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La Presa Elementary

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La Presa Elementary ranks 3704 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

La Presa Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 346 students in Spring Valley, part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, which ranks in the middle of all California districts.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below both district and state averages; science scores, at just 13.73% proficient, are a particular area of concern. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, which at 31.5% is the highest among comparable local schools and well above averages, strongly impacting learning. While the school's per-student spending has risen notably in recent years, its statewide ranking has slightly declined, indicating these resources have not yet translated into broad academic improvement. Performance also drops sharply in the upper grades, especially in 5th grade math.

Despite these overall struggles, La Presa demonstrates clear strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking highly for its effectiveness with English Language Learners and showing relative strength with Special Education students. When compared to nearby schools like Sweetwater Springs Elementary (which has better outcomes with similar demographics) or Avondale Elementary (which has much higher math proficiency), it suggests targeted strategies from La Presa's successful programs could be key to raising achievement across all grades and subjects.

346

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,122

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 39th percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,704^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

723^rd of 1,543La 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)55th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science14%-19 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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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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th 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
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%)	33.2	3704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.1	3356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.8%	348													13.7		13.7	43.9	45.3	31.3				40.5	31.0	38.9	14.0				28.4							$18,122	$1,697	$16,425
Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-5	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	13	5419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14	5387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	32													14.1		14.1	19.7	15.7	32.9				23.0	17.5	13.9	6.4				12.6	93.5	94.4	97.2	97.2	96.3	97.2	$18,135	$1,665	$16,470
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	19.1	4918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.8	4952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.6%	34													19.6		19.6	25.6	35.0	22.7				27.6	25.6	22.0	6.7				17.6							$17,240	$1,609	$15,631
Avondale Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Stansbury St.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	40.1	3210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%		34.9	3527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.9%	317													17.1		17.1	39.6	41.8	39.0				40.3	41.7	36.8	34.2				37.7	96.6				96.6		$18,607	$1,598	$17,009
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-8	8805 Tyler St.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	15.7	5207^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.2	5283^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	76													17.9		17.0	14.7	29.3	26.8				22.5	11.4	25.9	12.5				15.9							$18,507	$2,042	$16,465
Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	10129 Austin Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	44.7	2904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.4%		49.2	2595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	309													24.2		24.2	42.0	37.3	59.7				47.2	38.0	30.2	35.5				34.6	86.8	86.8		86.8	86.8	86.8	$17,411	$1,544	$15,867
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%)	29	4045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		45.7	2814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	1231													23.8		23.8	31.4	33.3	32.6				32.4	23.5	26.7	36.6				28.5	96.0				96.0		$26,039	$5,791	$20,248
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%)	22.5	4634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.3	4263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	371													10.8	25.6	18.8	18.8	26.3	18.9	34.0	22.7	35.7	26.1	28.6	30.0	18.9	29.1	27.3	34.9	28.3	90.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$22,168	$4,050	$18,118
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91977	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%)	42.5	3039^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		38.9	3243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	204													32.1		32.1	33.3	46.7	52.9				44.4	26.9	40.3	24.5				31.1							$17,812	$1,666	$16,146
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%)	50.4	2566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		48.6	2635^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.1%	69	8.8	14.6	11.6	33.3	14.6	24.1	22.8	27.3	25.0	5.3	12.7	8.9	27.1		27.1	49.1	49.1	37.8	57.8			48.5	50.9	38.2	23.4	34.8			37.6							$19,267	$2,640	$16,627

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 3704^th of 5857 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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