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Rancho Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 324 students in Spring Valley, part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, which has faced a significant academic decline in recent years, now ranking well below state averages.

Academically, the school performs below its district and state peers, with particular challenges in upper-grade math, where only 6.67% of 5th graders were proficient. While chronic absenteeism is a concern at 25.2%, it shows notable improvement from previous years. A significant finding is the school's performance relative to nearby schools with similar student demographics; for instance, Avondale Elementary and La Presa Elementary in the same district achieve higher rankings, and Monterey Heights Elementary in the neighboring Lemon Grove district performs substantially better, indicating that challenges at Rancho may extend beyond demographics.

Despite the overall trends, there are some potential strengths and pathways for improvement. Rancho has made progress in reducing chronic absenteeism faster than some nearby schools, and it shows a relative strength in science compared to local peers. The school also has a history of strong performance with English Language Learners, suggesting that rebuilding those supports could be beneficial. For parents, the analysis suggests that while Rancho faces considerable hurdles, examining the practices of higher-performing schools like Avondale and Monterey Heights could reveal strategies for academic recovery.

324

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,666

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8845 Noeline Ave.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-5716

(619) 668-5885

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Students who attend Rancho Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

African American:

11.1%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg41%

California avg41%

4,918^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	19.1	4918 of 5857	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4952 of 5869	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4120 of 5859	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3437 of 5883	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2751 of 5789	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	3027 of 5662	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	3598 of 5692	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	2672 of 5614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.9	2399 of 5611	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.5	3045 of 5530	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	2878 of 5390	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	2601 of 5377	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	2078 of 5314	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	2101 of 5193	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	2113 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.7	2630 of 5113	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	2566 of 4818	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	2078 of 4822	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	1901 of 4809	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	2567 of 3162	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2050 of 3245	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	906 of 3311	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	328 of 3275	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	42.3	1643 of 3246	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5157 of 5597	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5083 of 5612	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3718 of 5609	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2742 of 5635	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	3261 of 5492	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3395 of 5413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4261 of 5107	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4694 of 5107	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4262 of 5087	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	3063 of 5084	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2410 of 4963	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2448 of 4830	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4694 of 5460	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4659 of 5517	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3824 of 5363	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	2572 of 5264	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	1937 of 5173	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	2066 of 5084	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4191 of 5628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4000 of 5643	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4057 of 5638	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4114 of 5663	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	2180 of 5510	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	2543 of 5431	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	131 of 153	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	2276 of 2847	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2299 of 2635	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1657 of 2420	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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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 (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/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
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							$17,666	$16,160	$1,506
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		$35,951	$33,092	$2,859
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	$16,849	$15,074	$1,775
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	$29,301	$27,000	$2,301
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		$19,484	$17,858	$1,626
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							$16,444	$15,310	$1,134
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	7330 Brookhaven Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6000	342	14	24.4	84.2%	11 (3.2%)	41 (12.0%)	215 (62.9%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	29	4047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	4718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	671	30.2		30.2	30.2	28.1	36.5				31.8	24.5	35.1	19.1				26.0	96.4						$29,723	$27,612	$2,111
Monterey Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	7550 Canton Dr.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5633	341	13	25.7	67.2%	26 (7.6%)	27 (7.9%)	231 (67.7%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	49.7	2610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		34.3	3572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	962	30.8		30.8	62.2	33.3	34.4	52.5			43.8	68.9	38.9	20.0	47.5			41.2	94.4				96.3		$24,153	$22,212	$1,941
Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	635	36	17.5	84.6%	28 (4.4%)	51 (8.0%)	507 (79.8%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	29.4	4010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		35.7	3458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	552	23.3	22.5	22.8	25.5	48.2	42.3	31.9	42.2	46.6	39.8	31.4	35.7	19.2	11.0	18.7	22.5	21.5
Fulton K-8	Public	K-8	7055 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3200	310	14	22.1	90.3%	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	169 (54.5%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.1%)	22.9	4604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.2	4924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	320	24.3	25.0	24.7	21.4	26.1	32.4	26.3	16.0	36.1	26.9	33.3	13.0	24.3	15.8	12.0	25.0	22.5							$31,850	$29,654	$2,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rancho Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Rancho Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Rancho Elementary.

What district is Rancho Elementary in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Elementary?

Students at Rancho Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Rancho Elementary a good school?

Rancho Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California elementary schools.

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