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Sweetwater Springs Elementary

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Sweetwater Springs Elementary ranks 2904 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sweetwater Springs Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 378 students in the La Mesa-Spring Valley district, performing at about the state average academically while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school performs close to state averages in English and Math but has a notable challenge in Science. Its performance is stronger than several nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Bancroft Elementary and Casa de Oro Elementary. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate, the best among comparable schools in the district, which has improved dramatically in recent years. The school shows particular effectiveness with African American students and English Language Learners, and its 5th graders excel in English Language Arts, outperforming both district and state averages.

While the school's statewide ranking has declined from historical highs, it has stabilized as a solid, mid-performing school within its district. It operates more efficiently than some neighboring schools like Avondale Elementary, achieving comparable results with lower per-student spending. However, it trails the high performance of Murdock Elementary in the same district. The school faces a consistent performance gap between female and male students, indicating a potential area for focused support.

378

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,411

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10129 Austin Dr.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-6903

(619) 668-5895

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

Students who attend Sweetwater Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spring Valley Academy
High:	Monte Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

17.2%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,904^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	44.7	2904 of 5857	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2595 of 5869	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2949 of 5859	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2861 of 5883	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	2485 of 5789	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	2055 of 5662	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.2	1695 of 5692	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	55.4	2211 of 5614	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	2086 of 5611	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	2263 of 5530	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	2654 of 5390	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.1	2768 of 5377	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.2	3161 of 5314	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	2492 of 5193	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	2250 of 5113	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.4	2001 of 5113	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	2381 of 4818	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	2362 of 4822	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.9	1637 of 4809	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	48 of 569	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	116 of 747	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	85 of 700	87.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	1412 of 2227	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	85.1	213 of 2128	90.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	485 of 3162	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	745 of 3245	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	1001 of 3311	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	370 of 3275	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	315 of 3246	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2736 of 5597	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2632 of 5612	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	2555 of 5609	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2440 of 5635	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2365 of 5492	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1928 of 5413	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2070 of 5107	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	1400 of 5107	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	1763 of 5087	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	1522 of 5084	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	1764 of 4963	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	1133 of 4830	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2351 of 5460	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	1948 of 5517	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1965 of 5363	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2073 of 5264	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2618 of 5173	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	1763 of 5084	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2902 of 5628	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2442 of 5643	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	3141 of 5638	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3198 of 5663	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2468 of 5510	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	2199 of 5431	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	50 of 153	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1850 of 2847	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1336 of 2420	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	2156 of 2651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2211 of 2661	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2158 of 2726	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	2341 of 2834	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1545 of 2737	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)67th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)19th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science24%-8 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 (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 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
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
Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	10355 Loma Ln.	Spring Valley	91978	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5862	315	11	28.6	73.0%	53 (16.8%)	41 (13.0%)	169 (53.7%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.8%)	39.6	3246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		28.4	4078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	832	30.2	30.2	37.5	33.3	53.9	41.9	27.1	29.2	34.6	30.4							$18,074	$1,483	$16,591
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
Casa de Oro Elementary	Public	K-5	10227 Ramona Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5715	320	13	24.6	73.8%	51 (15.9%)	26 (8.1%)	204 (63.8%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	23.7	4532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		28.1	4105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.1%	427	10.0	10.0	40.5	37.0	20.4	31.8	34.2	28.6	10.2	23.5							$18,536	$1,720	$16,816
Avocado Elementary	Public	K-5	3845 Avocado School Rd.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3100	573	23	25.1	73.1%	201 (35.1%)	50 (8.7%)	244 (42.6%)	27 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.7%)	36 (6.3%)	40.5	3180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		45.7	2812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	368	30.4	30.4	32.1	37.8	48.2	40.5	31.2	32.9	33.9	32.8							$19,869	$2,407	$17,462
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
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
Murdock Elementary	Public	K-5	4354 Conrad Dr.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5775	608	25	24.3	43.1%	212 (34.9%)	27 (4.4%)	254 (41.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (15.0%)	76.4	1318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		78	1244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	74	41.2	41.2	65.4	61.9	62.8	63.5	73.3	47.4	39.2	56.2							$17,326	$1,171	$16,155
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
Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center	Public	K	8425 Palm St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5600	142	8	17.7	51.4%	15 (10.6%)	15 (10.6%)	98 (69.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)																	$27,544	$5,848	$21,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweetwater Springs Elementary

How many students attend Sweetwater Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Sweetwater Springs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sweetwater Springs Elementary?

Students at Sweetwater Springs Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sweetwater Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sweetwater Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spring Valley Academy
High : Monte Vista High

What district is Sweetwater Springs Elementary in?

La Mesa-Spring Valley

Is Sweetwater Springs Elementary a good school?

Sweetwater Springs Elementary ranks 2904^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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