Elementary Schools in Holly Drive Leadership Academy District

Summary:

The Holly Drive Leadership Academy District in San Diego contains a single elementary school, Holly Drive Leadership Academy, which serves grades K-8 with 108 students.

This school serves a high-needs community, with over 84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate well above the state average. Academically, student proficiency in English, math, and science is below California averages, with 3rd grade math scores being a particular area of concern. However, the school has shown a clear positive trajectory, improving its statewide ranking from the very bottom percentile three years ago to the 15th percentile in the latest data, indicating strategies for improvement are having an effect.

Notably, the school operates with a substantial per-student spending level. Key areas for parents to consider include the school's ongoing improvement efforts, the critical importance of student attendance, and the targeted support needed in foundational math skills, especially in the early grades, to continue its upward trend.

District Detail

4801 Elm St.
San Diego, CA 92102-1354

(619) 266-7333

SchoolDigger Rank:
1431^st of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 108

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			% Completely Immunized (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized 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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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