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Kimball ranks 3929 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kimball Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 322 students in the National Elementary district of National City, CA, a district where academic performance generally lags behind state averages.

Academically, Kimball's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below the California average, though they are competitive with other schools in its district. The school has shown real strength in specific areas, making significant progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism—it now has the best attendance rate in the district—and it has historically shown strong results in supporting English Language Learners and students experiencing homelessness. However, there are notable challenges, including a large achievement gap where girls significantly outperform boys, and very low math proficiency, particularly in the 6th grade.

When compared to nearby schools, Kimball's story is one of stability and targeted improvement. While schools like Rancho de la Nacion score higher academically, Kimball has maintained a more consistent performance record than some district peers. Its per-student spending is mid-range for the area, less than Lincoln Acres but more than Las Palmas. The school's improving attendance and science scores suggest effective programs that could be key to broader academic growth.

322

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,763

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 West 18th St.
National City, CA 91950-5526

(619) 336-8300

District: National Elementary

Students who attend Kimball usually attend:

Middle:	National City Middle
High:	Sweetwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

African American:

1.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,929^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the National Elementary

1079^th of 1,543National 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	30.4	3929 of 5857	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3428 of 5869	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3827 of 5859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3183 of 5883	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	3190 of 5789	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3664 of 5662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	3561 of 5692	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	3138 of 5614	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	2788 of 5611	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	3234 of 5530	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	3159 of 5390	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2786 of 5377	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.3	2777 of 5314	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	2554 of 5193	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	2434 of 5113	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.9	3051 of 5113	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2854 of 4818	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	3088 of 4822	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.1	2586 of 4809	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	1677 of 3162	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1113 of 3245	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	1332 of 3311	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1082 of 3275	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	872 of 3246	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3286 of 5597	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2794 of 5612	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	3511 of 5609	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2861 of 5635	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3196 of 5492	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3321 of 5413	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2881 of 5107	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2299 of 5107	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	2910 of 5087	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	2109 of 5084	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2471 of 4963	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	2891 of 4830	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.2	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	3453 of 5460	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2686 of 5517	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	3155 of 5363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	2257 of 5264	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	2925 of 5173	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3110 of 5084	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4547 of 5628	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3895 of 5643	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3927 of 5638	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3452 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3136 of 5510	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3811 of 5431	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)88th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 31, 2018

This is a great school for my children who wants to learn besides English language and the teachers are very great here. 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)	% 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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kimball	Public	K-6	302 West 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	322	13	24.7	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	309 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30.4	3929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		36.2	3428^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	501	20.0		20.0	25.0	42.3	44.4	26.2			34.8	26.3	42.3	32.7	7.1			26.1						$33,763	$31,798	$1,965
John A. Otis Elementary	Public	K-6	621 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8800	367	16	22.9	84.2%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (88.6%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.2	3559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%		27.7	4145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.4%	586	25.5		25.5	24.1	24.1	47.1	44.4			34.6	29.6	17.2	43.1	37.0			31.3						$28,958	$26,812	$2,146
Integrity Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 National City Blvd.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Integrity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-0808	393	21	18.8	87.0%	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	366 (93.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23.6	4533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		22.9	4592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.8%	59	14.0	15.2	14.6	23.1	31.8	37.2	44.4	25.0	56.5	36.6	28.2	20.5	14.0	15.6	18.4	26.1	20.3
Olivewood	Public	K-6	2505 F Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8700	424	18	23.5	86.6%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	374 (88.2%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	27.3	4195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		18.9	4948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	753	17.5		17.5	32.7	27.0	35.5	37.3			33.1	46.0	23.8	19.1	18.3			25.9	97.2	97.2		97.2		$30,524	$28,316	$2,208
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	933 E Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-7400	477	20	23.8	91.0%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	398 (83.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28.7	4078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		29.1	4005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.8%	73	31.8		31.8	24.6	20.3	45.3	39.2			32.8	24.2	10.6	26.6	25.9			22.0						$28,116	$25,918	$2,198
Las Palmas	Public	K-6	1900 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8500	458	19	24.1	83.4%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	376 (82.1%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	20.1	4821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		27.8	4125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	696	10.8		10.8	20.0	13.8	17.5	46.0			24.6	15.0	8.6	20.0	33.3			19.5	97.4					$28,139	$26,280	$1,859
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-5	1844 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4100	457	21	21.7	92.1%	12 (2.6%)	18 (3.9%)	397 (86.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	4269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	155	9.1		9.1	26.2	29.8	28.8				28.2	44.6	30.0	18.2				30.9	94.9		97.4	96.2		$35,926	$33,618	$2,308
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	670 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8397	1,095	60	18.3	81.5%	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1,011 (92.3%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	27.4	4175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		27.2	4184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	9	16.7	24.5	19.8	33.9	28.6	33.1	44.7	59.8	60.2	42.0	29.8	20.4	12.5	29.9	36.9	27.6	25.5	97.1		97.1		97.8
Rancho de la Nacion	Public	K-6	1830 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8100	332	14	23.6	88.9%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	285 (85.8%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.3%)	39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%		36.6	3392^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	139	27.5		27.5	53.7	29.4	52.6	30.0			40.0	52.3	32.1	27.5	18.0			32.1						$29,192	$27,338	$1,854
Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	423	17	24.8	86.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (85.6%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		20.3	4829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	13.0		13.0	16.7	12.7	28.9	41.6			26.3	24.5	18.8	20.4	25.0			22.2	94.4		94.4		96.3	$29,608	$27,784	$1,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Kimball

What district is Kimball in?

National Elementary

How many students attend Kimball?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Kimball.

What schools do graduates of Kimball attend?

Students who attend Kimball usually go on to attend:

Middle : National City Middle
High : Sweetwater High

Is Kimball a good school?

Kimball ranks 3929^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kimball?

Students at Kimball are 96% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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