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Teofilo Mendoza

Public Grades K-6

4948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Teofilo Mendoza Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 468 students in San Diego's South Bay Union School District, which ranks in the bottom quarter of California districts.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of elementary schools statewide, with proficiency rates in math (17%) and English (27%) well below state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly one-third of students missing too much school, a rate higher than most nearby schools like Nestor Language Academy Charter (14%). Despite a 56% increase in per-student spending over recent years, academic performance has not improved, and the school's struggles are part of a broader trend within the South Bay Union district where most schools rank below average.

Notably, the school is located very close to higher-performing schools like Emory Elementary, highlighting stark differences in educational outcomes within the same area. While performance is low overall, the school has shown some recent improvement with English Language Learner students. Key areas needing attention include improving math instruction, addressing high absenteeism, and supporting male students and those with disabilities, as their performance lags behind other groups.

468

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,118

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Coronado Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154-2034

(619) 424-0100

District: South Bay Union

Students who attend Teofilo Mendoza usually attend:

High:

Southwest Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,948^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	18.6	4948 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5133 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5093 of 5859	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5412 of 5883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1326 of 1417	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	5095 of 5789	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4463 of 5662	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	4146 of 5692	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3456 of 5614	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	3781 of 5611	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.2	4189 of 5530	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.2	2937 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2902 of 5377	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	3112 of 5314	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	2226 of 5193	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.4	2860 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	2879 of 5113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	2995 of 4818	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.5	2689 of 4822	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	2522 of 4809	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1968 of 2227	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	234 of 293	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1528 of 2585	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1366 of 2128	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	2442 of 3162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2293 of 3245	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	2929 of 3311	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	405 of 602	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1454 of 3275	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1490 of 3246	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4676 of 5597	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4688 of 5612	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4440 of 5609	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4696 of 5635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1160 of 1267	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4723 of 5492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4190 of 5413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4272 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4479 of 5107	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4443 of 5087	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4645 of 5084	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4249 of 4963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3561 of 4830	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	4116 of 5460	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5043 of 5517	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4793 of 5363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4834 of 5264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1036 of 1110	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4468 of 5173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3508 of 5084	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4809 of 5628	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5150 of 5643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5208 of 5638	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5505 of 5663	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1199 of 1272	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5017 of 5510	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4483 of 5431	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	2267 of 2635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1970 of 2420	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science14%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	419	17	24.6	71.8%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	379 (90.5%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	16.4	5154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	63																													20.0		20.0	15.2	17.0	33.9	27.1			24.2	10.9	10.0	21.5	12.9			14.1							$19,480	$2,362	$17,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Teofilo Mendoza

What is the racial makeup of Teofilo Mendoza?

Students at Teofilo Mendoza are 90% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% White.

What district is Teofilo Mendoza in?

South Bay Union

How many students attend Teofilo Mendoza?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Teofilo Mendoza.

What schools do graduates of Teofilo Mendoza attend?

Students who attend Teofilo Mendoza usually go on to attend:

High : Southwest Senior High

Is Teofilo Mendoza a good school?

Teofilo Mendoza ranks in the bottom 15.5% of California elementary schools.

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