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Elevate

Q: Is Elevate a good school?

Elevate ranks 772 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elevate is a high-performing K-8 public school serving 476 students in San Diego, operating within the highly-ranked Elevate District.

Academically, Elevate stands out significantly from other local schools, with student proficiency rates far exceeding California state averages—nearly 80% in English and 66% in Math. It notably outperforms most nearby schools in the San Diego Unified district, such as Carson Elementary and Nipaquay Elementary, and achieves this success while spending less per student. A key factor is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.5%, which is half the state average and contributes to a strong learning environment.

The school is particularly effective in supporting all students to achieve high standards, demonstrating remarkable success with various student subgroups. While its statewide ranking has slightly declined in recent years, it remains a top-tier institution. Compared to another local charter, San Diego Cooperative Charter, Elevate delivers stronger academic results with a similar student population. Its consistent 4- and 5-star ratings over time highlight a sustained commitment to excellence, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a proven, equitable, and high-achieving school community.

476

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2285 Murray Ridge Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123-3934

(858) 751-4774

District: Elevate District

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.3%

Hispanic:

27.9%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2019 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

California avg41%

Elementary school

772^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 2% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

130^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 10% (2023) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 1,543Elevate District 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
2025	88.1	772 of 5857	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	557 of 5869	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	344 of 5859	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	257 of 5883	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	148 of 1417	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	97.1	140 of 5789	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	11 of 569	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	10 of 593	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	691 of 5597	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	766 of 5612	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	408 of 5609	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	490 of 5635	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	211 of 1267	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.2	147 of 5492	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	434 of 5107	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	101 of 5107	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	103 of 5087	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	99 of 5084	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	45 of 4963	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	185 of 5460	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	346 of 5517	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	42 of 5363	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	48 of 5264	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	11 of 1110	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	34 of 5173	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	801 of 5628	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	386 of 5643	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	285 of 5638	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	97 of 5663	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	102 of 1272	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	153 of 5510	97.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	23 of 153	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	25 of 118	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	12 of 130	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	208 of 669	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.7	75 of 2635	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	1080 of 2598	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	506 of 2651	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	443 of 2661	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	133 of 2726	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	63 of 2834	97.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	130 of 2761	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	92 of 2783	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	267 of 2781	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	91 of 2533	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	124 of 2551	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	253 of 2531	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	151 of 2509	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	42 of 2395	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	25 of 2388	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	61 of 2374	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	95 of 2542	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	84 of 2579	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	77 of 2531	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	32 of 2458	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	163 of 2534	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	93 of 2552	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	280 of 2538	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	113 of 2527	95.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	12 of 194	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	20 of 192	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	66 of 197	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	186 of 726	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	4 of 1520	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	44 of 1537	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	233 of 1543	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	39 of 1555	97.5%	★★★★★

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

African American (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)85th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science54%+22 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	22.0	45.6%	144 (30.3%)	80 (16.8%)	133 (27.9%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.8%)	88.1	772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		92.2	557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	215																	45.1	66.7	54.4	80.4	73.1	72.6	78.9	82.9	83.8	78.7	80.4	67.3	47.1	61.5	70.7	66.7	65.9
Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8800	257	10	25.7	52.5%	84 (32.7%)	14 (5.4%)	82 (31.9%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.7%)	43.8	2964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		59.4	2097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	867																	20.0		20.0	71.1	38.8	37.5				48.0	66.7	26.5	15.0				35.2					$32,337	$30,314	$2,023
Nipaquay Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Civita Blvd.	San Diego	92108	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1900	378	15	25.2	61.1%	114 (30.2%)	33 (8.7%)	130 (34.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	45.1	2878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%					(n/a)																				37.8	40.0					38.9	38.0	48.9					43.2					$25,311	$23,924	$1,387
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4600	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	3019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		22.7	4604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	1585																	25.0		25.0	19.1	44.4	45.0				35.6	47.6	38.9	40.0				42.4					$34,891	$32,784	$2,107
Juarez Elementary	Public	K-5	2633 Melbourne Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2800	264	10	26.4	57.6%	50 (18.9%)	13 (4.9%)	160 (60.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	26.2	4300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		44.9	2866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	1434	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.7	25.0	4.4	16.7	17.3	12.5	21.7	11.1	14.8	5.0	4.4	0.0	3.7	21.1		21.1	28.2	30.4	38.9				31.3	29.7	30.4	21.1				27.9	96.6	96.6			$28,995	$27,146	$1,849
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367																	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$28,207	$26,400	$1,807
Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3100	398	17	23.4	64.1%	76 (19.1%)	66 (16.6%)	155 (38.9%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	58 (14.6%)	69.2	1640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.9	1736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	96																	38.8		38.8	45.7	58.5	59.2				53.5	61.4	49.1	53.1				55.2	90.4	91.6		94.0	$30,285	$28,458	$1,827
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92																	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2
Wegeforth Elementary	Public	K-5	3443 Ediwhar Ave.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5900	200	10	20.0	72.0%	32 (16.0%)	15 (7.5%)	80 (40.0%)	38 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.5%)	57.6	2190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.8	2352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	162																	36.7		36.7	47.4	50.0	50.0				49.0	46.2	47.1	40.0				44.7					$43,962	$41,718	$2,244
Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3900	199	9	23.4	55.8%	43 (21.6%)	24 (12.1%)	67 (33.7%)	24 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.6%)	65	1840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		56.7	2203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	363																	46.4		46.4	43.3	50.0	71.4				55.4	53.3	41.2	39.3				45.3					$31,968	$30,250	$1,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Elevate

Is Elevate a good school?

Elevate ranks 772^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Elevate in?

Elevate District

What is the racial makeup of Elevate?

Students at Elevate are 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% African American, 16% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

How many students attend Elevate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Elevate.

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