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Lemon Crest Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lemon Crest Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 437 students in the Lakeside Union Elementary district, which has seen a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past several years.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science falling well below both district and state averages. A major concern is the high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 27.2%, which is substantially higher than most neighboring schools and is strongly correlated with lower academic performance across the district. For instance, within the same district, Riverview Elementary has an absenteeism rate of only 8.0% and achieves much higher test scores, demonstrating that better outcomes are possible in the area.

While Lemon Crest serves a student population with significant economic needs, its per-student spending is higher than some higher-performing schools like Riverview, suggesting factors beyond funding are at play. The school has shown relative strength in supporting its special education students. To improve, the school could prioritize reducing absenteeism and learning from successful practices at nearby schools like Riverview Elementary and Lakeview Elementary within the Lakeside Union Elementary district.

437

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,461

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12463 Lemon Crest Dr.
Lakeside, CA 92040-0578

(619) 390-2527

District: Lakeside Union Elementary

Students who attend Lemon Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	El Capitan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

41.0%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg40%

California avg41%

4,712^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lakeside Union Elementary

716^th of 1,543Lakeside Union Elementary 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	21.5	4712 of 5857	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4021 of 5869	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4058 of 5859	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	3210 of 5883	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3983 of 5789	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4086 of 5662	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3881 of 5692	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	3531 of 5614	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	3774 of 5611	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	3382 of 5530	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.9	4171 of 5390	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	2965 of 5377	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	2305 of 5314	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	2044 of 5193	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	1624 of 5113	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	1799 of 5113	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	1846 of 4818	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	1935 of 4822	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	1332 of 4809	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	1142 of 2227	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	753 of 2585	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	29.8	1452 of 2128	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	2064 of 3162	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2360 of 3245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1488 of 3311	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	1507 of 3275	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	2472 of 3246	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	4012 of 5597	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3330 of 5612	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3738 of 5609	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3288 of 5635	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4026 of 5492	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3758 of 5413	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4321 of 5107	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	4037 of 5107	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3472 of 5087	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	2976 of 5084	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4041 of 4963	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4100 of 4830	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	4296 of 5460	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4142 of 5517	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4373 of 5363	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2202 of 5264	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	3836 of 5173	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3889 of 5084	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4864 of 5628	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4319 of 5643	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4070 of 5638	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2889 of 5663	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3596 of 5510	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	4140 of 5431	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1573 of 2847	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1293 of 2635	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	1521 of 2420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	2452 of 2598	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2399 of 2651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2423 of 2661	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2270 of 2726	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	2573 of 2834	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2412 of 2737	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)49th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, March 7, 2019

This school dose not care about their students, some teachers have no respect for the students, they think their always write and students are not important .It should be no child left behind...what happen to that law...where are the people that are responsible for this poor children its not fair this teachers are getting payed for nothing with our tax money.....why are score so low, its not the kids fault..this teachers get an F..... Also why do they give kids points and then take them away to make them feel bad about them selfs who invented this practice.. that is so wrong.. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Teacher grabbed my kid and didn't like it when my kid fought back. As far as I'm concerned, teacher should have been hit harder. Don't lay a hand on a student just to reinforce your fragile ego and authority complex. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Average school. Location and Parking is problem. It's like in the middle of nowhere. Close Quote

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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
Lemon Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	12463 Lemon Crest Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2527	437	20	21.7	59.0%	185 (42.3%)	19 (4.3%)	179 (41.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.7%)	21.5	4712^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		29	4021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	691	18.6		18.6	41.5	19.1	26.8				29.2	20.6	15.9	22.5				19.8	92.6			95.4		96.3	$16,461	$803	$15,658
Lindo Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12824 Lakeshore Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2656	421	19	22.0	73.2%	153 (36.3%)	17 (4.0%)	208 (49.4%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.2%)	20.3	4801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		20.3	4836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.6%	35	17.6		17.6	22.2	26.8	33.3				27.9	23.6	25.7	16.2				21.7	97.0			97.0			$16,981	$1,725	$15,256
Riverview Elementary	Public	2-5	9308 Winter Gardens Blvd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2662	469	20	23.4	25.2%	184 (39.2%)	8 (1.7%)	208 (44.3%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.2%)	83.9	970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.9	1200^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.6%	230	55.0		55.0	60.7	70.5	76.5				69.1	64.8	61.3	47.9				58.0							$13,618	$506	$13,112
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9205 Lakeview Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2652	666	29	23.2	32.3%	370 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (35.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.4%)	65.9	1798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.7	1693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.2%	105	31.8		31.8	61.0	55.3	54.1				57.0	59.8	54.8	34.6				49.7							$15,465	$506	$14,959
Lakeside Farms Elementary	Public	K-5	11915 Lakeside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2646	667	30	22.2	35.8%	367 (55.0%)	37 (5.5%)	182 (27.3%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.9%)	50	2589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%		42.4	3038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	449	49.4		49.4	49.5	38.5	50.6				46.2	40.2	39.6	20.7				34.1	95.8	95.8	98.3		95.8		$18,145	$993	$17,152
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-1	8501 Pueblo Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2687	269	12	22.4	30.1%	90 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	141 (52.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		97.8		97.8		97.8		$17,666	$506	$17,160
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3136	579	23	24.9	90.2%	247 (42.7%)	36 (6.2%)	200 (34.5%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	34 (5.9%)	12.8	5438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		15.6	5244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	194	10.3		10.3	17.3	24.5	19.6				20.3	21.2	22.3	7.2				17.0							$22,366	$2,376	$19,990
Hill Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	695	29	23.8	47.3%	364 (52.4%)	5 (0.7%)	219 (31.5%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	74.7	1385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.6	1700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	315	54.1	44.4	49.6	51.3	69.0	62.2	72.9	66.2	82.5	66.6	50.0	60.6	54.1	30.0	36.4	44.4	46.6							$15,815	$709	$15,106
Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5100	661	27	24.5	58.2%	288 (43.6%)	29 (4.4%)	257 (38.9%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.2%)	59	2119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		59.6	2084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	35	42.3	31.3	35.6	53.5	52.6	59.6	46.9	55.8	57.5	54.0	46.6	51.3	28.9	32.1	32.6	36.3	37.9							$16,633	$876	$15,757
Rios Elementary	Public	K-5	14314 Rios Canyon Rd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3090	255	12	21.2	76.1%	98 (38.4%)	16 (6.3%)	110 (43.1%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	38.4	3323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.3%		20.2	4850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.4%	1527	23.5		23.5	36.4	40.5	36.4				38.0	48.5	28.6	32.4				35.8							$22,780	$2,321	$20,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Lemon Crest Elementary

How many students attend Lemon Crest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Lemon Crest Elementary.

What district is Lemon Crest Elementary in?

Lakeside Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lemon Crest Elementary?

Students at Lemon Crest Elementary are 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Lemon Crest Elementary a good school?

Lemon Crest Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.5% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lemon Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lemon Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle
High : El Capitan High

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