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Language Academy

Q: Is Language Academy a good school?

Language Academy ranks 1603 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Language Academy is a well-regarded K-8 public school serving 1,015 students in the diverse San Diego Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and performing in the top third of all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in how effectively it supports specific student groups; for example, its Special Education students rank in the 86th percentile statewide. It also manages student attendance exceptionally well, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%, which is much lower than nearby schools like Pendleton Elementary (22.4%) and Vista La Mesa Academy (25.7%). Academically, students show impressive growth in math, with proficiency jumping from about 39% in 5th grade to over 71% by 8th grade.

While Language Academy achieves these outcomes efficiently with lower per-student funding than some neighbors, it faces a notable challenge with its English Language Learner students, whose performance has declined recently. Overall, the school provides a stable and consistently high-performing option in an area with widely varying school quality, from top-performers like Hearst Elementary to struggling charters like Harriet Tubman Village Charter.

1,015

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,868

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4961 64th St.
San Diego, CA 92115-2602

(619) 860-5150

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

24.5%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,603^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

263^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	1603 of 5857	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	1632 of 5869	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1627 of 5859	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	1927 of 5883	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	1470 of 5789	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	1924 of 5662	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.3	1957 of 5692	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	1777 of 5614	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	1470 of 5611	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	1698 of 5530	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	1413 of 5390	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.9	1307 of 5377	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	1752 of 5314	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.7	2384 of 5193	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.7	2233 of 5113	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	2249 of 5113	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.8	1881 of 4818	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.8	2153 of 4822	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	1893 of 4809	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	244 of 569	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	158 of 593	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	280 of 661	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	200 of 663	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	244 of 747	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	246 of 700	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	2569 of 3162	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1449 of 3245	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	985 of 3311	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	1344 of 3275	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	2039 of 3246	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1471 of 5597	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	1546 of 5612	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1622 of 5609	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	1908 of 5635	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	1468 of 5492	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	2095 of 5413	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	915 of 5107	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	870 of 5107	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	757 of 5087	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	1130 of 5084	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	713 of 4963	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	1256 of 4830	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	1675 of 5460	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2277 of 5517	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2062 of 5363	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	2385 of 5264	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	1609 of 5173	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2232 of 5084	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	1709 of 5628	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1700 of 5643	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	1598 of 5638	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1844 of 5663	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	1440 of 5510	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1688 of 5431	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	478 of 610	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	404 of 2847	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	315 of 2635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	519 of 2420	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	553 of 2598	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	523 of 2651	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	476 of 2661	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	857 of 2726	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	586 of 2834	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	981 of 2737	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	263 of 2761	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	339 of 2783	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	325 of 2781	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	535 of 2740	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	349 of 2715	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	610 of 2480	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	629 of 2508	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	574 of 2497	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	475 of 2477	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	424 of 2379	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	605 of 2259	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	403 of 2236	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	55.6	892 of 2179	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	728 of 2063	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.8	646 of 2005	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	823 of 1999	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.1	697 of 1804	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.6	830 of 1777	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	560 of 1769	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	32 of 609	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	74 of 627	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	63 of 613	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	99.6	4 of 643	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	93 of 600	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	267 of 2533	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	335 of 2551	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	324 of 2531	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	560 of 2509	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	381 of 2380	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	657 of 2262	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	55 of 2395	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	113 of 2388	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	58 of 2374	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	209 of 2359	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	150 of 2213	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	344 of 2072	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	251 of 2542	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	466 of 2579	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	257 of 2531	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	577 of 2458	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	321 of 2369	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	500 of 2230	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	279 of 2534	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	357 of 2552	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	331 of 2538	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	457 of 2527	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	327 of 2407	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	515 of 2273	77.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.8	383 of 554	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	334 of 462	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	29 of 1520	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	16 of 1537	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	30 of 1543	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	143 of 1555	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	109 of 1602	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	331 of 1496	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)22nd percentile-46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-53 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)31st percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Language Academy	Public	K-8	4961 64th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5150	1,015	43	23.7	43.9%	249 (24.5%)	94 (9.3%)	551 (54.3%)	21 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (9.3%)	69.9	1603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		69.1	1632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	48.7	55.2	51.5	55.3	57.1	64.9	68.3	75.3	67.8	64.0	48.3	38.7	38.9	59.8	59.6	71.3	51.2	97.6	98.4			98.4		$18,868	$3,301	$15,567
Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-5	6506 Solita Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5700	352	12	29.3	77.3%	45 (12.8%)	58 (16.5%)	179 (50.9%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.8%)	40.1	3204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.3%		32.9	3700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	496	37.0		37.0	32.7	37.8	50.0				40.0	35.2	31.3	28.3				31.8	96.7				96.7		$21,211	$3,502	$17,709
Harriet Tubman Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6880 Mohawk St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Harriet Tubman Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-8635	446	19	23.3	93.7%	6 (1.3%)	226 (50.7%)	177 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.6%)	17.1	5091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		29.5	3964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	1127	6.4	5.6	5.9	12.5	34.8	18.4	18.0	44.4	33.3	26.7	16.7	35.6	18.4	18.0	30.4	5.7	20.3							$17,888	$644	$17,244
Rolando Elementary	Public	K-5	6925 Tower St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5800	371	13	28.5	68.7%	95 (25.6%)	29 (7.8%)	178 (48.0%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.7%)	51.2	2539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		43.5	2956^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.6%	417	35.6		35.6	39.7	47.6	55.9				47.6	35.5	41.9	37.3				38.3	95.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.6	97.1	$17,808	$1,465	$16,343
Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	5420 Montezuma Rd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5700	353	14	26.1	54.4%	75 (21.2%)	28 (7.9%)	121 (34.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	87	823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		71	1553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	730	62.5		62.5	67.3	54.2	71.4				64.8	74.6	60.4	69.6				68.6							$20,499	$3,100	$17,399
Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Del Cerro Blvd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5400	527	21	25.5	25.8%	303 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	99 (18.8%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.5%)	94.7	357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.4	396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	39	62.5		62.5	75.3	87.1	75.0				78.2	78.7	82.3	72.7				77.4							$18,141	$2,198	$15,943
Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.4	2963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	1243	11.5	27.1	19.8	16.4	23.2	37.0	38.4	45.6	46.6	34.8	22.4	24.2	25.0	38.5	29.7	41.0	30.7							$17,814	$2,891	$14,923
Maryland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Maryland Ave.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5744	451	19	23.7	58.5%	155 (34.4%)	41 (9.1%)	164 (36.4%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.4%)	65.6	1818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.6	1791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	27	43.8		43.8	66.2	60.0	50.0				59.8	54.2	47.7	20.8				43.2	94.9			96.9	96.9		$17,041	$1,159	$15,882
Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	14.5	5307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		22.4	4641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	666	16.7	18.4	17.4	4.8	8.5	30.0	27.1	36.4	33.3	23.9	9.3	6.4	23.3	14.3	18.6	22.5	16.2							$19,522	$2,615	$16,907
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

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Language Academy ranks 1603^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Language Academy in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,015 students attended Language Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Language Academy?

Students at Language Academy are 54% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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