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La Presa Elementary

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La Presa Elementary ranks 3677 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Presa Elementary is a K–5 school with 346 students in Spring Valley, part of the La Mesa–Spring Valley district. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 37th percentile statewide and awarded it 2 stars. The key takeaway is that its all-grades proficiency rates were below both the state and district in ELA, math, and science.

Among nearby K–5 schools, ELA is La Presa’s relative strength: its 39% proficiency rate was third-highest among seven schools and above the peer average of 37%, though below the state’s 49% and district’s 50%. Math and science were each fifth-highest among those schools, and just below their peer averages: 29% versus 30% in math, and 24% versus 24% in science. The clearest grade-level contrast is in fifth grade: ELA was 31%, sixth-highest among eight schools and well below the state’s 49% and district’s 51%; fifth-grade math was also 31%, but second-highest among the eight and closer to the state’s 37% and district’s 32%.

ELA and math have improved since 2022–23, rising by 8 and 4 percentage points, respectively, while science has fluctuated and ended just 1 point higher. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 49% in 2021–22 to 30% in 2025–26, but remained 12 points above both the state and district. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 34th percentile in 2022–23 to 43rd in 2023–24, then stood at 37th in each of the next two years. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 24.7; 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, close to the 82% average among nearby K–5 schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show especially high statewide standing for English Language Learner Students: the group ranked at the 82nd percentile in 2023–24, versus 43rd overall. Special Education Students ranked at the 65th percentile in 2025–26, versus 37th overall, indicating stronger relative results for those groups in the rankings.

346

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,444

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

92%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

519 La Presa St.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-6011

(619) 668-5790

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Students who attend La Presa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

White:

9.5%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% California)

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

California avg42%

3,677^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley

713^th of 1,530La Mesa-Spring Valley 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
2026	33.9	3677 of 5817	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	3704 of 5857	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3356 of 5869	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3858 of 5859	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3493 of 5883	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3793 of 5789	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3443 of 5662	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	3526 of 5692	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	3473 of 5614	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	3738 of 5611	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	3370 of 5530	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	3435 of 5390	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	3791 of 5377	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	4185 of 5314	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	4515 of 5193	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	4294 of 5113	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.3	3414 of 5113	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.2	3365 of 4818	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.1	3157 of 4822	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.5	2572 of 4809	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1625 of 2227	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2343 of 2585	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1255 of 2128	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	559 of 3162	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	614 of 3245	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	821 of 3311	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	455 of 3275	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	806 of 3246	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	3661 of 5581	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	3813 of 5597	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2844 of 5612	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2892 of 5609	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2682 of 5635	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	2927 of 5492	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3157 of 5413	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2942 of 5094	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	2908 of 5107	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2413 of 5107	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	3430 of 5087	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2840 of 5084	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	3270 of 4963	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2939 of 4830	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2810 of 5423	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	3235 of 5460	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2749 of 5517	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	3124 of 5363	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	2476 of 5264	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	3076 of 5173	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2825 of 5084	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3380 of 5603	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	3389 of 5628	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3566 of 5643	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4498 of 5638	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4230 of 5663	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	4112 of 5510	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3371 of 5431	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1027 of 2927	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	1276 of 2847	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1285 of 2635	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	1036 of 2420	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science24%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 15, 2019

