Boone Elementary

Boone Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 342 students in the San Diego Unified district, showing clear signs of recent improvement after several challenging years.

The school has made significant progress, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in the latest year, which is the most dramatic improvement among nearby schools like Freese Elementary and Perry Elementary, which saw their rankings drop. Boone has also dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half, which outpaces the district's improvement and is better than schools such as Fulton K-8. Academically, the school performs relatively well in science compared to peers, often outperforming schools like Encanto Elementary and Penn Elementary in this subject.

While Boone is on an upward trajectory, it still lags behind some higher-performing schools in the area with similar student populations, most notably Bethune K-8, demonstrating what is possible nearby. The school shows a notable performance gap between female and male students and has uneven results across different grade levels. Importantly, Boone achieves its results with lower per-student spending than several neighboring schools, indicating that how resources are used can matter more than how much is spent.