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Chollas/Mead Elementary

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Chollas/Mead Elementary ranks 4181 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chollas/Mead Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 534 students in the San Diego Unified district, operating in a community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has declined significantly in recent years, and its test scores in English and math are below district and state averages. However, it sits in the middle compared to nearby schools: it performs better than Horton Elementary and Porter Elementary but trails higher-performing schools like Webster Elementary and Rowan Elementary. The school does show a relative strength in science, outperforming several neighbors, and has a notable history of success with its English Language Learner program.

Chollas/Mead faces challenges with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than at many comparable schools, and a consistent gap in performance where girls outscore boys. The school receives more funding per student than most area schools, but this has not yet translated to top-tier academic results. Like others in the area, it operates in a context of high economic need, which presents common challenges for the community's schools.

534

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,861

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 North 45th St.
San Diego, CA 92102-4732

(619) 362-3300

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Chollas/Mead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Millennial Technical Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

African American:

8.2%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg49%

California avg41%

4,181^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd 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	27.4	4181 of 5857	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3886 of 5869	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3760 of 5859	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2996 of 5883	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2798 of 5789	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2784 of 5662	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.0	3240 of 5692	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	2727 of 5614	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.7	3573 of 5611	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	2977 of 5530	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	3872 of 5390	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	4000 of 5377	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.2	3478 of 5314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3398 of 5193	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.0	3391 of 5113	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.9	4016 of 5113	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	3891 of 4818	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.7	3779 of 4822	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.3	3854 of 4809	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	1092 of 2227	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	1534 of 2585	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1143 of 2128	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.9	805 of 3162	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	32.9	2325 of 3245	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.7	673 of 3311	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	920 of 3275	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	599 of 3246	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3848 of 5597	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3353 of 5612	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2993 of 5609	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2619 of 5635	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	2528 of 5492	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	2889 of 5413	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3100 of 5107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2787 of 5107	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2776 of 5087	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	2154 of 5084	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	1681 of 4963	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1589 of 4830	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	90.2	19 of 356	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3265 of 5460	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	3118 of 5517	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2828 of 5363	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1923 of 5264	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	1823 of 5173	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1676 of 5084	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4139 of 5628	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4158 of 5643	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4321 of 5638	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3205 of 5663	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2896 of 5510	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2549 of 5431	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1864 of 2847	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1730 of 2635	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1178 of 2420	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science22%-11 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chollas/Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	401 North 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3300	534	24	22.2	94.2%	8 (1.5%)	44 (8.2%)	434 (81.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	27.4	4181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.6	3886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	295	22.0		22.0	33.3	22.5	49.2				33.6	32.9	17.3	23.7				24.5	96.6				$26,861	$6,529	$20,332
Horton Elementary	Public	K-5	5050 Guymon St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3700	386	15	25.7	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.0%)	325 (84.2%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	13.1	5411^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.1	5681^st of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	270	8.8		8.8	17.3	25.0	24.6				22.5	22.2	15.0	12.3				16.4					$21,360	$4,165	$17,195
Porter Elementary	Public	K-6	4800 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7700	590	25	23.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	98 (16.6%)	408 (69.2%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	37 (6.3%)	10.9	5577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		13.4	5441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	136	8.6		8.6	21.9	11.6	27.0				20.0	13.4	4.0	16.1				11.0	97.0		98.0		$21,881	$4,092	$17,789
Holly Drive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Holly Drive Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7333	108	7	16.6	84.3%	0 (0.0%)	61 (56.5%)	39 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)	18.3	4986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.9%					(n/a)			23.5	28.6	26.3					37.1	7.1	26.3					23.2	90.9				$20,018	$3,924	$16,094
Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3000	208	9	23.1	92.3%	6 (2.9%)	61 (29.3%)	112 (53.8%)	15 (7.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)	53.7	2385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.3%		42.1	3064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	679	34.5		34.5	39.3	53.3	51.7				49.0	48.3	37.0	37.9				40.4					$28,070	$5,472	$22,598
Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4800	361	15	24.0	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.6%)	315 (87.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	13.6	5378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		21	4776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	602	10.0		10.0	16.7	25.0	30.6				23.9	9.6	14.3	17.7				13.8	92.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	$23,082	$5,209	$17,873
Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	55.6	2267^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		46.9	2742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	475	33.3		33.3	48.0	46.0	44.4				46.1	52.0	46.0	40.7				46.1					$28,908	$5,144	$23,764
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24.0	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.9	4943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	102	10.7		10.7	27.8	21.4	38.2				29.1	21.4	16.1	14.3				17.3					$22,237	$3,998	$18,239
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9		88.9		$25,965	$3,053	$22,912
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Kelton Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4900	283	12	23.5	82.3%	13 (4.6%)	92 (32.5%)	148 (52.3%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	32.3	3776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		29.3	3986^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.1%	210	32.5		32.5	24.4	20.6	46.2				30.5	31.1	20.0	37.5				30.0					$26,936	$5,054	$21,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Chollas/Mead Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chollas/Mead Elementary?

Students at Chollas/Mead Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Chollas/Mead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chollas/Mead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millennial Technical Middle
High : Lincoln High

How many students attend Chollas/Mead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Chollas/Mead Elementary.

What district is Chollas/Mead Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Chollas/Mead Elementary a good school?

Chollas/Mead Elementary ranks 4181^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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