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Iftin Charter

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Iftin Charter ranks 4206 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Iftin Charter is a K-8 charter school in San Diego serving 531 students, operating within the Iftin Charter District and notable for serving a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, Iftin Charter often shows stronger academic results. For example, it outperforms Fay Elementary, Darnall Charter, and Rosa Parks Elementary in English and math, despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many schools in the San Diego Unified district. The school is particularly effective for English Language Learners and shows a strong pattern of growth, with test scores improving significantly from 3rd to 8th grade.

Areas for attention include a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, which coincides with a drop in its statewide ranking, a consistent performance gap between female and male students, and notably low science scores. While the school's overall performance has fluctuated, it remains a relatively efficient and effective option within its high-needs community, especially when considering the context of its student population.

531

Students ?

31.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,814

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(619) 265-2411

District: Iftin Charter District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.3%

Asian:

10.5%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2024) to 28th (2025)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,206^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,194^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

915^th of 1,543Iftin Charter 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	27.1	4206 of 5857	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2963 of 5869	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2977 of 5859	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3219 of 5883	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1308 of 1417	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4495 of 5789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	148 of 569	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	74 of 593	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	82 of 661	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	115 of 663	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	310 of 747	58.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.7	209 of 3162	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	245 of 3245	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	437 of 3311	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	185 of 602	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	958 of 3275	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	3809 of 5597	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2876 of 5612	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2705 of 5609	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2748 of 5635	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.8	1197 of 1267	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	4023 of 5492	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3106 of 5460	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1907 of 5517	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1731 of 5363	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1941 of 5264	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	943 of 1110	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3868 of 5173	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4148 of 5628	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2835 of 5643	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	3092 of 5638	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3565 of 5663	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1110 of 1272	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4604 of 5510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1194 of 2761	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1475 of 2783	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1652 of 2781	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1667 of 2740	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	621 of 894	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1570 of 2715	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	48 of 609	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	123 of 627	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	187 of 613	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	203 of 637	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	190 of 643	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.5	146 of 1478	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	149 of 1521	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	154 of 1540	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	24 of 363	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	221 of 1442	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1129 of 2533	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1156 of 2551	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	1242 of 2531	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	1713 of 2509	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	518 of 738	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1288 of 2380	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	597 of 2542	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	1038 of 2579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1147 of 2531	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1152 of 2458	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	324 of 721	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1094 of 2369	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1144 of 2534	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	1590 of 2552	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1839 of 2538	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1361 of 2527	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	488 of 763	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1671 of 2407	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science20%-13 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)	% 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	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	% 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
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
Fay Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 52nd St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 624-2600	514	19	27.0	96.1%	13 (2.5%)	125 (24.3%)	312 (60.7%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	17.1	5085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15	5303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	218	15.4	5.3	0.0	7.5	53.9	5.3	13.6	26.9	26.9	21.1	0.0	16.4	7.7	5.3	0.0	4.5	15.3		15.3	25.9	22.9	22.4				23.9	29.9	21.0	9.9				20.9	96.7				96.7		$20,041	$3,992	$16,049
Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	390	17	22.9	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	75 (19.2%)	269 (69.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		30.7	3883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	844																	18.8		18.8	23.1	27.5	39.1				29.5	26.4	22.2	14.6				21.3	97.2		97.2		97.2		$21,735	$4,961	$16,774
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
Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	509	23	22.1	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	113 (22.2%)	306 (60.1%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	34.7	3612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.3	3346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	266																	31.3		31.3	19.6	50.9	37.7				36.4	11.9	33.9	31.3				26.0	88.9	92.1		93.7	90.5	93.7	$21,992	$4,684	$17,308
Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	5420 Montezuma Rd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5700	353	14	26.1	54.4%	75 (21.2%)	28 (7.9%)	121 (34.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	87	823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		71	1553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	730																	62.5		62.5	67.3	54.2	71.4				64.8	74.6	60.4	69.6				68.6							$20,499	$3,100	$17,399
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	26.6	4259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.5	3966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	293																	10.0		10.0	25.6	26.5	40.7				31.5	28.3	27.5	33.3				29.9	89.2	93.9	95.4	92.3	89.2	95.4	$21,740	$4,869	$16,871
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
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
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 72% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Iftin Charter in?

Iftin Charter District

How many students attend Iftin Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Iftin Charter.

Is Iftin Charter a good school?

Iftin Charter ranks 4206^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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