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Linda Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linda Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 362 students in the San Diego Unified district, located in a high-needs community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English and Math far below district and state averages. This represents a steep decline from its historical performance. A key point for parents to consider is the school's very high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 27.2%, which is notably higher than the district and state average and can significantly impact learning. Interestingly, despite receiving the highest per-student funding among nearby schools at over $24,000 per pupil, these substantial resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes, creating a notable paradox when compared to its performance.

The school's situation is highlighted by comparisons with nearby schools. For instance, Holmes Elementary, just 1.5 miles away, is a top-performing school in the 97th percentile, while Carson Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, outperforms Linda Vista academically. The data shows extreme educational inequality within a small geographic area. While the school has shown historical strengths with certain student groups, such as English Learners and students with disabilities, these successes have not been consistently sustained, indicating the school has specific challenges in turning its considerable funding into improved and equitable results for all students.

362

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,597

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2772 Ulric St.
San Diego, CA 92111-5530

(858) 800-5450

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Linda Vista Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

Asian:

13.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg49%

California avg41%

5,663^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^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	9.4	5663 of 5857	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5325 of 5869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4719 of 5859	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5234 of 5883	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	4541 of 5789	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4727 of 5662	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	4316 of 5692	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	3818 of 5614	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4400 of 5611	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	4843 of 5530	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	4463 of 5390	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	4474 of 5377	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	4380 of 5314	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	4331 of 5193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	4530 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4564 of 5113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	4367 of 4818	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	4438 of 4822	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4422 of 4809	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	70.5	497 of 2585	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	26.7	1604 of 2128	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	2020 of 3162	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	2973 of 3245	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	2962 of 3311	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	2168 of 3275	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2359 of 3246	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	5494 of 5597	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5142 of 5612	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4556 of 5609	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5049 of 5635	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4701 of 5492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4657 of 5413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	4917 of 5107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4663 of 5107	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4047 of 5087	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	4427 of 5084	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3871 of 4963	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4119 of 4830	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	5214 of 5460	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4941 of 5517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4113 of 5363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4369 of 5264	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3897 of 5173	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3841 of 5084	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5342 of 5628	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5028 of 5643	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4482 of 5638	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4807 of 5663	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3952 of 5510	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4386 of 5431	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)81st percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

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Sunday, November 17, 2019

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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
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	9.4	5663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		14.8	5325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	338	8.6		8.6	18.0	15.1	15.8				16.3	17.7	13.0	8.6				12.9	89.4	93.9	97.0	90.9	93.9	90.9	$24,597	$4,951	$19,646
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
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
Longfellow Utk-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8300	726	31	23.8	30.7%	271 (37.3%)	44 (6.1%)	330 (45.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.8%)	86.2	868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.8	1047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.2%	179	53.2	48.2	51.1	78.2	58.2	73.4	53.9	85.5	72.2	70.8	85.1	65.7	57.7	53.9	58.2	64.8	65.7							$17,543	$2,333	$15,210
Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	336	14	24.3	87.8%	33 (9.8%)	20 (6.0%)	220 (65.5%)	41 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	23.8	4520^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.1	4857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	337	18.9		18.9	27.5	32.6	20.8				26.7	24.5	40.4	17.0				26.9							$25,202	$4,936	$20,266
Ross Elementary	Public	K-5	7470 Bagdad St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5800	187	8	23.3	72.7%	35 (18.7%)	7 (3.7%)	90 (48.1%)	31 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)	45.9	2834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		49.8	2567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	267	33.3		33.3	47.6	35.3	52.0				46.0	36.4	26.3	36.0				33.3							$24,959	$4,157	$20,802
Empower Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Empower Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 292-1304	153	7	21.8	50.3%	23 (15.0%)	5 (3.3%)	116 (75.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	44.4	2923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%		35.8	3453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.2%	530				41.7	43.8					44.4	41.7	35.3					37.0							$20,199	$3,655	$16,544
Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	4902 Mt. Ararat Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4400	495	19	26.3	23.8%	313 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (19.2%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.7%)	96.5	191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		98.5	47^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.2%	144	57.0		57.0	92.3	83.8	82.3				86.1	91.1	90.0	74.7				85.3							$18,230	$2,562	$15,668
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Linda Vista Elementary

What district is Linda Vista Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Linda Vista Elementary?

Students at Linda Vista Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Linda Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Linda Vista Elementary.

Is Linda Vista Elementary a good school?

Linda Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Linda Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linda Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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