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Encanto Elementary

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Encanto Elementary ranks 4210 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Encanto Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 386 students in the Encanto neighborhood of San Diego, operating within the San Diego Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the state's 28th percentile with a notable long-term decline in performance.

The school serves a community with high economic need, and while its overall test scores in English, math, and science are below average, it has demonstrated a remarkable and specific strength in teaching English Language Learners, ranking in the 71st percentile for that group. A major area of concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 29.4% is much higher than the district and state averages, though the school has made impressive progress in reducing it from over 60% just a few years ago. Interestingly, Nye Elementary, a nearby school with similar (though slightly less severe) economic challenges, spends less per student but achieves far stronger academic results and better attendance, showing that demographic obstacles can be overcome.

Encanto Elementary spends more per student ($23,961) than most comparable schools in the area, yet its academic outcomes remain low, suggesting a need to evaluate how those resources are used. The school's performance varies greatly by grade level, with fifth-grade math proficiency being a particular weak spot. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school is actively working to improve attendance and has a highly successful program for students learning English, but it continues to struggle overall academically despite a high level of funding.

386

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,961

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

822 65th St.
San Diego, CA 92114-2818

(619) 344-6700

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Encanto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Millennial Technical Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

African American:

8.3%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 17th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg49%

California avg41%

4,210^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^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	27.1	4210 of 5857	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4853 of 5869	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4283 of 5859	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4642 of 5883	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3641 of 5789	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3571 of 5662	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	2939 of 5692	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	2945 of 5614	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	2959 of 5611	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	2419 of 5530	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.5	2914 of 5390	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.6	2980 of 5377	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	2691 of 5314	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	3368 of 5193	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.9	3518 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.7	3807 of 5113	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	3817 of 4818	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	4076 of 4822	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	4306 of 4809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	1650 of 2585	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	923 of 3162	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	1732 of 3245	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3077 of 3311	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1414 of 3275	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1459 of 3246	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3755 of 5597	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4555 of 5612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4146 of 5609	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4398 of 5635	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3729 of 5492	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3821 of 5413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3099 of 5107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3471 of 5107	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3117 of 5087	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	3692 of 5084	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2233 of 4963	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2368 of 4830	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	230 of 429	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	278 of 364	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.7	116 of 335	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3283 of 5460	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	4365 of 5517	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3563 of 5363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3827 of 5264	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	2511 of 5173	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	2738 of 5084	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4370 of 5628	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4734 of 5643	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4089 of 5638	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4534 of 5663	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3248 of 5510	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3179 of 5431	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	2273 of 2420	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2019)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science20%-13 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Encanto Elementary	Public	K-5	822 65th St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6700	386	18	21.4	93.5%	10 (2.6%)	32 (8.3%)	312 (80.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	27.1	4210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		20.2	4853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	643	20.0		20.0	37.7	30.5	24.1				30.9	27.9	41.0	13.1				27.3	96.3	96.3		96.3	96.3		$23,961	$5,833	$18,128
San Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Madera St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5621	338	16	21.1	70.4%	18 (5.3%)	23 (6.8%)	236 (69.8%)	33 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	36.1	3475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%		37.3	3345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	130	20.4		20.4	14.0	36.8	37.5	56.8			35.5	22.7	33.3	29.2	48.7			32.7							$22,046	$4,169	$17,877
Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	635	36	17.5	84.6%	28 (4.4%)	51 (8.0%)	507 (79.8%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	29.4	4010^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		35.7	3458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	552	23.3	22.5	22.8	25.5	48.2	42.3	31.9	42.2	46.6	39.8	31.4	35.7	19.2	11.0	18.7	22.5	21.5							$18,585	$2,839	$15,746
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
Fulton K-8	Public	K-8	7055 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3200	310	14	22.1	90.3%	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	169 (54.5%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.1%)	22.9	4604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.2	4924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	320	24.3	25.0	24.7	21.4	26.1	32.4	26.3	16.0	36.1	26.9	33.3	13.0	24.3	15.8	12.0	25.0	22.5							$21,883	$3,902	$17,981
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3500	393	17	23.1	87.3%	4 (1.0%)	62 (15.8%)	248 (63.1%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.1%)	36	3492^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.3	3993^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.0%	501	20.8		20.8	45.6	23.9	30.0				34.0	55.2	34.8	17.0				36.3							$23,131	$4,791	$18,340
Nye Elementary	Public	K-5	981 Valencia Pkwy.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1200	385	16	24.0	71.7%	21 (5.5%)	79 (20.5%)	116 (30.1%)	121 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.4%)	89.6	684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.6	722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	38	64.9		64.9	67.8	72.7	70.2				70.0	61.7	72.7	73.7				68.9	97.2	97.2					$20,516	$3,951	$16,565
Monterey Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	7550 Canton Dr.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5633	341	13	25.7	67.2%	26 (7.6%)	27 (7.9%)	231 (67.7%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	49.7	2610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%		34.3	3572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	962	30.8		30.8	62.2	33.3	34.4	52.5			43.8	68.9	38.9	20.0	47.5			41.2	94.4				96.3		$20,194	$3,002	$17,192
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-6	7059 San Miguel Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5619	435	19	22.8	81.8%	29 (6.7%)	74 (17.0%)	279 (64.1%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (6.0%)	23.8	4515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%		18	5027^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	512	11.4		11.4	33.9	32.2	13.0	40.0			29.8	30.2	25.4	11.6	26.3			23.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$21,618	$3,595	$18,023
Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	495	21	23.5	87.9%	15 (3.0%)	28 (5.7%)	403 (81.4%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	22.5	4634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.3	4263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	371	10.8	25.6	18.8	18.8	26.3	18.9	34.0	22.7	35.7	26.1	28.6	30.0	18.9	29.1	27.3	34.9	28.3	90.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$22,168	$4,050	$18,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Encanto Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Encanto Elementary?

Students at Encanto Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Encanto Elementary a good school?

Encanto Elementary ranks 4210^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Encanto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Encanto Elementary.

What district is Encanto Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Encanto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Encanto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millennial Technical Middle
High : Lincoln High

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