.1	22.4	25.9	96.6				96.6		$19,264	$2,452	$16,812
Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	14.5	5307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		22.4	4641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	666	16.7	18.4	17.4	4.8	8.5	30.0	27.1	36.4	33.3	23.9	9.3	6.4	23.3	14.3	18.6	22.5	16.2							$19,522	$2,615	$16,907
Language Academy	Public	K-8	4961 64th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5150	1,015	43	23.7	43.9%	249 (24.5%)	94 (9.3%)	551 (54.3%)	21 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (9.3%)	69.9	1603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		69.1	1632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	48.7	55.2	51.5	55.3	57.1	64.9	68.3	75.3	67.8	64.0	48.3	38.7	38.9	59.8	59.6	71.3	51.2	97.6	98.4			98.4		$18,868	$3,301	$15,567
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
La Mesa Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	4251 Olive Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5740	460	18	26.2	68.3%	102 (22.2%)	51 (11.1%)	231 (50.2%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.9%)	55.5	2279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		53.6	2367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	88	35.8		35.8	51.3	55.7	47.1				51.4	47.4	40.0	30.9				39.8							$17,676	$1,535	$16,141
Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.4	2963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	1243	11.5	27.1	19.8	16.4	23.2	37.0	38.4	45.6	46.6	34.8	22.4	24.2	25.0	38.5	29.7	41.0	30.7							$17,814	$2,891	$14,923
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	22.2	4660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	5035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	375	30.0		30.0	14.3	16.0	52.6				26.2	19.1	3.7	25.0				14.7							$28,842	$5,782	$23,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Iftin Charter

What is the racial makeup of Iftin Charter?

Students at Iftin Charter are 91% African American, 4% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Iftin Charter?

In the 2017-18 school year, 332 students attended Iftin Charter.

What district is Iftin Charter in?

San Diego Unified

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