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Barona Indian Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

5621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Barona Indian Charter is a small, K-8 school of 86 students in Lakeside, operating under the Barona Indian Charter District, and it presents a unique profile with significant resources but highly variable academic results compared to neighboring schools.

The school invests considerably more per student ($21,070) and maintains a much lower student-teacher ratio (14:1) than most area schools, such as Ramona Elementary or Lindo Park Elementary. It also excels at ensuring students attend class, with a chronic absenteeism rate roughly half the state average. However, its academic performance has swung dramatically in state rankings in recent years, and current standardized test scores in English, math, and science are well below state averages. This creates a notable contrast with some nearby schools with similar student demographics, like Blossom Valley Elementary, which report higher proficiency rates.

This combination of factors—strong resources and attendance paired with inconsistent academic outcomes—suggests parents may want to inquire about curriculum alignment and instructional strategies, particularly for upper elementary grades where scores are lowest. The school's small size can magnify year-to-year changes, but the performance gap with comparable schools in the Cajon Valley Union or Lakeside Union Elementary districts indicates a potential area for focused improvement.

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,070

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1095 Barona Rd.
Lakeside, CA 92040-1541

(619) 443-0948

District: Barona Indian Charter District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

38.4%

Hispanic:

31.4%

White:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

California avg41%

5,621^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1521^st of 1,543Barona Indian 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5621 of 5857	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	3025 of 5869	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	5150 of 5859	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	5820 of 5883	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1116 of 1417	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5342 of 5789	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (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	CAST Science 5th 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 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 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
Barona Indian Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1095 Barona Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Barona Indian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 443-0948	86	6	14.3	54.7%	14 (16.3%)	1 (1.2%)	27 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (38.4%)	2 (2.3%)	9 (10.5%)	10.3	5621^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		42.6	3025^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	2596	13.3	11.1			13.3			30.6			6.7			18.4							$21,070	$2,874	$18,196
Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3678	533	23	23.6	65.7%	323 (60.6%)	8 (1.5%)	147 (27.6%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.9%)	49.9	2596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		65.9	1780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.7%	816	23.2	23.2	44.4	52.9	43.2			47.0	60.5	41.9	23.2			41.8							$20,026	$2,193	$17,833
Hanson Elementary	Public	K-6	2520 Boundary Ave.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-2100	547	23	23.7	79.3%	190 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	335 (61.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	20.4	4794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		24.8	4388^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.2%	406	13.9	13.9	25.0	36.4	16.9	29.4		27.1	23.0	29.9	14.1	19.1		21.7							$9,233	$1,908	$7,325
Barnett Elementary	Public	K-6	23925 Couna Way	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3500	465	19	24.0	50.1%	230 (49.5%)	2 (0.4%)	195 (41.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.3%)	34.9	3589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		35.5	3479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	110	23.8	23.8	45.2	28.6	36.5	46.0		38.6	33.3	27.1	12.7	37.3		27.6							$9,815	$1,479	$8,336
James Dukes Elementary	Public	K-6	24908 Abalar Way	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 788-5060	502	23	21.8	39.2%	239 (47.6%)	4 (0.8%)	191 (38.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	72.5	1500^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		79	1197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	303	34.4	34.4	51.5	66.7	51.6	62.5		57.9	61.8	54.4	42.2	63.9		55.9							$12,438	$1,447	$10,991
Ramona Community Montessori	Public	K-6	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	267	11	23.9	50.6%	147 (55.1%)	1 (0.4%)	95 (35.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	65	1841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		61	2029^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.4%	188	51.4	51.4	54.8	50.0	54.3	48.2		52.0	51.6	53.1	34.3	44.4		45.6	90.9	93.2		93.2		93.2	$11,227	$1,380	$9,847
DREAM Academy	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	138	6	23.0	39.1%	71 (51.4%)	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	48	2699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		90.4	682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.4%	2017	50.0	31.8	7.1	46.2	54.6	55.0	41.7	40.5	28.6	30.8	45.5	31.6	33.3	30.8							$27,220	$698	$26,522
Lindo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12824 Lakeshore Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2656	421	19	22.0	73.2%	153 (36.3%)	17 (4.0%)	208 (49.4%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.2%)	20.3	4801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		20.3	4836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	35	17.6	17.6	22.2	26.8	33.3			27.9	23.6	25.7	16.2			21.7	97.0			97.0			$16,981	$1,725	$15,256
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	415 Eighth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4400	434	19	22.8	84.1%	98 (22.6%)	4 (0.9%)	309 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	17.6	5043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		22.1	4664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.5%	379	12.9	12.9	26.4	26.2	17.4	26.8		23.9	39.6	21.2	10.1	12.5		20.1	96.4						$9,106	$2,268	$6,838
Lakeside Farms Elementary	Public	K-5	11915 Lakeside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2646	667	30	22.2	35.8%	367 (55.0%)	37 (5.5%)	182 (27.3%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.9%)	50	2589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		42.4	3038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	449	49.4	49.4	49.5	38.5	50.6			46.2	40.2	39.6	20.7			34.1	95.8	95.8	98.3		95.8		$18,145	$993	$17,152

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Is Barona Indian Charter a good school?

Barona Indian Charter ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Barona Indian Charter?

Students at Barona Indian Charter are 38% American Indian, 31% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

What district is Barona Indian Charter in?

Barona Indian Charter District

How many students attend Barona Indian Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 86 students attended Barona Indian Charter.

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