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Innovations Academy

Q: Is Innovations Academy a good school?

Innovations Academy ranks 1660 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Innovations Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 434 students in grades K-8 in San Diego, CA. As part of the Innovations Academy District, which is ranked 227 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating, Innovations Academy has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Innovations Academy stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 63.33% of Innovations Academy students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students in ELA and the top 2% for special education students. Additionally, Innovations Academy has maintained lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, suggesting the school is effectively addressing student attendance.

When compared to nearby public schools in the San Diego Unified School District, Innovations Academy generally outperforms them in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. This highlights the school's commitment to providing a quality education for its diverse student population. The school's consistent performance, equity-focused approach, and investment in resources suggest a strong foundation for continued success.

436

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5454 Ruffin Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123-1313

(858) 271-1414

District: Innovations Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Hispanic:

28.7%

Two or more races:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2022) to 72nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,660^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

310^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 37 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

222^nd of 1,543Innovations Academy 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	68.7	1660 of 5857	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	1592 of 5869	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	1113 of 5859	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	1077 of 5883	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	353 of 1417	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	3021 of 5789	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.1	173 of 2227	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	1272 of 5597	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	1635 of 5612	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1166 of 5609	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	1115 of 5635	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	288 of 1267	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	40.2	3092 of 5492	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	956 of 5107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	666 of 5107	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	289 of 5087	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	1252 of 5084	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	1776 of 4963	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1076 of 5460	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	1536 of 5517	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	529 of 5363	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	573 of 5264	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	188 of 1110	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	12.8	4953 of 5173	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	2094 of 5628	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1452 of 5643	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	1031 of 5638	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1018 of 5663	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	375 of 1272	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	2660 of 5510	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	504 of 718	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	567 of 670	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	177 of 2847	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	71 of 2635	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	51 of 2420	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1642 of 2598	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	1386 of 2651	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	1007 of 2661	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	903 of 2726	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	2235 of 2834	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	310 of 2761	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	481 of 2783	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	206 of 2781	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	421 of 2740	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	136 of 894	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	1307 of 2715	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.8	74 of 1531	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	56.1	457 of 1491	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	400 of 2533	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	435 of 2551	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	174 of 2531	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	399 of 2509	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	114 of 738	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	865 of 2380	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	192 of 2395	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	196 of 2359	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	304 of 2542	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	498 of 2579	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	709 of 2531	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	267 of 2458	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	149 of 721	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	233 of 2534	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	513 of 2552	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	253 of 2538	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	476 of 2527	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	147 of 763	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1223 of 2407	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	2 of 1566	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	115 of 1552	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1531	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	410 of 1520	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	494 of 1537	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	197 of 1543	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	437 of 1555	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.6	1190 of 1602	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-42 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Science58%+26 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Innovations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5454 Ruffin Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Innovations Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-1414	436	23	18.9	41.7%	197 (45.2%)	10 (2.3%)	125 (28.7%)	29 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	70 (16.1%)	68.7	1660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.1	1592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	68	50.9	71.9	58.2	46.6	51.9	67.8	67.9	75.6	81.3	63.3	51.7	41.5	33.9	53.6	46.3	68.8	47.8	81.6	85.7	83.7		85.7
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	5606 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8290	364	15	24.2	42.9%	135 (37.1%)	15 (4.1%)	108 (29.7%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (18.7%)	79	1192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		83.9	1005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	187	54.7		54.7	63.8	52.7	67.9				61.3	59.6	54.6	56.6				56.8	91.2	94.1	97.1	92.7	94.1	95.6	$25,604	$24,368	$1,236
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	4343 Shields St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5200	611	27	22.6	61.7%	212 (34.7%)	74 (12.1%)	208 (34.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	86 (14.1%)	63.6	1897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		70.1	1590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	307	42.2		42.2	49.5	45.2	60.2				51.8	51.0	49.3	42.2				47.6	96.2	97.2	98.1	97.2	96.2	98.1	$32,207	$30,136	$2,071
Tierrasanta Elementary	Public	K-5	5450 La Cuenta Dr.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8255	500	19	25.7	31.2%	216 (43.2%)	11 (2.2%)	170 (34.0%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.0%)	88.1	773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		90.9	643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	130	54.0		54.0	70.2	74.1	65.1				70.2	66.7	71.3	60.3				66.5							$25,883	$24,640	$1,243
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
Kumeyaay Elementary	Public	K-5	6475 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1500	398	17	23.4	26.9%	163 (41.0%)	13 (3.3%)	101 (25.4%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	90.9	611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.7	592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	19	60.4		60.4	66.1	75.0	71.2				70.3	75.0	70.5	67.9				71.3	95.9			97.3			$32,198	$30,528	$1,670
Hancock Elementary	Public	K-5	3303 Taussig St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3200	644	28	22.6	68.8%	253 (39.3%)	59 (9.2%)	204 (31.7%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	101 (15.7%)	46.5	2796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		60.7	2040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	756	38.1		38.1	45.5	41.6	44.4				44.0	38.6	36.4	31.8				36.1	93.5	96.1	96.1	95.5	94.2	97.4	$27,426	$25,738	$1,688
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
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
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Printwood Way	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5000	208	16	13.4	76.0%	49 (23.6%)	7 (3.4%)	123 (59.1%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	32.6	3759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		38.1	3297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	462	32.3		32.3	14.8	35.7	46.7				32.9	20.0	28.6	32.3				27.0							$37,619	$35,864	$1,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Innovations Academy

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Innovations Academy ranks 1660^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Innovations Academy?

Students at Innovations Academy are 45% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Innovations Academy in?

Innovations Academy District

How many students attend Innovations Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Innovations Academy.

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