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Bay Park Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1273rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 78% of California elementary schools
Summary

Bay Park Elementary is a K–5 school serving 504 students in San Diego’s Bay Park area, within San Diego Unified. In 2025–26, students’ proficiency rates were above state and district results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest strength is math: Bay Park was 21 percentage points above California and 13 points above its district.

Against eight nearby schools in the same district, Bay Park’s results were above the group average in all three subjects, but it was generally in the middle rather than among the leaders. Its 2025–26 proficiency was 57% in ELA, 59% in math, and 52% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 55%, 57%, and 46%, respectively. It ranked sixth of nine in ELA and fifth of nine in math and science. Science was its strongest comparison by margin over nearby schools, while its state and district advantage was largest in math.

Results have declined from 2022–23: ELA fell 12 percentage points, math 4, and science 13, though all three remain above state and district rates. SchoolDigger ranks Bay Park 1,273 of 5,804 statewide, at the 78th percentile with four stars; its percentile fell 7 points from the prior year. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.3, tied for the highest nearby with Holmes Elementary. In 2024–25, 29% of Bay Park students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. One SchoolDigger subgroup result is notably lower than the schoolwide standing: its 2025–26 ranking for how well it serves Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 45th percentile, compared with 78th overall.

504
Students ?
26.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,597
Per pupil spending ?
28.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 2433 Denver St.
       San Diego, CA  92110-3338

(619) 605-1100

District: San Diego Unified


Students who attend Bay Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Marston Middle
High:    Clairemont High
Racial breakdown:

White:
68.3%
Hispanic:
19.0%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school57%
District avg48%
California avg42%
1,273rd of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2016
From top 7% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
39th of 137Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified
407th of 968San 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.91273 of 580478.1%★★★★☆
202585.9883 of 585784.9%★★★★☆
202487.0866 of 586985.2%★★★★☆
202388.4803 of 585986.3%★★★★☆
202289.1743 of 588387.4%★★★★☆
201990.0643 of 578988.9%★★★★☆
201886.8807 of 566285.7%★★★★☆
201792.8464 of 569291.8%★★★★★
201693.6407 of 561492.8%★★★★★
201588.6688 of 561187.7%★★★★☆
201382.7906 of 553083.6%★★★★☆
201276.71187 of 539078.0%★★★★☆
201182.8857 of 537784.1%★★★★☆
201080.21003 of 531481.1%★★★★☆
200977.41115 of 519378.5%★★★★☆
200855.52079 of 511359.3%★★★☆☆
200751.72222 of 511356.5%★★★☆☆
200654.81969 of 481859.1%★★★☆☆
200544.02482 of 482248.5%★★☆☆☆
200453.41990 of 480958.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.81148 of 556979.4%★★★★☆
202587.2734 of 559786.9%★★★★☆
202486.3815 of 561285.5%★★★★☆
202389.3669 of 560988.1%★★★★☆
202284.7883 of 563584.3%★★★★☆
201991.4473 of 549291.4%★★★★★
201885.8779 of 541385.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.3873 of 508582.8%★★★★☆
202580.8721 of 510785.9%★★★★☆
202467.11312 of 510774.3%★★★★☆
202373.81003 of 508780.3%★★★★☆
202286.4492 of 508490.3%★★★★★
201992.4211 of 496395.7%★★★★★
201887.2404 of 483091.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.92963 of 541245.3%★★☆☆☆
202575.31002 of 546081.6%★★★★☆
202465.61470 of 551773.4%★★★★☆
202382.1693 of 536387.1%★★★★☆
202276.7879 of 526483.3%★★★★☆
201991.4252 of 517395.1%★★★★★
201879.8694 of 508486.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.31346 of 559075.9%★★★★☆
202582.1976 of 562882.7%★★★★☆
202483.8934 of 564383.4%★★★★☆
202383.4946 of 563883.2%★★★★☆
202289.9631 of 566388.9%★★★★☆
201986.3771 of 551086.0%★★★★☆
201882.8944 of 543182.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202423.4559 of 67016.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202363.9579 of 242076.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202657.01189 of 253253.0%★★★☆☆
202567.5869 of 259866.6%★★★☆☆
202478.8468 of 265182.3%★★★★☆
202377.0539 of 266179.7%★★★★☆
202277.0559 of 272679.5%★★★★☆
201975.4619 of 283478.2%★★★★☆
201878.8496 of 273781.9%★★★★☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)79th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)76th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2026)76th percentile~ school
White (2026)53rd percentile-25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-33 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-69 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics59%+21 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state
Science52%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Open Quote Bay Park is a great neighborhood school that is also very welcoming of families from outside of the neighborhood. I have had children here for 4+ years and have been very happy. The staff (both teachers and support staff) is incredibly dedicated to the students and the parents are a huge asset to this school. Close Quote





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Students who attend Bay Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marston Middle
High : Clairemont High

Bay Park Elementary ranks 1273rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Bay Park Elementary.

Students at Bay Park Elementary are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
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2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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