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Field Elementary

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Field Elementary ranks 1545 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Field Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 238 students in the San Diego Unified district, notable for its remarkable academic improvement over the past decade despite serving a population where a significant majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school's story is one of impressive growth, having climbed from a low state ranking to the 74th percentile, now outperforming California averages in all core subjects, especially math and science. This success is particularly evident when compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Whitman Elementary, where academic results are lower. Field Elementary shows exceptional effectiveness with specific groups, including students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide for that subgroup. While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains an area for continued focus, and the school's high per-student spending reflects significant investment in student success.

Field's trajectory stands out in the area, demonstrating that strong outcomes are achievable in high-poverty settings. Unlike some higher-performing schools with more affluent populations like Curie Elementary or Holmes Elementary, Field and Sequoia Elementary show that targeted resources and practices can lead to solid academic performance. However, a notable decline in performance for English Language Learners indicates a specific challenge the school must address to continue its positive overall trend.

238

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,474

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4375 Bannock Ave.
San Diego, CA 92117-2810

(858) 800-5900

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Field Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Innovation Middle
High:	Madison High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

18.1%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,545^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	71.3	1545 of 5857	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	1938 of 5869	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2674 of 5859	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2405 of 5883	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2752 of 5789	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	3181 of 5662	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.8	2502 of 5692	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.3	2588 of 5614	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.5	3502 of 5611	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3946 of 5530	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	3979 of 5390	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	4341 of 5377	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	3147 of 5314	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.1	1968 of 5193	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.5	2810 of 5113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	2599 of 5113	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	2455 of 4818	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.0	2442 of 4822	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.2	2860 of 4809	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1855 of 3162	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	2351 of 3311	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	633 of 3275	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	1321 of 3246	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1851 of 5597	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1449 of 5612	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	2850 of 5609	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2394 of 5635	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	2432 of 5492	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	2765 of 5413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	776 of 5107	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1173 of 5107	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	2319 of 5087	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	1543 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2482 of 4963	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2485 of 4830	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	999 of 5460	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1528 of 5517	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	2582 of 5363	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1288 of 5264	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	2202 of 5173	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	2338 of 5084	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	1209 of 5628	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	2391 of 5643	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2298 of 5638	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	2265 of 5663	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	2951 of 5510	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	3318 of 5431	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1818 of 2847	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 31, 2019

My child is in the dual immersion program at Field and has had a very successful experience since he started in TK. The teachers are top notch and dedicated, there are amazing programs such as Art class and Science through gardening, not to mention lots of afterschool enrichment opportunities. Field is a wonderful place to be and I'm happy we choiced our child here. Close Quote

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Field Elementary	Public	K-5	4375 Bannock Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5900	238	10	23.8	68.5%	43 (18.1%)	4 (1.7%)	166 (69.7%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	71.3	1545^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		62.8	1938^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	393	48.8		48.8	50.0	50.0	55.8				52.3	63.3	61.8	44.2				55.1		$27,474	$4,809	$22,665
Whitman Elementary	Public	K-5	4050 Appleton St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2900	102	4	25.5	72.5%	17 (16.7%)	2 (2.0%)	65 (63.7%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.8%)	47.7	2720^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.6%		49.1	2600^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.7%	120	25.0		25.0	41.2	66.7	33.3				48.9	26.3	50.0	33.3				36.7		$30,271	$3,496	$26,775
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-5	4750 Lehrer Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-5701	248	11	22.5	61.7%	78 (31.5%)	6 (2.4%)	99 (39.9%)	28 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	33 (13.3%)	72.5	1498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		69.4	1617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	119	44.7		44.7	51.2	58.1	68.4				59.1	53.7	51.6	50.0				51.8		$25,942	$4,249	$21,693
John Muir	Public	K-8	4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 268-1954	336	17	19.7	43.8%	100 (29.8%)	21 (6.3%)	181 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	86.2	867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		47.9	2670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	1803	73.9	23.1	55.6	66.7	57.1	78.3	72.4	56.3	46.2	65.1	66.7	52.4	60.9	56.7	31.3	30.8	53.1		$23,931	$3,140	$20,791
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	4690 Limerick Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1800	180	10	18.0	74.4%	37 (20.6%)	5 (2.8%)	97 (53.9%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.0%)	80.6	1136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.8	1606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.6%	470	55.9		55.9	61.5	56.5	67.7				62.7	61.5	50.0	58.8				57.1		$30,140	$2,937	$27,203
Cadman Elementary	Public	K-5	4370 Kamloop Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6500	184	8	23.0	54.9%	85 (46.2%)	4 (2.2%)	54 (29.3%)	19 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.0%)	67.1	1739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		70.3	1582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	157	30.0		30.0	57.1	60.0	55.0				57.5	50.0	52.0	50.0				50.7		$24,297	$4,196	$20,101
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-5	4680 Hidalgo St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1200	234	10	23.4	38.9%	100 (42.7%)	7 (3.0%)	97 (41.5%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	57.6	2189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		52.9	2403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	214	30.4		30.4	57.1	30.3	60.9				46.8	47.8	48.5	52.2				49.4		$40,786	$5,841	$34,945
Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 Stadium St.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 453-5377	680	25	27.2	35.6%	321 (47.2%)	6 (0.9%)	204 (30.0%)	61 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (12.5%)	86.6	843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.8	873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	30	51.8		51.8	67.9	73.1	67.3				69.3	75.7	66.4	51.8				64.6	98.0	$19,196	$2,905	$16,291
High Technical Elementary Mesa	Public, Charter	K-5	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4620	423	18	23.5	38.5%	139 (32.9%)	28 (6.6%)	136 (32.2%)	95 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (4.0%)	46.9	2771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.7	2881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	110	36.6		36.6	40.3	45.1	50.7				45.3	34.7	39.4	29.6				34.6	97.0	$14,064	$904	$13,160
Curie Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 Governor Dr.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5500	536	22	24.3	18.8%	307 (57.3%)	9 (1.7%)	92 (17.2%)	67 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.2%)	97	152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.3	139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	13	81.2		81.2	86.4	80.7	79.7				82.5	92.1	77.3	75.0				82.0		$19,094	$2,779	$16,315

Frequently Asked Questions about Field Elementary

What schools do graduates of Field Elementary attend?

Students who attend Field Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Innovation Middle
High : Madison High

What is the racial makeup of Field Elementary?

Students at Field Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Field Elementary a good school?

Field Elementary ranks 1545^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Field Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Field Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended Field Elementary.

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