Horrible administration a few good teachers but a few not so great teachers and staff. No positive feedback and unsafe. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Traffic is horrible! Parents are rude. Supervising staff is a joke! Don’t send your kids to school with anything! Backpacks, jackets, phones, and food are stolen regularly, by the parents! Children are forced to throw away lunch and any food brought from home. Supervisors can’t speak English, and kids get in trouble if they don’t understand them! They snap their fingers in the kids faces when the kids don’t understand them! Children who attend here get in trouble for the pettiest reasons. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Presa Elementary	Public	K-5	519 La Presa St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5790	346	14	24.7	79.8%	33 (9.5%)	25 (7.2%)	246 (71.1%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	33.9	3677^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.8%		33.2	3704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%	27																	24.1		24.1	41.0	44.6	31.5				38.9	32.5	25.0	31.5				29.3	92%	0%	$16,444	$15,310	$1,134
Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-5	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5870	480	19	25.2	81.0%	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.1%)	396 (82.5%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	15.5	5175^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.0%		13	5419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	244																	11.4		11.4	21.9	23.6	28.6				24.7	23.0	22.2	15.7				20.4	97%	0%	$16,849	$15,074	$1,775
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	324	15	21.6	83.3%	27 (8.3%)	36 (11.1%)	211 (65.1%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	23.7	4497^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.7%		19.1	4918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%	421																	23.8		23.8	29.3	15.8	47.6				31.4	31.7	10.5	16.7				19.8	89%	0%	$17,666	$16,160	$1,506
Avondale Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Stansbury St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5880	291	11	26.4	88.7%	10 (3.4%)	17 (5.8%)	218 (74.9%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.2%)	33.4	3712^th of 5817 public elementary schools	36.2%		40.1	3210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%	502																	27.1		27.1	37.5	29.8	39.0				35.7	32.7	40.4	23.7				31.6	96%	0%	$19,484	$17,858	$1,626
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-8	8805 Tyler St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5890	391	15	25.7	93.1%	15 (3.8%)	31 (7.9%)	301 (77.0%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	17	5066^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.9%		15.7	5207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%	141																	17.2		15.9	23.2	23.2	27.6				23.4	35.1	17.1	10.3				19.6	94%	0%	$16,820	$15,246	$1,574
Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	10129 Austin Dr.	Spring Valley	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5895	378	17	22.2	69.8%	65 (17.2%)	52 (13.8%)	191 (50.5%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	49.3	2654^th of 5817 public elementary schools	54.4%		44.7	2904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%	250																	26.7		26.7	51.6	45.7	50.0				49.3	53.1	32.6	22.2				38.1	94%	0%	$20,511	$19,038	$1,473
Freese Elementary	Public	K-5	8140 Greenlawn Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3100	280	13	21.5	82.1%	11 (3.9%)	41 (14.6%)	160 (57.1%)	45 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	35.2	3571^st of 5817 public elementary schools	38.6%		29	4045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	474																	25.0		25.0	26.5	35.9	47.7				37.4	35.3	37.7	25.0				32.8	97%	0%	$35,951	$33,092	$2,859
Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	495	21	23.5	87.9%	15 (3.0%)	28 (5.7%)	403 (81.4%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	26.8	4245^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.5	4634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%	389																	23.1	19.6	20.7	25.6	27.9	19.2	35.3	27.3	23.6	26.6	28.2	30.2	23.1	38.2	23.6	21.8	27.0	96%	0%	$29,301	$27,000	$2,301
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5780	357	13	27.4	73.9%	55 (15.4%)	26 (7.3%)	236 (66.1%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	45.2	2897^th of 5817 public elementary schools	50.2%		42.5	3039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%	142																	32.8		32.8	18.2	52.8	55.7				42.6	27.3	37.0	41.9				35.7	96%	0%	$18,771	$17,122	$1,649
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Mount Vernon St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5613	359	16	21.9	69.9%	12 (3.3%)	22 (6.1%)	294 (81.9%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	44.7	2934^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.6%		50.4	2566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	368	6.8	14.6	13.6	11.9	27.3	12.7	27.3	21.7	15.9	29.1	15.9	21.0	4.6	14.6	9.1	9.8	36.4		36.4	36.4	45.5	54.6	46.0			45.6	34.1	34.6	25.0	33.3			32.0	95%	0%	$22,535	$20,624	$1,911

Frequently Asked Questions about La Presa Elementary

What district is La Presa Elementary in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

What is the racial makeup of La Presa Elementary?

Students at La Presa Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is La Presa Elementary a good school?

La Presa Elementary ranks 3677^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of La Presa Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Presa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa

How many students attend La Presa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended La Presa Elementary.

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