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Fay Elementary

Q: Is Fay Elementary a good school?

Fay Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Fay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Fay Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fay Elementary?

Students at Fay Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Fay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fay Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mann Middle High : Crawford High

Public Grades K-5

5085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fay Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 514 students in the San Diego Unified School District, located in a high-need area where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Fay is significantly below both district and state averages, with less than a quarter of students proficient in English and math, and the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 13th percentile. The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and shows particularly concerning outcomes for male students and students in special education, who rank in the bottom percentiles statewide. Performance also drops sharply in the upper grades, especially in 5th-grade math and science.

When compared to nearby schools like Oak Park Elementary and Franklin Elementary, which serve similar student populations, Fay's academic results are notably weaker despite receiving comparable per-student funding. This suggests specific school-level practices and interventions may be key factors. The data indicates targeted support is needed in mathematics instruction, attendance, and services for specific student groups to help Fay improve outcomes for all students.

514

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,041

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4080 52nd St.
San Diego, CA 92105-2209

(619) 624-2600

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Fay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mann Middle
High:	Crawford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.7%

African American:

24.3%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,085^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^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	17.1	5085 of 5857	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5303 of 5869	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	5101 of 5859	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5409 of 5883	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	4452 of 5789	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4170 of 5662	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	3590 of 5692	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.8	4025 of 5614	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	4052 of 5611	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	4156 of 5530	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	4417 of 5390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	4316 of 5377	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	3611 of 5314	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.7	3577 of 5193	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.9	3400 of 5113	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	2649 of 5113	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.9	3388 of 4818	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	3669 of 4822	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.6	4214 of 4809	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	436 of 569	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	445 of 593	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	614 of 661	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	531 of 663	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.2	222 of 747	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	275 of 700	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.1	1164 of 1205	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1016 of 1149	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1012 of 1071	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1769 of 2585	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1192 of 2128	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	2768 of 3162	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2899 of 3245	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	3252 of 3311	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	2108 of 3275	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1785 of 3246	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4401 of 5597	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4721 of 5612	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4313 of 5609	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5031 of 5635	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3995 of 5492	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4245 of 5413	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4103 of 5107	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4496 of 5107	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4656 of 5087	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4821 of 5084	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	3964 of 4963	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3383 of 4830	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	391 of 429	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	251 of 364	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	4599 of 5460	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4903 of 5517	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4481 of 5363	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4755 of 5264	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3393 of 5173	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3181 of 5084	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	5217 of 5628	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5372 of 5643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	5328 of 5638	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5309 of 5663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4496 of 5510	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3726 of 5431	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	2840 of 2847	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2206 of 2635	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening27%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Science15%-17 vs state

Overall7%~ state avg

Reading4%-3 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

I'm a parent of 2 students and 1 formal student and the 2 oldest of my kids score a great score on the state test, and that was possible thanks to the help of the great teachers that work at the school I recommend to any parent to just visit any classroom to verify this info. You won't be disappointed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Fay Elementary	Public	K-5	4080 52nd St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 624-2600	514	19	27.0	96.1%	13 (2.5%)	125 (24.3%)	312 (60.7%)	38 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	17.1	5085^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		15	5303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	218	15.4	5.3	0.0	7.5	53.9	5.3	13.6	26.9	26.9	21.1	0.0	16.4	7.7	5.3	0.0	4.5	15.3		15.3	25.9	22.9	22.4				23.9	29.9	21.0	9.9				20.9	96.7				96.7		$20,041	$3,992	$16,049
Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	390	17	22.9	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	75 (19.2%)	269 (69.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		30.7	3883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	844																	18.8		18.8	23.1	27.5	39.1				29.5	26.4	22.2	14.6				21.3	97.2		97.2		97.2		$21,735	$4,961	$16,774
Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	509	23	22.1	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	113 (22.2%)	306 (60.1%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	34.7	3612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.3	3346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	266																	31.3		31.3	19.6	50.9	37.7				36.4	11.9	33.9	31.3				26.0	88.9	92.1		93.7	90.5	93.7	$21,992	$4,684	$17,308
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	26.6	4259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.5	3966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	293																	10.0		10.0	25.6	26.5	40.7				31.5	28.3	27.5	33.3				29.9	89.2	93.9	95.4	92.3	89.2	95.4	$21,740	$4,869	$16,871
Iftin Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5465 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Iftin Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 265-2411	531	17	31.2	78.7%	30 (5.6%)	384 (72.3%)	44 (8.3%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	27.1	4206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.2%		43.4	2963^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	1243																	11.5	27.1	19.8	16.4	23.2	37.0	38.4	45.6	46.6	34.8	22.4	24.2	25.0	38.5	29.7	41.0	30.7							$17,814	$2,891	$14,923
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	4510 Landis St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-6803	705	27	26.1	97.6%	12 (1.7%)	48 (6.8%)	536 (76.0%)	97 (13.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	15.6	5220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		20.3	4840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	380	12.9		10.2	11.2	50.0		45.8	46.4	23.0		13.6	17.7	11.5		5.1	8.1	16.7		16.7	21.9	25.0	30.8				25.7	15.1	16.1	13.9				15.0	98.0						$23,208	$4,452	$18,756
Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	14.5	5307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		22.4	4641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	666																	16.7	18.4	17.4	4.8	8.5	30.0	27.1	36.4	33.3	23.9	9.3	6.4	23.3	14.3	18.6	22.5	16.2							$19,522	$2,615	$16,907
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	22.2	4660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	5035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	375																	30.0		30.0	14.3	16.0	52.6				26.2	19.1	3.7	25.0				14.7							$28,842	$5,782	$23,060
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	380	15	25.3	64.5%	98 (25.8%)	24 (6.3%)	174 (45.8%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.2	2980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	313																	25.5		25.5	46.7	32.1	42.9				40.7	49.2	27.8	17.7				32.5							$19,688	$3,383	$16,305
Oak Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 54th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5000	545	23	23.6	83.3%	28 (5.1%)	85 (15.6%)	236 (43.3%)	162 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	54.3	2350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.9%		64.2	1869^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.2%	481																	23.8		23.8	36.7	51.1	45.0				44.2	50.0	59.1	41.3				50.4	92.9	96.9		93.9	95.9		$21,340	$4,032	$17,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Fay Elementary

What district is Fay Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Fay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Fay Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mann Middle
High : Crawford High

What is the racial makeup of Fay Elementary?

Students at Fay Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Fay Elementary a good school?

Fay Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of California elementary schools.

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