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San Altos Elementary

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San Altos Elementary ranks 3475 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Altos Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 338 students in the Lemon Grove School District, where it currently holds a 2-star rating and serves a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture with notable strengths in mathematics, where it ranks second in its district behind only Monterey Heights Elementary. A striking finding is the strong performance of its sixth graders, who outperform both district and state averages in English and math, suggesting effective upper-grade instruction. However, early grade scores are much lower, indicating a critical need for foundational support. The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by over 20 percentage points in two years, a steeper improvement than most nearby schools.

When comparing resources and results, San Altos spends more per student than any other school in the Lemon Grove district, yet its overall academic ranking is in the middle of the pack locally. Schools in neighboring districts, like Rolando Park Elementary in the higher-ranked San Diego Unified district, generally outperform Lemon Grove schools. Within its own district, San Altos performs similarly to Lemon Grove Academy Elementary, but trails higher-performing schools like Mt. Vernon Elementary.

338

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,046

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 Madera St.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945-2515

(619) 825-5621

District: Lemon Grove

Students who attend San Altos Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mount Miguel High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

Asian:

9.8%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,475^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lemon Grove

929^th of 1,543Lemon Grove 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	36.1	3475 of 5857	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3345 of 5869	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3467 of 5859	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3674 of 5883	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3655 of 5789	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	2273 of 5662	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.8	3186 of 5692	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.1	3601 of 5614	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	2393 of 5611	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.7	3694 of 5530	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	2551 of 5390	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.6	3344 of 5377	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.9	3494 of 5314	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	2710 of 5193	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.5	2393 of 5113	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.4	2703 of 5113	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2851 of 4818	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	2835 of 4822	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.4	2667 of 4809	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	51.0	313 of 747	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	53.6	1025 of 3245	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1518 of 3311	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	3022 of 5597	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2892 of 5612	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3211 of 5609	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3479 of 5635	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3551 of 5492	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	2056 of 5413	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2804 of 5107	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2742 of 5107	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2529 of 5087	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2728 of 5084	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	2215 of 4963	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	1448 of 4830	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	3308 of 5460	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2790 of 5517	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2972 of 5363	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2728 of 5264	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	2009 of 5173	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	1311 of 5084	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3586 of 5628	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3497 of 5643	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3383 of 5638	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3581 of 5663	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3336 of 5510	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2426 of 5431	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)68th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2019)58th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science20%-12 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 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
San Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Madera St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5621	338	16	21.1	70.4%	18 (5.3%)	23 (6.8%)	236 (69.8%)	33 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	36.1	3475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		37.3	3345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	130	20.4		20.4	14.0	36.8	37.5	56.8			35.5	22.7	33.3	29.2	48.7			32.7							$22,046	$4,169	$17,877
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-6	7059 San Miguel Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5619	435	19	22.8	81.8%	29 (6.7%)	74 (17.0%)	279 (64.1%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (6.0%)	23.8	4515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		18	5027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	512	11.4		11.4	33.9	32.2	13.0	40.0			29.8	30.2	25.4	11.6	26.3			23.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$21,618	$3,595	$18,023
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							$18,585	$2,839	$15,746
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		$20,194	$3,002	$17,192
Encanto Elementary	Public	K-5	822 65th St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6700	386	18	21.4	93.5%	10 (2.6%)	32 (8.3%)	312 (80.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	27.1	4210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		20.2	4853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	643	20.0		20.0	37.7	30.5	24.1				30.9	27.9	41.0	13.1				27.3	96.3	96.3		96.3	96.3		$23,961	$5,833	$18,128
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
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							$21,883	$3,902	$17,981
Rolando Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6620 Marlowe Dr.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3600	270	13	20.7	66.7%	34 (12.6%)	45 (16.7%)	137 (50.7%)	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.3%)	66.2	1777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		64.8	1830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	53	40.4		40.4	47.1	60.6	64.4				58.0	65.7	45.7	31.9				46.2							$26,530	$4,957	$21,573
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Golden Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5637	399	16	25.7	83.2%	33 (8.3%)	47 (11.8%)	282 (70.7%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	41.5	3116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		36.4	3411^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	295	28.8		28.8	28.4	35.0	41.7	64.3			42.8	22.4	30.0	22.2	50.0			31.2							$19,739	$2,847	$16,892
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Kelton Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4900	283	12	23.5	82.3%	13 (4.6%)	92 (32.5%)	148 (52.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	32.3	3776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		29.3	3986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	210	32.5		32.5	24.4	20.6	46.2				30.5	31.1	20.0	37.5				30.0							$26,936	$5,054	$21,882

Frequently Asked Questions about San Altos Elementary

How many students attend San Altos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended San Altos Elementary.

What schools do graduates of San Altos Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Altos Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mount Miguel High

What district is San Altos Elementary in?

Lemon Grove

Is San Altos Elementary a good school?

San Altos Elementary ranks 3475^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of San Altos Elementary?

Students at San Altos Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

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