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Lemon Grove Academy Elementary

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Lemon Grove Academy Elementary ranks 3116 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lemon Grove Academy Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 399 students in the Lemon Grove district, showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years despite serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, the school has notable strengths, particularly in its exceptional support for English Language Learners, where it earns high marks, and in its strong sixth-grade performance, with students scoring well above state averages. However, proficiency in earlier grades, especially third grade, is below state averages, indicating a focus area for foundational skills. A significant challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which, while improving, remains higher than both the state and district averages and can impact learning outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools like San Miguel Elementary or Vista La Mesa Academy, Lemon Grove Academy is on a positive trajectory while others have declined. It performs similarly to Avondale Elementary but below higher-spending schools like Rolando Park Elementary. Within its own district, it sits between higher-performing schools like Mt. Vernon Elementary and lower-performing ones, distinguishing itself with its successful program for English Learners.

399

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,739

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7885 Golden Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945-1830

(619) 825-5637

District: Lemon Grove

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

11.8%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,116^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 41% (2023) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	41.5	3116 of 5857	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3411 of 5869	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3443 of 5859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	687 of 3162	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	879 of 3245	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2615 of 5597	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	3298 of 5612	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3644 of 5609	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	2750 of 5107	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2414 of 5107	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	2830 of 5087	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2542 of 5460	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	2783 of 5517	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2635 of 5363	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	3344 of 5628	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3326 of 5643	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3045 of 5638	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1959 of 2847	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1743 of 2635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science29%-4 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 (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	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
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
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
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							$19,267	$2,640	$16,627
La Mesa Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	4251 Olive Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5740	460	18	26.2	68.3%	102 (22.2%)	51 (11.1%)	231 (50.2%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.9%)	55.5	2279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%		53.6	2367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	88													35.8		35.8	51.3	55.7	47.1				51.4	47.4	40.0	30.9				39.8							$17,676	$1,535	$16,141
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
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		$19,264	$2,452	$16,812
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
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
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
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

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Is Lemon Grove Academy Elementary a good school?

Lemon Grove Academy Elementary ranks 3116^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lemon Grove Academy Elementary?

Students at Lemon Grove Academy Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Lemon Grove Academy Elementary in?

Lemon Grove

How many students attend Lemon Grove Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Lemon Grove Academy Elementary.

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