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San Miguel Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Miguel Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 435 students in the Lemon Grove School District, which has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, currently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below both the district and state averages, and it underperforms compared to other schools in its own district like Mt. Vernon Elementary and Monterey Heights Elementary. There are notable inconsistencies, with fifth-grade scores being particularly low while the school shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. Despite a major increase in per-student spending, these resources have not yet translated into broad academic improvement, and chronic absenteeism, though improved from pandemic highs, remains an issue.

When looking at nearby schools in other districts, such as Rolando Park Elementary in San Diego Unified, which serves a similar student population, it suggests demographic factors alone do not determine outcomes. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and while it shows pockets of effectiveness, targeted interventions are likely needed to address grade-level inconsistencies and improve overall student achievement.

435

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,117

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7059 San Miguel Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945-2515

(619) 825-5619

District: Lemon Grove

Students who attend San Miguel Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mount Miguel High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

African American:

17.0%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,515^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	23.8	4515 of 5857	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	5027 of 5869	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	5223 of 5859	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5270 of 5883	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	3346 of 5789	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3701 of 5662	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3731 of 5692	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.9	4107 of 5614	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	3499 of 5611	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	3302 of 5530	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	3168 of 5390	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.5	4221 of 5377	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	3627 of 5314	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	3151 of 5193	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	2267 of 5113	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.3	2477 of 5113	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.4	2416 of 4818	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.5	2222 of 4822	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.9	2598 of 4809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	189 of 569	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	386 of 593	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	375 of 661	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	282 of 663	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	132 of 747	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	164 of 700	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	1193 of 2227	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1789 of 2585	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1965 of 2128	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	1559 of 3162	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1973 of 3245	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1618 of 3311	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	858 of 3275	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	28.1	2519 of 3246	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3777 of 5597	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4825 of 5612	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4918 of 5609	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	5139 of 5635	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2740 of 5492	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	3491 of 5413	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3857 of 5107	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4222 of 5107	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4428 of 5087	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4466 of 5084	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2657 of 4963	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3171 of 4830	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3738 of 5460	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4604 of 5517	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4628 of 5363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4656 of 5264	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2763 of 5173	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3036 of 5084	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4691 of 5628	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4847 of 5643	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5042 of 5638	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4891 of 5663	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3768 of 5510	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3645 of 5431	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	2411 of 2847	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1875 of 2635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2375 of 2420	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)67th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+36 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	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
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	$26,117	$24,160	$1,957
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							$27,786	$25,848	$1,938
Vista La Mesa Academy	Public	K-8	3900 Violet St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5645	518	21	24.2	71.8%	51 (9.8%)	75 (14.5%)	325 (62.7%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.7%)	28.9	4062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		30.1	3917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	145													18.6	25.9	22.2	33.3	42.6	22.8	37.3	44.4	34.5	35.7	22.4	31.6	10.3	38.5	32.1	22.4	25.9	96.6				96.6		$23,060	$21,192	$1,868
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							$40,330	$38,236	$2,094
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							$23,926	$22,002	$1,924
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
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	22.2	4660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	5035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	375													30.0		30.0	14.3	16.0	52.6				26.2	19.1	3.7	25.0				14.7							$38,046	$35,588	$2,458
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							$22,535	$20,624	$1,911
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
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)																																				$34,955	$31,850	$3,105

Frequently Asked Questions about San Miguel Elementary

What is the racial makeup of San Miguel Elementary?

Students at San Miguel Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is San Miguel Elementary a good school?

San Miguel Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend San Miguel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended San Miguel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of San Miguel Elementary attend?

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

High : Mount Miguel High

What district is San Miguel Elementary in?

Lemon Grove

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