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Empower Language Academy

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Empower Language Academy ranks 2923 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

2923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Empower Language Academy is a small, independent K-6 elementary school in San Diego, serving 153 students and showing a clear, positive trend in academic performance over the last five years.

The school stands out from others in the area for several key reasons. First, it has demonstrated remarkable and consistent improvement, climbing to the 50th percentile in statewide ranking, while a comparable nearby school like San Diego Cooperative Charter saw its rank decline. Second, student engagement is exceptionally high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.6%, which is less than half the state average and far lower than neighboring schools such as Carson Elementary (27.8%). Finally, the school achieves these outcomes with a significant investment in resources, spending over $20,000 per student, which is higher than most local schools.

While the overall trajectory is strong, there are areas to watch. Science scores have been volatile from year to year, and the school's high per-student spending is similar to top-tier schools like Grant K-8, which achieves a much higher ranking, raising questions about resource efficiency. Furthermore, despite overall gains, historical data suggests the school has room to improve in supporting the academic growth of all student subgroups consistently. In summary, Empower Language Academy is a rapidly improving school with a highly engaged student body, but it faces the challenge of ensuring its substantial resources translate into top-tier and equitable academic results for every child.

153

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,199

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6402 Linda Vista Rd.
San Diego, CA 92111-6013

(858) 292-1304

District: Empower Language Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

15.0%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2021 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

California avg43%

2,923^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 39% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

754^th of 1,543Empower Language 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	2923 of 5857	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	3453 of 5869	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	4236 of 5859	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	4145 of 5883	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1154 of 1417	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	2243 of 5789	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	3533 of 5107	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4391 of 5087	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4116 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	1684 of 4963	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	4343 of 5363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3452 of 5264	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	984 of 1110	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	1160 of 5173	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.3	3979 of 5643	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3750 of 5663	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)29th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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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 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
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							$20,199	$3,655	$16,544
Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	336	14	24.3	87.8%	33 (9.8%)	20 (6.0%)	220 (65.5%)	41 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	23.8	4520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.1	4857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	337	18.9		18.9	27.5	32.6	20.8				26.7	24.5	40.4	17.0				26.9							$25,202	$4,936	$20,266
Longfellow Utk-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8300	726	31	23.8	30.7%	271 (37.3%)	44 (6.1%)	330 (45.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.8%)	86.2	868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.8	1047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	179	53.2	48.2	51.1	78.2	58.2	73.4	53.9	85.5	72.2	70.8	85.1	65.7	57.7	53.9	58.2	64.8	65.7							$17,543	$2,333	$15,210
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4600	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	3019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		22.7	4604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	1585	25.0		25.0	19.1	44.4	45.0				35.6	47.6	38.9	40.0				42.4							$27,946	$5,667	$22,279
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	9.4	5663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		14.8	5325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	338	8.6		8.6	18.0	15.1	15.8				16.3	17.7	13.0	8.6				12.9	89.4	93.9	97.0	90.9	93.9	90.9	$24,597	$4,951	$19,646
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2							$14,340	$1,336	$13,004
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
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$20,630	$3,439	$17,191
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							$29,218	$11,966	$17,252
Bay Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2433 Denver St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1100	504	19	26.3	28.8%	344 (68.3%)	4 (0.8%)	96 (19.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	85.9	883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		87	866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.2%	17	50.0		50.0	68.4	65.1	72.2				68.5	70.7	67.5	53.8				63.9	91.3	93.5	93.5	94.6	94.6	95.7	$18,132	$2,394	$15,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Empower Language Academy

How many students attend Empower Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Empower Language Academy.

Is Empower Language Academy a good school?

Empower Language Academy ranks 2923^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Empower Language Academy?

Students at Empower Language Academy are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Empower Language Academy in?

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