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Loma Portal Elementary

Public Grades K-4
1446th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 75% of California elementary schools
Summary

Loma Portal Elementary is a San Diego Unified school serving 392 students in grades K–4, with several other elementary schools nearby. Its clearest strength is mathematics: in 2025–2026, 64% of students were proficient, compared with 46% across San Diego Unified and 38% statewide.

Compared with nearby K–4 schools, Loma Portal was around the middle in math and weaker in English language arts (ELA). Its math proficiency of 64% was essentially even with the nearby-school average of 64%, ranking third among six schools; its ELA proficiency of 51% was 6 percentage points below the nearby average of 58%, ranking fourth of six. ELA was also below the district’s 54%, though slightly above the state’s 49%. Results vary by grade: third-grade math proficiency was 75%, while fourth-grade math was 53%; the third-grade result was above the nearby average, and the fourth-grade result below it.

Scores have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell from 64% to 51%, and math from 68% to 64%, although both remain above current state results. Chronic absenteeism improved over the same broad period, dropping from 36% in 2021–2022 to 14% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 17% and state’s 18%. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 75th percentile with four stars, down from the 84th percentile in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 26.1, the highest reported among nearby schools, and 30% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show lower relative standing for Hispanic students (56th percentile versus 75th overall, down from 73rd in 2023–2024) and Low Socio Economic Status Students (55th percentile versus 75th overall, though up from 40th in 2023–2024); these rankings describe how the school serves each group, not why results differ.

392
Students ?
26.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,929
Per pupil spending ?
30.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 3341 Browning St.
       San Diego, CA  92106-1599

(619) 223-1683

District: San Diego Unified


Students who attend Loma Portal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Correia Middle
    Dana
High:    Point Loma High
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.4%
Hispanic:
28.1%
Two or more races:
7.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg50%
California avg44%
1,446th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
45th of 137Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified
407th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.01446 of 580475.1%★★★★☆
202578.61213 of 585779.3%★★★★☆
202482.91040 of 586982.3%★★★★☆
202384.9954 of 585983.7%★★★★☆
202283.61016 of 588382.7%★★★★☆
201980.31155 of 578980.0%★★★★☆
201887.0798 of 566285.9%★★★★☆
201783.4983 of 569282.7%★★★★☆
201674.71316 of 561476.6%★★★★☆
201576.71249 of 561177.7%★★★★☆
201377.21214 of 553078.0%★★★★☆
201286.1669 of 539087.6%★★★★☆
201178.01107 of 537779.4%★★★★☆
201081.8907 of 531482.9%★★★★☆
200981.8903 of 519382.6%★★★★☆
200874.81198 of 511376.6%★★★★☆
200776.21130 of 511377.9%★★★★☆
200673.41194 of 481875.2%★★★★☆
200548.32283 of 482252.7%★★★☆☆
200452.72022 of 480958.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.61412 of 556974.6%★★★★☆
202571.81424 of 559774.6%★★★★☆
202481.41034 of 561281.6%★★★★☆
202377.41199 of 560978.6%★★★★☆
202266.51664 of 563570.5%★★★★☆
201975.01297 of 549276.4%★★★★☆
201885.9770 of 541385.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.52241 of 508555.9%★★★☆☆
202553.62057 of 510759.7%★★★☆☆
202465.61387 of 510772.8%★★★★☆
202390.1342 of 508793.3%★★★★★
202287.9439 of 508491.4%★★★★★
201971.11117 of 496377.5%★★★★☆
201876.1839 of 483082.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202650.52440 of 541254.9%★★★☆☆
202547.32637 of 546051.7%★★★☆☆
202437.93302 of 551740.1%★★☆☆☆
202379.1805 of 536385.0%★★★★☆
202276.9872 of 526483.4%★★★★☆
201971.01135 of 517378.1%★★★★☆
201889.0325 of 508493.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.21446 of 559074.1%★★★★☆
202580.11074 of 562880.9%★★★★☆
202480.71050 of 564381.4%★★★★☆
202388.7689 of 563887.8%★★★★☆
202291.4546 of 566390.4%★★★★★
201982.4941 of 551082.9%★★★★☆
201885.4820 of 543184.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202668.0592 of 292079.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202662.71015 of 253259.9%★★★☆☆
202567.2877 of 259866.2%★★★☆☆
202467.3901 of 265166.0%★★★☆☆
202372.0738 of 266172.3%★★★★☆
202266.0955 of 272665.0%★★★☆☆
201974.5651 of 283477.0%★★★★☆
201883.0334 of 273787.8%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)75th percentile~ school
Male (2026)74th percentile~ school
White (2026)60th percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics64%+25 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

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Students who attend Loma Portal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Correia Middle
Middle : Dana
High : Point Loma High

Students at Loma Portal Elementary are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Loma Portal Elementary.

Loma Portal Elementary ranks 1446th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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