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Cabrillo Elementary

Q: Is Cabrillo Elementary a good school?

Cabrillo Elementary ranks 3053 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cabrillo Elementary is a K-4 public school serving 157 students in the San Diego Unified district, currently performing near the state average but showing a notable decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English and Math are below the district average, though its math score is above the state average. This performance is lower than many nearby schools, such as the highly-ranked Silver Gate Elementary and Sunset View Elementary. Even when compared to schools with similar student demographics, like Dewey Elementary, Cabrillo's academic results are not as strong. A significant bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping well below both district and state averages.

Cabrillo receives substantially more funding per student than most neighboring schools, yet this higher investment has not yet translated into proportionally higher academic outcomes. The school's recent success in improving attendance provides a strong foundation, suggesting potential for growth if strategies and resources are effectively aligned to support student learning.

157

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,165

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3120 Talbot St.
San Diego, CA 92106-2447

(619) 362-4000

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Cabrillo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Correia Middle
	Dana
High:	Point Loma High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

White:

25.5%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

California avg43%

3,053^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	3053 of 5857	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	2184 of 5869	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1881 of 5859	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2916 of 5883	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3735 of 5789	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	2033 of 5662	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.1	1424 of 5692	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.6	1408 of 5614	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	59.9	1949 of 5611	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.9	3604 of 5530	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	2964 of 5390	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.5	4298 of 5377	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.1	2837 of 5314	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.9	2875 of 5193	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.2	2932 of 5113	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	2524 of 5113	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.6	1410 of 4818	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	54.2	1993 of 4822	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.7	2557 of 4809	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	49.7	2248 of 4830	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2621 of 5460	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	3345 of 5173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1924 of 5084	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	76.0	1225 of 5431	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2018)77th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2018)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	157	8	19.6	68.8%	40 (25.5%)	10 (6.4%)	78 (49.7%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.4%)	42.3	3053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.2	2184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	869				36.8	36.8					36.8	47.4	36.8					42.1					$28,165	$3,912	$24,253
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-4	4365 Hill St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-7156	408	17	24.0	14.5%	288 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (18.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	93.6	434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		95.9	274^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.3%	160				69.9	78.6					73.6	76.7	80.4					78.3	94.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	$18,867	$2,414	$16,453
Silver Gate Elementary	Public	K-4	1499 Venice St.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 222-1139	399	16	24.3	23.6%	259 (64.9%)	2 (0.5%)	81 (20.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.0%)	96.5	189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.6	199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	10				82.7	81.0					81.8	85.9	77.2					81.5					$19,753	$2,206	$17,547
High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	44.6	2911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.3%		52.6	2424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.7%	487	34.7		34.7	41.8	33.3	43.1				39.4	40.3	44.9	30.6				38.5					$16,340	$1,148	$15,192
High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	386	16	24.1	44.6%	98 (25.4%)	32 (8.3%)	183 (47.4%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	47.7	2723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%		41.5	3096^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.2%	373	25.7		25.7	60.3	53.7	45.7				53.2	34.3	41.2	19.1				31.5	97.0				$15,234	$821	$14,413
Loma Portal Elementary	Public	K-4	3341 Browning St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1683	392	15	26.1	30.4%	225 (57.4%)	7 (1.8%)	110 (28.1%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.7%)	78.6	1213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.9	1040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.3%	173				54.6	68.4					61.0	62.7	56.9					60.0					$18,353	$2,399	$15,954
Ocean Beach Elementary	Public	K-4	4741 Santa Monica Ave.	San Diego	92107	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 223-1631	432	18	23.9	49.5%	232 (53.7%)	17 (3.9%)	124 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	91.4	587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.0%		95.4	315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	272				81.1	88.9					84.9	62.2	71.2					66.7					$21,254	$2,887	$18,367
Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	64.5	1863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.2%		62.2	1971^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	108				44.7	52.5					48.7	69.2	42.9					55.6					$28,159	$4,909	$23,250
iHigh Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	3939 Conde St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 430-1720	148	7	21.1	82.4%	12 (8.1%)	12 (8.1%)	83 (56.1%)	26 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	60.4	2044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		51.2	2497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.5%	453	27.6		27.6	55.6	65.0	44.8	61.5			55.9	55.6	50.0	31.0	38.5			43.1					$29,218	$11,966	$17,252
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 San Diego Ave.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 574-6225	194	12	16.1	28.4%	43 (22.2%)	18 (9.3%)	89 (45.9%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.0%)	62.1	1956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.4	2218^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	262	25.9	54.6	38.8	47.4	57.1	40.7	54.6	85.7	81.8	60.6	63.2	55.0	40.7	59.1	52.4	68.2	55.7					$17,089	$233	$16,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Cabrillo Elementary

Is Cabrillo Elementary a good school?

Cabrillo Elementary ranks 3053^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cabrillo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cabrillo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Correia Middle
Middle : Dana
High : Point Loma High

How many students attend Cabrillo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Cabrillo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cabrillo Elementary?

Students at Cabrillo Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 25% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Cabrillo Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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