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Kimball

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Kimball ranks 3931 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3931^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kimball is a K–6 elementary school in National City, serving 322 students in a community where nearby schools serve between 361 and 1,095 students. Its clearest academic strength is English language arts (ELA), while science is its biggest concern: in 2025–2026, 38% of students were proficient in ELA, 25% in math, and 19% in science, with science trailing the state by 17 percentage points.

Compared with the National Elementary district, Kimball was 3 points higher in ELA, but 3 points lower in math and 8 points lower in science. Among nine nearby schools with results that year, Kimball ranked third in ELA, fourth in math, and fourth in science. Its ELA result was 6 points above the nearby-school average; math was essentially even with the average, and science was 4 points below it. Compared with the state, Kimball was behind in all three subjects: by 11 points in ELA, 13 in math, and 17 in science. These results make literacy the clearest relative bright spot, with science the largest shortfall.

Scores have changed unevenly: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 3 points and science rose 7, while math was essentially flat and its gap behind the state widened by 3 points. Chronic absenteeism improved from 50% in 2021–2022 to 20% in 2025–2026—4 points below the district, but 2 above the state. SchoolDigger ranks Kimball at the 32nd percentile statewide, with 2 stars, down from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024; its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 24.7, the second-highest among nearby schools reporting a ratio. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 82% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 66th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 47th in 2023–2024, while Male Students ranked at the 18th percentile in 2025–2026, below the school’s overall 32nd percentile. These group rankings reflect relative standing and do not explain why it changed; comparisons also warrant care because Kimball is small and nearby schools serve different grade spans.

322

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,763

Per pupil spending ?

82.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

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 — 50th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

California avg42%

3,931^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the National Elementary

1019^th of 1,530National 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
2026	30.8	3931 of 5817	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.2	3614 of 5581	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.1	2935 of 5094	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.9	3663 of 5423	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	4588 of 5603	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	30.8	3931^st of 5817 public elementary schools	32.4%		30.4	3929^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%	2	19.2		19.2	25.5	39.5	51.9	43.1			38.3	27.5	29.0	33.3	15.7			25.2	≥ 98%		$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%)	22.5	4591^st of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		35.2	3559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%	1032	14.8		14.8	17.0	20.0	29.5	43.4			27.8	20.8	18.2	16.4	39.6			23.5	90%	2%	$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%)	29.3	4048^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.4%		23.6	4533^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%	485	13.3	8.7	11.0	33.3	35.0	34.9	47.8	52.3	32.6	39.5	34.9	19.5	22.2	25.5	25.5	13.0	23.4	≥ 95%
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%)	33	3735^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.8%		27.3	4195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%	460	18.2		18.2	31.9	30.5	36.9	42.6			35.8	41.7	37.3	19.7	32.8			32.1	≥ 98%		$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%)	35.7	3528^th of 5817 public elementary schools	39.4%		28.7	4078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%	550	27.0		27.0	33.9	22.0	40.3	57.4			38.6	40.7	11.9	21.0	38.7			28.1	96%	1%	$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%)	22.8	4577^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.3%		20.1	4821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%	244	18.2		18.2	17.7	18.0	26.4	43.1			27.0	11.3	14.0	10.9	43.9			21.0	≥ 98%		$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%)	19.5	4858^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%	434	17.5		17.5	17.2	33.9	27.8				26.4	32.8	24.2	10.5				22.6	96%	0%	$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%)	23.8	4490^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.8%		27.4	4175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%	315	21.5	35.6	27.5	33.0	26.0	29.6	37.6	65.4	57.4	40.2	28.3	22.8	15.8	23.9	43.6	34.7	27.2	98%	0%
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%)	50.5	2586^th of 5817 public elementary schools	55.5%		39.5	3253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.5%	667	47.7		47.7	35.6	33.3	54.6	51.4			43.6	39.1	37.5	36.4	40.0			38.2	≥ 98%		$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%)	27.4	4194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.9%		21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%	524	27.0		27.0	15.9	37.3	52.6	25.5			34.2	8.5	27.5	27.0	12.8			19.7	≥ 98%		$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 3931^st of 5817 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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