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Emory Elementary

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Emory Elementary ranks 2963 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2963^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emory Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 399 students in San Diego's South Bay Union district, an area where the school stands out for its strong science program and effective support for students who need extra help.

Academically, Emory performs around the state average overall, but it excels in specific areas. Its science scores are notably strong, outperforming both the district and state averages and ranking higher than all nearby schools, including Nestor Language Academy Charter. The school is particularly effective with special education students, English learners, and students from low-income families, often ranking well above average in supporting these groups. While math scores are an area for growth, English scores are solid and improve significantly as students move through the grades. The school has shown impressive improvement in recent years, climbing from a lower ranking to its current position near the state average.

Compared to other schools in the district, such as Central Elementary or George Nicoloff Elementary, Emory is one of the stronger performers. The school has also made great strides in improving student attendance, which has coincided with its academic gains. With per-student spending above the district's elementary school average, Emory Elementary is a school on an upward trajectory, demonstrating clear strengths in science and specialized student support within its community.

399

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,680

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 Coronado Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154-2021

(619) 628-5300

District: South Bay Union

Students who attend Emory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mar Vista Academy
High:	Mar Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

Asian:

9.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South Bay Union

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

California avg41%

2,963^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the South Bay Union

1199^th of 1,543South Bay Union 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	43.8	2963 of 5857	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2821 of 5869	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	3553 of 5859	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4276 of 5883	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	892 of 1417	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2967 of 5789	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2788 of 5662	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.2	2532 of 5692	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.7	3039 of 5614	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	2512 of 5611	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.0	3594 of 5530	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	2906 of 5390	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	3257 of 5377	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.7	2404 of 5314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	2483 of 5193	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	2399 of 5113	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	2538 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.2	2035 of 4818	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	1934 of 4822	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.9	1717 of 4809	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	883 of 2227	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	103 of 293	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	426 of 2585	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	818 of 2128	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.5	1054 of 3162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1816 of 3245	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2324 of 3311	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	403 of 602	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1084 of 3275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1000 of 3246	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2542 of 5597	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2534 of 5612	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	3397 of 5609	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4809 of 5635	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	767 of 1267	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3185 of 5492	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2940 of 5413	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	2258 of 5107	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2528 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	3272 of 5087	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4283 of 5084	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2327 of 4963	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2243 of 4830	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	2258 of 5460	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	2084 of 5517	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	3433 of 5363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4283 of 5264	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	572 of 1110	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	2221 of 5173	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2062 of 5084	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3185 of 5628	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2809 of 5643	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	3364 of 5638	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3515 of 5663	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	803 of 1272	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2524 of 5510	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2484 of 5431	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1121 of 2847	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	790 of 2635	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	928 of 2420	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

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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
Emory Elementary	Public	K-6	1915 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5300	399	16	24.9	71.4%	20 (5.0%)	11 (2.8%)	311 (77.9%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	43.8	2963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		45.7	2821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	142																													35.6		35.6	27.6	42.4	54.4	54.4			44.6	27.1	30.0	35.6	28.8			30.4							$20,680	$2,275	$18,405
Teofilo Mendoza	Public	K-6	2050 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 424-0100	468	19	24.6	65.4%	8 (1.7%)	17 (3.6%)	422 (90.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	18.6	4948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		16.9	5133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	185																													14.5		14.5	24.6	18.0	22.1	40.0			27.3	16.2	26.9	11.8	17.3			17.5	92.9	97.1	97.1		92.9		$21,118	$2,276	$18,842
Godfrey G. Berry Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Rimbey St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3500	273	11	24.8	75.1%	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	250 (91.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	22.1	4670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		22.6	4617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	53																													17.1		17.1	19.4	20.5	45.0	42.1			32.0	6.3	17.4	23.8	12.2			15.5							$21,623	$2,273	$19,350
Nestor Language Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1455 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-0900	1,079	43	25.0	58.1%	44 (4.1%)	7 (0.6%)	1,011 (93.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	56.8	2222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		46.5	2763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	541	31.4	29.3	21.0	9.5	15.8	17.1	20.7	71.2	32.8	63.9	24.1	32.5	26.0	41.8	37.3	43.1	27.7	23.3	34.2	23.6	31.4	21.2	25.9	10.9	6.0	8.8	26.0	16.6	37.8	22.8	30.2	43.2	37.4	65.6	48.3	63.1	57.9	52.6	51.7	27.6	56.3	36.2	44.7	33.3	41.6							$23,041	$1,915	$21,126
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Elm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8800	324	13	24.9	78.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	304 (93.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	28.1	4126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.9	4214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	88	14.3	19.1	5.9	4.8			11.5	50.0	28.6	70.6	23.8			42.5	21.4	19.1	5.9	14.3			16.1	10.7	14.3	11.8	4.8			10.3	19.5		19.5	22.5	20.0	36.6	50.0			31.6	18.0	28.9	22.0	35.7			25.8							$19,804	$1,807	$17,997
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	1290 Ebony Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5000	350	13	26.9	73.7%	16 (4.6%)	15 (4.3%)	294 (84.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	10	5634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.8	5410^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.8%	224																													6.5		6.5	14.0	16.7	26.7	20.0			19.0	7.0	16.3	8.7	12.5			10.8							$20,076	$2,079	$17,997
Oneonta Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Tenth St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8600	434	19	22.8	69.4%	34 (7.8%)	11 (2.5%)	334 (77.0%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	26.7	4255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		24.9	4380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.4%	125																													15.6		15.6	33.3	32.6	51.1	33.3			37.4	32.7	28.3	6.7	11.8			19.9	96.2						$20,763	$2,430	$18,333
Bayside STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	490 Emory St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-2500	362	14	25.8	70.7%	22 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	304 (84.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	27.5	4166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.9	4594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.7%	428																													20.7		20.7	36.5	29.6	42.9	32.1			34.2	32.1	32.7	24.1	7.4			24.1	91.6	94.4	97.2	95.8	93.0	97.2	$19,799	$2,128	$17,671
Imperial Beach Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 Imperial Beach Blvd.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5600	724	29	24.9	62.8%	122 (16.9%)	13 (1.8%)	512 (70.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.9%)	31.6	3835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.5%		34.3	3579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	256																													19.5	11.2	14.9	33.9	42.9	42.1	36.7	28.2	20.2	33.1	23.2	32.1	26.0	17.5	19.3	12.2	21.1	96.8						$23,625	$2,049	$21,576
George Nicoloff Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 Howard Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1605	616	25	24.6	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	591 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	15.6	5215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.8	5327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	112	20.0	36.4	8.3				20.1	48.0	34.1	55.0				46.8	24.0	38.6	6.7				21.4	14.0	36.4	5.0				16.9	14.0		14.0	18.5	29.3	22.8	21.7			22.9	28.6	16.5	14.0	14.0			18.1	96.5	96.5			96.5		$20,524	$2,172	$18,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Emory Elementary

How many students attend Emory Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Emory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emory Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mar Vista Academy
High : Mar Vista Senior High

Is Emory Elementary a good school?

Emory Elementary ranks 2963^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Emory Elementary in?

South Bay Union

What is the racial makeup of Emory Elementary?

Students at Emory Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% African American.

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