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Jones Elementary

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Jones Elementary ranks 2964 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jones Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 257 students in the San Diego Unified district, with a recent history of fluctuating academic performance that has seen a notable decline from its historically higher rankings.

Recent test scores show a mixed picture: while third graders perform exceptionally well, those gains fade sharply in fourth and fifth grade, particularly in math and science, where proficiency is significantly below district and state averages. This "fade-out" pattern is more pronounced here than at nearby schools like Chesterton Elementary or Angier Elementary, which maintain more consistent performance. Furthermore, despite spending a mid-range amount per student, Jones achieves lower academic outcomes than several neighboring schools with similar or lower budgets, suggesting resources may not be deployed as effectively.

On a positive note, the school has made strong progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to a rate better than both the district and state averages. However, this improvement has not yet translated into better test scores. The presence of high-performing charter options like Elevate nearby creates a competitive landscape. The school's historical capacity for excellence indicates potential for recovery if it can address the steep performance drop between grades and strengthen areas like science instruction.

257

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,016

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2751 Greyling Dr.
San Diego, CA 92123-2836

(619) 605-8800

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Taft Middle
High:	Kearny College Connections
	Kearny Digital Media & Design
	Kearny Eng Innov & Design
	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.7%

Hispanic:

31.9%

Two or more races:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2013

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,964^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	43.8	2964 of 5857	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	2097 of 5869	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	1718 of 5859	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	2055 of 5883	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	1452 of 5789	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	1193 of 5662	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	993 of 5692	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	1286 of 5614	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	1163 of 5611	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	707 of 5530	87.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.6	753 of 5390	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	959 of 5377	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	925 of 5314	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	784 of 5193	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.4	1262 of 5113	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	988 of 5113	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	1331 of 4818	72.4%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	1515 of 4822	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.5	911 of 4809	81.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	37.3	1124 of 2128	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	2631 of 5597	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	2181 of 5612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1837 of 5609	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2180 of 5635	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	1656 of 5492	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	1134 of 5413	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2559 of 5107	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1769 of 5107	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1855 of 5087	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	1368 of 5084	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	300 of 4963	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	767 of 4830	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	2617 of 5460	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1510 of 5517	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	1398 of 5363	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	1775 of 5264	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	753 of 5173	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	593 of 5084	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3169 of 5628	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	1930 of 5643	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	1537 of 5638	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	1856 of 5663	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	1316 of 5510	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	1202 of 5431	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	1159 of 2598	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	1602 of 2834	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	1047 of 2737	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)47th percentile-32 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science20%-13 vs state

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8800	257	10	25.7	52.5%	84 (32.7%)	14 (5.4%)	82 (31.9%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.7%)	43.8	2964^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		59.4	2097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.3%	867																	20.0		20.0	71.1	38.8	37.5				48.0	66.7	26.5	15.0				35.2					$22,016	$3,343	$18,673
Elevate	Public, Charter	K-8	2285 Murray Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Elevate District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 751-4774	476	22	22.0	45.6%	144 (30.3%)	80 (16.8%)	133 (27.9%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.8%)	88.1	772^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		92.2	557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	215																	45.1	66.7	54.4	80.4	73.1	72.6	78.9	82.9	83.8	78.7	80.4	67.3	47.1	61.5	70.7	66.7	65.9					$17,933	$2,062	$15,871
Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3100	398	17	23.4	64.1%	76 (19.1%)	66 (16.6%)	155 (38.9%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	58 (14.6%)	69.2	1640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.9	1736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	96																	38.8		38.8	45.7	58.5	59.2				53.5	61.4	49.1	53.1				55.2	90.4	91.6		94.0	$22,621	$3,581	$19,040
Wegeforth Elementary	Public	K-5	3443 Ediwhar Ave.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5900	200	10	20.0	72.0%	32 (16.0%)	15 (7.5%)	80 (40.0%)	38 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.5%)	57.6	2190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.8	2352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	162																	36.7		36.7	47.4	50.0	50.0				49.0	46.2	47.1	40.0				44.7					$28,542	$3,347	$25,195
Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3900	199	9	23.4	55.8%	43 (21.6%)	24 (12.1%)	67 (33.7%)	24 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.6%)	65	1840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		56.7	2203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	363																	46.4		46.4	43.3	50.0	71.4				55.4	53.3	41.2	39.3				45.3					$23,485	$4,125	$19,360
Juarez Elementary	Public	K-5	2633 Melbourne Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2800	264	10	26.4	57.6%	50 (18.9%)	13 (4.9%)	160 (60.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	26.2	4300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		44.9	2866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	1434	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.7	25.0	4.4	16.7	17.3	12.5	21.7	11.1	14.8	5.0	4.4	0.0	3.7	21.1		21.1	28.2	30.4	38.9				31.3	29.7	30.4	21.1				27.9	96.6	96.6			$20,354	$2,884	$17,470
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367																	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$20,630	$3,439	$17,191
Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	7666 Bobolink Way	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4600	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	42.8	3019^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		22.7	4604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	1585																	25.0		25.0	19.1	44.4	45.0				35.6	47.6	38.9	40.0				42.4					$27,946	$5,667	$22,279
Nipaquay Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Civita Blvd.	San Diego	92108	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1900	378	15	25.2	61.1%	114 (30.2%)	33 (8.7%)	130 (34.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	45.1	2878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%					(n/a)																				37.8	40.0					38.9	38.0	48.9					43.2					$21,362	$2,951	$18,411
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92																	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2					$14,340	$1,336	$13,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Elementary

How many students attend Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Jones Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Taft Middle
High : Kearny College Connections
High : Kearny Digital Media & Design
High : Kearny Eng Innov & Design
High : Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

What district is Jones Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Jones Elementary?

Students at Jones Elementary are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Jones Elementary a good school?

Jones Elementary ranks 2964^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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