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Olivewood

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Olivewood ranks 4195 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Olivewood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 424 students in the National Elementary district of National City, CA, an area where the district itself faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom third statewide.

Academically, Olivewood performs below state averages, with particular struggles in science proficiency, and it ranks lowest among nearby district schools like Palmer Way and John A. Otis Elementary. However, the school has made a notable bright spot in dramatically improving chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022, though it remains higher than some peers. An interesting pattern shows that while early-grade math scores are competitive, proficiency drops sharply by 6th grade, indicating a challenge in maintaining academic progress.

Compared to local charter schools such as Feaster (Mae L.) Charter, which has much lower absenteeism, Olivewood operates with higher per-student spending. The school's performance has been volatile over the years but shows recent slight improvement, and it serves a student population with high economic need, which has grown significantly. The school demonstrates some targeted effectiveness, performing relatively better with English Language Learner and homeless student subgroups than with others.

424

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,524

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2505 F Ave.
National City, CA 91950-7017

(619) 336-8700

District: National Elementary

Students who attend Olivewood usually attend:

Middle:	National City Middle
High:	Sweetwater High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

Asian:

6.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

4,195^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	27.3	4195 of 5857	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4948 of 5869	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4589 of 5859	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4486 of 5883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3894 of 5789	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	3402 of 5662	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	3195 of 5692	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	3547 of 5614	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	3382 of 5611	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	3053 of 5530	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	3124 of 5390	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	3290 of 5377	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.3	3337 of 5314	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.8	3318 of 5193	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.7	3223 of 5113	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.5	3398 of 5113	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.5	2637 of 4818	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.8	2560 of 4822	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.5	2381 of 4809	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	2262 of 3162	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1874 of 3245	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2475 of 3311	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1949 of 3275	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	716 of 3246	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	4081 of 5597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4419 of 5612	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4371 of 5609	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4093 of 5635	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3228 of 5492	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	3040 of 5413	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	3269 of 5107	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4182 of 5107	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3627 of 5087	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3625 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2885 of 4963	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2440 of 4830	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	153 of 356	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3555 of 5460	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4491 of 5517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	4021 of 5363	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3597 of 5264	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	3079 of 5173	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2352 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3908 of 5628	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5080 of 5643	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4405 of 5638	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4499 of 5663	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4351 of 5510	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3701 of 5431	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	2447 of 2635	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2271 of 2420	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

I love Olivewood. Their graduation last year was amazing! I also love all the parent workshops and PTA. The Principal and teachers are very nice and knowledgable. They really do care about the kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The preschool program is phenominal, however, the elementary school is a dismal failure. The office staff is at best unprofessional and the safety of the school is nothing short of scary. If you have an option choose another school for the benefit of your child. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	178	9	19.7	73.0%	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		6.3	5832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	1050	20.0	5.9	12.5	23.5	18.2	26.7	47.4	18.5	35.3	27.4	23.5	18.2	13.3	15.8	0.0	11.8	12.8	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	$27,395	$25,184	$2,211
Rosebank Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8329	485	20	24.2	64.3%	21 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	414 (85.4%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	34	3649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		45.7	2817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	832	20.6		20.6	27.5	34.6	38.4	54.3			39.3	29.1	27.2	21.9	32.4			27.5	96.2			96.2		$23,777	$22,454	$1,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Olivewood

How many students attend Olivewood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Olivewood.

What schools do graduates of Olivewood attend?

Students who attend Olivewood usually go on to attend:

Middle : National City Middle
High : Sweetwater High

What district is Olivewood in?

National Elementary

Is Olivewood a good school?

Olivewood ranks 4195^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Olivewood?

Students at Olivewood are 88% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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