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Freese Elementary

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Freese Elementary ranks 3564 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Freese Elementary is a 280-student K–5 school in San Diego, serving a smaller enrollment than nearby schools, which have 291 to 635 students. Its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency rates were 37% in English language arts (ELA), 33% in math and 25% in science. The most important finding is that Freese scored below both San Diego Unified and California in all three subjects.

Freese compares more favorably with nearby schools in ELA and math: its results were about 3 percentage points above the nearby-school averages, while its science result was about 2 points below the average. Among nearby K–5 schools with current results, Freese led in ELA and math. Fifth-grade ELA is a particular bright spot: 48% of students were proficient, close to the state’s 49%, and just ahead of Rancho Elementary at 47.6%. Fifth-grade math is weaker: 25% were proficient, compared with 37% statewide and 46% districtwide. Overall, Freese’s ELA, math and science rates were respectively 12, 6 and 11 points below the state, and 17, 13 and 17 points below the district.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, although ELA and math have fluctuated and remain below their 2023–2024 peaks. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 5 points in ELA, 4 in math and 8 in science; science improved each year. SchoolDigger ranked Freese 3,564th of 5,804 schools, at the 39th percentile and 2 stars, in 2025–2026. Its 21.5 student–teacher ratio was reported for 2024–2025, as was its 82% free/reduced lunch eligible measure. SchoolDigger’s Homeless Students ranking was at the 70th percentile in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, suggesting comparatively strong service to that group; its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 61st percentile to the 37th over the same period.

280

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,951

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

8140 Greenlawn Dr.
San Diego, CA 92114-7309

(619) 344-3100

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Freese Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle
High:	Morse High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

Asian:

16.1%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg48%

California avg42%

3,564^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 137Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

407^th of 968San 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
2026	35.2	3564 of 5804	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	4045 of 5857	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2814 of 5869	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	3749 of 5859	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	3836 of 5883	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	3148 of 5789	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2780 of 5662	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.8	2816 of 5692	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.0	3687 of 5614	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	2611 of 5611	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	18.7	4826 of 5530	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	4224 of 5390	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	4740 of 5377	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	4933 of 5314	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	3797 of 5193	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	3877 of 5113	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	3702 of 5113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	3445 of 4818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	3633 of 4822	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.7	2953 of 4809	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	244 of 593	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.8	1066 of 2585	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	1437 of 2128	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	33.7	2227 of 3275	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1232 of 3246	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3836 of 5569	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	4300 of 5597	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2997 of 5612	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3266 of 5609	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3230 of 5635	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2884 of 5492	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2988 of 5413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3462 of 5085	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.2	4434 of 5107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2855 of 5107	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3172 of 5087	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2949 of 5084	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	3292 of 4963	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2462 of 4830	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	108 of 366	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	127 of 429	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	47 of 364	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	25 of 335	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	66 of 356	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	3386 of 5412	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	4075 of 5460	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	2717 of 5517	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	3373 of 5363	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2853 of 5264	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	2177 of 5173	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1757 of 5084	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	3168 of 5590	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	3352 of 5628	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2534 of 5643	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	3807 of 5638	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4076 of 5663	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3084 of 5510	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	2461 of 5431	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1838 of 2920	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	1122 of 2847	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	987 of 2635	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	1725 of 2420	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)70th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2024)59th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Science25%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Freese Elementary	Public	K-5	8140 Greenlawn Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3100	280	13	21.5	82.1%	11 (3.9%)	41 (14.6%)	160 (57.1%)	45 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	35.2	3564^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.6%		29	4045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	481	25.0		25.0	26.5	35.9	47.7				37.4	35.3	37.7	25.0				32.8	96.0				96.0		$35,951	$33,092	$2,859
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%)	26.8	4235^th of 5804 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.5	4634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%	399	23.1	19.6	20.7	25.6	27.9	19.2	35.3	27.3	23.6	26.6	28.2	30.2	23.1	38.2	23.6	21.8	27.0	90.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$29,301	$27,000	$2,301
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	324	15	21.6	83.3%	27 (8.3%)	36 (11.1%)	211 (65.1%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	23.7	4485^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.7%		19.1	4918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%	433	23.8		23.8	29.3	15.8	47.6				31.4	31.7	10.5	16.7				19.8							$17,666	$16,160	$1,506
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	7330 Brookhaven Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6000	342	14	24.4	84.2%	11 (3.2%)	41 (12.0%)	215 (62.9%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	23.9	4459^th of 5804 public elementary schools	23.2%		29	4047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%	412	28.8		28.8	27.5	23.1	35.6				29.0	29.4	15.4	23.7				22.8	96.4						$29,723	$27,612	$2,111
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	27.7	4168^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.9	4604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%	436	19.2	14.3	17.0	24.0	18.9	34.6	42.9	26.7	23.8	28.3	40.0	32.4	30.8	17.9	20.0	14.3	27.0							$31,850	$29,654	$2,196
Avondale Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Stansbury St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5880	291	11	26.4	88.7%	10 (3.4%)	17 (5.8%)	218 (74.9%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.2%)	33.4	3703^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	36.2%		40.1	3210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.2%	493	27.1		27.1	37.5	29.8	39.0				35.7	32.7	40.4	23.7				31.6	96.6				96.6		$19,484	$17,858	$1,626
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%)	44.8	2925^th of 5804 public elementary schools	49.6%		49.7	2610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%	315	41.1		41.1	40.4	47.7	42.9	31.8			40.0	52.2	43.2	30.4	24.6			36.2	94.4				96.3		$24,153	$22,212	$1,941
Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-5	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5870	480	19	25.2	81.0%	11 (2.3%)	34 (7.1%)	396 (82.5%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	15.5	5163^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	11.0%		13	5419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	256	11.4		11.4	21.9	23.6	28.6				24.7	23.0	22.2	15.7				20.4	93.5	94.4	97.2	97.2	96.3	97.2	$16,849	$15,074	$1,775
Bethune K-8	Public	K-8	6835 Benjamin Holt Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5800	520	23	22.6	72.1%	8 (1.5%)	26 (5.0%)	121 (23.3%)	308 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.0%)	65.4	1805^th of 5804 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.8	1562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%	243	58.1	44.1	48.5	44.2	40.4	54.8	60.3	67.6	60.3	56.0	59.6	51.0	64.5	34.5	62.5	57.4	54.6	96.8						$27,115	$25,222	$1,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Freese Elementary

What schools do graduates of Freese Elementary attend?

Students who attend Freese Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Middle
High : Morse High

Is Freese Elementary a good school?

Freese Elementary ranks 3564^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Freese Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Freese Elementary.

What district is Freese Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Freese Elementary?

Students at Freese Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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