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Dailard Elementary

Public Grades K-5

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dailard Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 567 students in the San Diego Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 73% of students proficient in math and 78% in English, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptional support for all students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for Hispanic student performance and the 95th percentile for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Furthermore, Dailard maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.4%, less than half the state average, which strongly supports its academic success.

Dailard is part of a notable cluster of high-performing schools in its area, including Hearst Elementary, Green Elementary, and Marvin Elementary. It outperforms nearby schools in other districts, such as Maryland Avenue Elementary, and demonstrates that effective use of resources, rather than just spending levels, drives student outcomes. This consistent excellence, even as the population of economically disadvantaged students has grown, makes Dailard a standout model of equitable and high-quality education.

567

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,550

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6425 Cibola Rd.
San Diego, CA 92120-2125

(619) 860-5900

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Dailard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pershing Middle
High:	Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg49%

California avg41%

374^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	94.3	374 of 5857	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	333 of 5869	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	412 of 5859	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	379 of 5883	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	521 of 5789	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	709 of 5662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	89.9	651 of 5692	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	94.8	324 of 5614	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.6	638 of 5611	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	85.3	735 of 5530	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.3	659 of 5390	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	1006 of 5377	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	90.7	404 of 5314	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	565 of 5193	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	92.6	339 of 5113	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.5	381 of 5113	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	674 of 4818	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	935 of 4822	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	1015 of 4809	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	396 of 5597	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	372 of 5612	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	403 of 5609	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	502 of 5635	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	803 of 5492	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	717 of 5413	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	71 of 5107	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	48 of 5107	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	110 of 5087	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	450 of 5084	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	449 of 4963	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	196 of 4830	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	248 of 5460	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	174 of 5517	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	217 of 5363	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	40 of 5264	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	1198 of 5173	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1003 of 5084	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	369 of 5628	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	304 of 5643	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	413 of 5638	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	290 of 5663	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	298 of 5510	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	765 of 5431	85.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	62 of 718	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	203 of 670	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	282 of 669	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	179 of 610	70.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	152 of 2847	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	214 of 2635	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	473 of 2598	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	330 of 2651	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	327 of 2661	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	176 of 2726	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	388 of 2834	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	708 of 2737	74.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science64%+31 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)	% Polio (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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dailard Elementary	Public	K-5	6425 Cibola Rd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5900	567	22	25.7	23.5%	332 (58.6%)	12 (2.1%)	108 (19.0%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.3%)	94.3	374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.1	333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	63.7		63.7	74.4	78.6	81.3				78.3	84.6	72.6	65.9				73.9	97.0					$18,550	$2,466	$16,084
Green Elementary	Public	K-5	7030 Wandermere Pl.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4200	493	19	26.2	32.3%	247 (50.1%)	32 (6.5%)	129 (26.2%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.2%)	93.1	467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.7	368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	99	51.4		51.4	70.2	82.8	80.8				78.4	71.2	81.6	76.7				77.0	92.5	97.0	92.5	97.0	95.5	$18,833	$2,823	$16,010
Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Brunswick Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 583-1355	543	21	26.1	28.4%	251 (46.2%)	18 (3.3%)	127 (23.4%)	49 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (17.9%)	94.3	377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.5	301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	76	62.8		62.8	78.6	77.5	79.1				78.4	92.9	67.9	69.8				76.0						$19,412	$2,490	$16,922
Benchley/Weinberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6269 Twin Lake Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4000	560	22	25.4	20.0%	299 (53.4%)	13 (2.3%)	140 (25.0%)	31 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.6%)	93.1	464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.7	595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	131	67.8		67.8	74.0	73.3	75.9				74.4	80.5	69.8	65.5				71.6						$18,657	$2,548	$16,109
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
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 51st St.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4100	518	22	23.7	59.3%	149 (28.8%)	51 (9.8%)	202 (39.0%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.3%)	38	3343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		31.2	3847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	504	22.2		22.2	44.4	36.7	40.0				40.4	44.6	32.8	25.0				33.5	95.8		95.8	97.2	97.2	$23,352	$4,351	$19,001
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
Gage Elementary	Public	K-5	6811 Bisby Lake Ave.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 988-2100	698	28	24.9	37.0%	298 (42.7%)	38 (5.4%)	255 (36.5%)	32 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.5%)	73.3	1460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.8	1509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	49	45.1		45.1	48.7	64.4	59.8				57.4	59.8	51.0	53.2				54.8	97.6		98.4	98.4		$19,254	$3,423	$15,831
Murray Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	8305 El Paso St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5865	530	21	25.2	50.0%	213 (40.2%)	29 (5.5%)	191 (36.0%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.1%)	78.3	1230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		74.3	1395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	165	46.8		46.8	64.1	68.3	55.1				62.6	60.8	63.9	46.8				57.3	94.7	94.7		94.7		$14,955	$1,191	$13,764
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dailard Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dailard Elementary?

Students at Dailard Elementary are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Dailard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Dailard Elementary.

What district is Dailard Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Dailard Elementary a good school?

Yes. Dailard Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dailard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dailard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pershing Middle
High : Henry High

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