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Holly Drive Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Holly Drive Leadership Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 103 students in grades K-8 in San Diego, California. The school is part of the Holly Drive Leadership Academy District, which is ranked 1446 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student, ranging from $11,539 to $20,018 over the past few years, Holly Drive Leadership Academy's academic performance has consistently lagged behind the state and nearby schools. The school has significantly lower test scores, with only 37.14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 23.19% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 48.81% and 37.3%, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 38.2%, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Porter Elementary, Horton Elementary, and Chollas/Mead Elementary, all of which have 20.4% chronic absenteeism.

Despite serving a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 83.5% to 89.9%, the nearby schools are able to achieve better academic results than Holly Drive Leadership Academy. This suggests that there may be systemic issues or challenges within the school that need to be addressed in order to improve the educational outcomes for the students.

108

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,018

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Elm St.
San Diego, CA 92102-1354

(619) 266-7333

District: Holly Drive Leadership Academy District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.5%

Hispanic:

36.1%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

4,986^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1431^st of 1,543Holly Drive Leadership 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	18.3	4986 of 5857	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	5812 of 5883	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5203 of 5789	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4937 of 5460	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	5194 of 5264	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4222 of 5173	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)41st percentile+23 vs school

Male (2019)35th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2019)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Holly Drive Leadership Academy

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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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Holly Drive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Holly Drive Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7333	108	7	16.6	84.3%	0 (0.0%)	61 (56.5%)	39 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	18.3	4986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%					(n/a)														23.5	28.6	26.3		37.1	7.1	26.3		23.2	90.9						$20,018	$3,924	$16,094
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3000	208	9	23.1	92.3%	6 (2.9%)	61 (29.3%)	112 (53.8%)	15 (7.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	53.7	2385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.1	3064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	679													34.5	34.5	39.3	53.3	51.7	49.0	48.3	37.0	37.9	40.4							$28,070	$5,472	$22,598
Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	386	15	25.7	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	325 (84.2%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13.1	5411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.1	5681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	270													8.8	8.8	17.3	25.0	24.6	22.5	22.2	15.0	12.3	16.4							$21,360	$4,165	$17,195
Chollas/Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3300	534	24	22.2	94.2%	8 (1.5%)	44 (8.2%)	434 (81.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	27.4	4181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.6	3886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	295													22.0	22.0	33.3	22.5	49.2	33.6	32.9	17.3	23.7	24.5	96.6						$26,861	$6,529	$20,332
Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 54th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5000	545	23	23.6	83.3%	28 (5.1%)	85 (15.6%)	236 (43.3%)	162 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	54.3	2350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	1869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	481													23.8	23.8	36.7	51.1	45.0	44.2	50.0	59.1	41.3	50.4	92.9	96.9		93.9	95.9		$21,340	$4,032	$17,308
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Kelton Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4900	283	12	23.5	82.3%	13 (4.6%)	92 (32.5%)	148 (52.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	32.3	3776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		29.3	3986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	210													32.5	32.5	24.4	20.6	46.2	30.5	31.1	20.0	37.5	30.0							$26,936	$5,054	$21,882
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Fairmount Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6800	406	18	22.5	93.6%	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.8%)	298 (73.4%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	37.6	3368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.2	3665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	297	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.4	21.4	18.5	15.4	7.1	11.1	7.7	0.0	3.7	22.2	22.2	14.7	35.3	54.0	32.5	37.7	32.7	45.3	38.4	92.1	93.4		92.1	93.4	92.1	$22,233	$4,089	$18,144
Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	55.6	2267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.9	2742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	475													33.3	33.3	48.0	46.0	44.4	46.1	52.0	46.0	40.7	46.1							$28,908	$5,144	$23,764
Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	4271 Myrtle Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 640-4000	410	17	24.6	93.7%	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.3%)	315 (76.8%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	20.2	4808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.6	5345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	537													25.0	25.0	22.4	18.3	39.7	26.3	29.9	9.8	13.3	18.7	90.4	92.8		90.4	91.6	91.6	$19,901	$4,006	$15,895
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	26.6	4259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.5	3966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	293													10.0	10.0	25.6	26.5	40.7	31.5	28.3	27.5	33.3	29.9	89.2	93.9	95.4	92.3	89.2	95.4	$21,740	$4,869	$16,871

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Drive Leadership Academy

Is Holly Drive Leadership Academy a good school?

Holly Drive Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 14.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Holly Drive Leadership Academy in?

Holly Drive Leadership Academy District

How many students attend Holly Drive Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 108 students attended Holly Drive Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Holly Drive Leadership Academy?

Students at Holly Drive Leadership Academy are 56% African American, 36% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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