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Museum ranks 2050 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2050^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Museum is a K-8 elementary school serving 213 students in the Museum District of San Diego, a district rated in the top 30% of the state, where it represents a solid, middle-tier option in a neighborhood with extreme variations in school quality.

Academically, Museum's students perform above the California state average in English, Math, and Science, and the school maintains a strong attendance record with low chronic absenteeism. However, its statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, and there are significant performance gaps between different groups of students that the school will need to address. Notably, the school spends its resources efficiently, achieving better results than some nearby schools like Washington Elementary and Sherman Elementary that have higher per-student funding but much lower rankings.

When compared to other schools in the immediate area, Museum sits between exceptional performers like Birney Elementary and Grant K-8 and struggling schools like McGill School of Success. It serves a population with similar economic needs as the high-performing Old Town Academy K-8 Charter, though Old Town currently has higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Parents should note that performance dips in the middle school grades (particularly 8th grade) and the recent downward trend are key areas to watch for improvement.

213

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,472

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Maple St.
San Diego, CA 92103-6527

(619) 236-8712

District: Museum District

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

38.0%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2019 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,050^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 29% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

907^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 27% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

450^th of 1,543Museum 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	60.3	2050 of 5857	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1548 of 5869	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1085 of 5859	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	1123 of 5883	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	367 of 1417	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	1659 of 5789	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	3063 of 5597	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	1846 of 5612	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.0	1054 of 5609	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	630 of 5635	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	185 of 1267	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	1337 of 5492	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.3	888 of 5107	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	689 of 5087	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	1240 of 5084	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	1731 of 4963	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	1087 of 5628	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	1294 of 5643	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1191 of 5638	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	1220 of 5663	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	336 of 1272	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	1915 of 5510	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1667 of 2598	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	1215 of 2651	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	435 of 2661	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	95.6	4 of 2726	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	53.0	1459 of 2834	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	907 of 2761	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	576 of 2783	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	624 of 2781	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	891 of 2740	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	221 of 894	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	721 of 2715	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	1095 of 2533	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	511 of 2380	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	780 of 2534	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.6	436 of 2552	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	474 of 2538	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	1000 of 2527	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	188 of 763	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	979 of 2407	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.3	835 of 1602	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)48th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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
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							$18,472	$918	$17,554
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1789 State St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6300	245	11	22.2	73.9%	45 (18.4%)	27 (11.0%)	141 (57.6%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	20	4825^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		14.9	5310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.5%	485																	21.4		21.4	32.1	15.0	35.7				27.3	35.7	10.3	9.5				16.5							$23,681	$3,608	$20,073
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							$29,296	$4,837	$24,459
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	$20,107	$3,646	$16,461
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							$17,089	$233	$16,856
Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	4345 Campus Ave.	San Diego	92103	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 497-3500	535	22	24.3	45.2%	204 (38.1%)	50 (9.3%)	178 (33.3%)	22 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.6%)	93.4	449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		90.5	666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	217																	81.2		81.2	66.7	81.9	81.2				76.3	64.4	85.1	77.9				75.8	97.0				97.0		$19,097	$2,925	$16,172
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							$24,731	$3,947	$20,784
McGill School of Success	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 Fir St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	McGill School of Success District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 629-0770	108	6	18.0	83.3%	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	101 (93.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	14	5344^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		28	4113^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	1231																	0.0		0.0	27.8	25.0	0.0				18.4	29.4	23.5	0.0				18.4							$25,475	$1,590	$23,885
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3770 Utah St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3300	400	16	25.0	51.5%	135 (33.8%)	11 (2.8%)	181 (45.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.5%)	83.3	997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.3	1360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	363																	49.0		49.0	71.7	68.3	65.3				68.6	78.7	71.2	35.3				63.2							$22,346	$4,134	$18,212
Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	49.9	2600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.7	1942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	658																	38.9	33.3	35.6	40.9	51.9	54.6	32.1	53.4	49.5	46.6	39.1	52.6	41.9	26.5	29.8	33.3	35.9							$15,945	$347	$15,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Museum

What is the racial makeup of Museum?

Students at Museum are 40% White, 38% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Museum in?

Museum District

Is Museum a good school?

Museum ranks 2050^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Museum?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Museum.

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