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King-Chavez Academy of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

King-Chavez Academy of Excellence is a K-8 elementary school serving 242 students in San Diego, operating within its own King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District and ranking in the bottom quartile of California schools.

While the school's overall academic performance is below state averages, it shows some comparative strengths within its local context, such as managing chronic absenteeism (20.5%) more effectively than nearby schools like Perkins K-8 (48.2%) and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary (35.8%), and it has historically shown strong support for English Language Learner students. The school allocates significant resources, spending $22,518 per student to maintain a low student-teacher ratio of 16-to-1, which is lower than many surrounding schools.

However, the school faces challenges with performance volatility and inconsistent results across different grade levels, with notable weaknesses in mathematics and science. Interestingly, within the King-Chavez network, King-Chavez Primary Academy shows higher proficiency, while King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy shows lower results. A notable nearby contrast is Albert Einstein Academies, which achieves higher academic performance with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending, indicating that factors beyond just resources influence outcomes.

242

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2716 Marcy Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113-2412

(619) 232-2825

District: King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

Two or more races:

1.7%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,176^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 22% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,234^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 14% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1425^th of 1,543King-Chavez Academy of Excellence 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	16.1	5176 of 5857	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4787 of 5869	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5306 of 5859	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	5011 of 5883	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	4520 of 5789	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	2758 of 3162	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1338 of 3245	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	1158 of 3311	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1077 of 3275	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4741 of 5597	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3934 of 5612	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	5001 of 5609	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4745 of 5635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	4114 of 5492	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4304 of 5107	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3800 of 5107	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4472 of 5087	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4113 of 5084	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3387 of 4963	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4654 of 5460	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	4032 of 5517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4626 of 5363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4168 of 5264	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3559 of 5173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	5000 of 5628	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	5162 of 5643	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5037 of 5638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4476 of 5663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4520 of 5510	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2234 of 2761	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1895 of 2783	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1372 of 2781	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1395 of 2740	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2344 of 2715	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	52.8	389 of 1521	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	568 of 1442	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	2193 of 2533	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1510 of 2551	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1209 of 2531	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	1281 of 2509	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2104 of 2380	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1786 of 2395	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1362 of 2388	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	883 of 2374	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	895 of 2359	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	1865 of 2213	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1849 of 2542	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1421 of 2579	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	887 of 2531	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	868 of 2458	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	1947 of 2369	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1875 of 2534	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1833 of 2552	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1329 of 2538	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1360 of 2527	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.9	2193 of 2407	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)74th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening35%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Writing13%-4 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

Overall4%-5 vs state

Reading4%-3 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 (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	% 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
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	16.1	5176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	389	4.4			4.4	34.8			34.8	13.0			13.0	4.4			4.4	4.2	18.2	10.9	13.6	19.4	37.5	20.0	40.0	22.7	26.0	18.2	29.0	8.3	20.0	6.7	13.6	16.2
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.1	5086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.8	5404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	318																	10.0		10.0	23.4	35.9	29.8				29.9	20.0	20.0	6.0				15.5	92.5	94.3			92.5		$34,255	$31,104	$3,151
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$35,946	$32,494	$3,452
Perkins K-8	Public	K-8	1770 Main St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5300	381	19	20.0	95.5%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	325 (85.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	17.9	5022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.2	5286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	264																	11.4	13.9	12.7	24.3	11.9	22.6	25.6	34.2	11.4	21.8	40.5	21.3	16.7	15.4	16.7	8.3	19.8	90.5			92.9		92.9	$34,008	$31,378	$2,630
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																	12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$41,023	$37,104	$3,919
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	3042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	590	6.0	7.2	7.8	7.0	34.9	14.5	33.3	27.7	12.1	14.5	11.1	12.5	3.6	8.4	3.3	5.1	28.1		28.1	32.1	26.8	38.9				32.8	39.3	27.7	34.1				33.7							$31,702	$29,894	$1,808
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	8.6			8.6	42.9			42.9	21.4			21.4	1.4			1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0	3.9		9.5	15.3	12.2		20.2	0.0	10.9		6.0	0.0	3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818																	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$34,247	$32,434	$1,813
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6200	456	18	25.3	96.7%	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	430 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.7	5415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	593																	10.5		10.5	30.3	33.3	31.3				31.6	26.0	21.7	10.5				19.7							$31,319	$29,112	$2,207

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How many students attend King-Chavez Academy of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended King-Chavez Academy of Excellence.

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King-Chavez Academy of Excellence ranks in the bottom 11.6% of California elementary schools.

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What is the racial makeup of King-Chavez Academy of Excellence?

Students at King-Chavez Academy of Excellence are 98% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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