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Old Town Academy K-8 Charter

Q: Is Old Town Academy K-8 Charter a good school?

Old Town Academy K-8 Charter ranks 1956 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Old Town Academy K-8 Charter is a small, independent public charter school in San Diego serving about 194 students from kindergarten through 8th grade, where academic performance in core subjects currently exceeds state averages.

The school's statewide academic ranking has seen a notable decline over the past five years, dropping from the 95th to the 67th percentile, a trend that stands in contrast to some nearby schools like Grant K-8 which maintains a 91st percentile ranking. Performance varies significantly by grade, with middle school students excelling in English but 5th graders struggling across subjects, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than several local alternatives. While per-student spending has increased substantially, academic results have not followed a similar upward trajectory.

Families considering Old Town Academy should note the availability of other strong options in the area, such as the highly-rated Grant K-8 just 0.77 miles away, and that the school faces specific challenges in creating consistent academic success for all student groups and grade levels compared to its neighbors.

194

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

28.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 San Diego Ave.
San Diego, CA 92110-2901

(619) 574-6225

District: Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

White:

22.2%

Two or more races:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2019 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,956^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From top 5% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

306^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

254^th of 1,543Old Town Academy K-8 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	62.1	1956 of 5857	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	2218 of 5869	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	2036 of 5859	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.2	734 of 5883	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	296 of 5789	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2382 of 5597	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.8	5306 of 5612	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	81.4	1045 of 5635	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	470 of 5492	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1726 of 5107	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	2722 of 5517	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1722 of 5628	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	1716 of 5643	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2246 of 5638	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.3	854 of 5663	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.3	228 of 5510	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.3	2519 of 2651	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	54.6	1300 of 2661	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	542 of 2726	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	266 of 2834	90.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	306 of 2761	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	411 of 2783	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	240 of 2781	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	92 of 2740	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	364 of 2715	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	157 of 2533	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	270 of 2531	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	154 of 2509	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	607 of 2380	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	1234 of 2579	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	261 of 2534	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	185 of 2538	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	104 of 2527	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	126 of 2407	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	84.9	153 of 1543	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	72 of 1555	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	317 of 1602	80.2%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)51st percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile-57 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)52nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

Science39%+6 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
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	62.1	1956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.4	2218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	262	25.9	54.6	38.8	47.4	57.1	40.7	54.6	85.7	81.8	60.6	63.2	55.0	40.7	59.1	52.4	68.2	55.7
iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 430-1720	148	7	21.1	82.4%	12 (8.1%)	12 (8.1%)	83 (56.1%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	60.4	2044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		51.2	2497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	453	27.6		27.6	55.6	65.0	44.8	61.5			55.9	55.6	50.0	31.0	38.5			43.1							$27,233	$25,334	$1,899
Grant K-8	Public	K-8	1425 Washington Pl.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 293-4420	743	35	21.5	29.7%	384 (51.7%)	18 (2.4%)	223 (30.0%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (11.7%)	92.3	526^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		92.7	520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	6	53.6	51.8	52.6	80.4	75.7	72.5	72.7	74.2	57.7	72.2	80.4	76.8	69.6	58.4	64.5	44.6	65.6	92.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	94.6	96.8	$26,067	$24,536	$1,531
Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	64.5	1863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.2	1971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	108				44.7	52.5					48.7	69.2	42.9					55.6							$40,319	$37,902	$2,417
Florence Elementary	Public	K-5	3914 First Ave.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5900	213	11	19.3	64.8%	49 (23.0%)	18 (8.5%)	113 (53.1%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.7%)	56.4	2234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		53.3	2383^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	149	44.8		44.8	36.4	57.7	62.1				53.3	33.3	44.0	28.6				35.1							$44,315	$42,380	$1,935
Museum	Public, Charter	K-8	211 Maple St.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	Museum District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-8712	213	13	16.6	28.6%	85 (39.9%)	7 (3.3%)	81 (38.0%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	60.3	2050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		71	1548^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	502	44.4	35.0	40.4	47.4	51.7	59.3	54.2	52.0	45.0	52.1	47.4	37.9	33.3	41.7	36.0	40.0	38.9
Empower Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Empower Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 292-1304	153	7	21.8	50.3%	23 (15.0%)	5 (3.3%)	116 (75.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	44.4	2923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		35.8	3453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	530				41.7	43.8					44.4	41.7	35.3					37.0
Loma Portal Elementary	Public	K-4	3341 Browning St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1683	392	15	26.1	30.4%	225 (57.4%)	7 (1.8%)	110 (28.1%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.7%)	78.6	1213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.9	1040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	173				54.6	68.4					61.0	62.7	56.9					60.0							$23,929	$23,014	$915
High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	44.6	2911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.6	2424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	487	34.7		34.7	41.8	33.3	43.1				39.4	40.3	44.9	30.6				38.5
High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	386	16	24.1	44.6%	98 (25.4%)	32 (8.3%)	183 (47.4%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	47.7	2723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.5	3096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	373	25.7		25.7	60.3	53.7	45.7				53.2	34.3	41.2	19.1				31.5	97.0

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Old Town Academy K-8 Charter ranks 1956^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Old Town Academy K-8 Charter?

Students at Old Town Academy K-8 Charter are 46% Hispanic, 22% White, 18% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Old Town Academy K-8 Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Old Town Academy K-8 Charter.

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