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Perkins K-8

Public Grades K-8

5022^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Perkins K-8 is a public K-8 school serving 381 students in the San Diego Unified district, facing significant academic challenges and a high rate of student poverty.

The school's most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school—a rate more than double the district average and much higher than nearby schools like Mountain View or Sherman Elementary. This severe attendance problem is closely linked to its low academic performance; proficiency rates in English, math, and science are far below both district averages and those of surrounding schools. For instance, while Perkins has about 22% of students proficient in English, Albert Einstein Academies, a nearby charter school, achieves over 46% proficiency.

Despite having a relatively good student-teacher ratio and receiving more funding per student than some higher-performing peers, these resources have not led to better outcomes. Performance is inconsistent across grade levels and has declined over the past decade. The existence of other schools in the area with similar student demographics but stronger results, such as Sherman Elementary, indicates that improvement is possible, though addressing the attendance crisis would be a critical first step for Perkins K-8.

381

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,141

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1770 Main St.
San Diego, CA 92113-2104

(619) 344-5300

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Perkins K-8 usually attend:

High:

San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

African American:

5.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,022^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,364^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	5022 of 5857	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5286 of 5869	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4661 of 5859	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	4809 of 5883	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	5403 of 5789	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	5143 of 5662	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	4697 of 5692	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	3922 of 5614	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.8	3637 of 5611	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.9	4608 of 5530	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	4008 of 5390	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	4802 of 5377	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	4962 of 5314	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	4960 of 5193	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	4785 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	4432 of 5113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	4097 of 4818	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4234 of 4822	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	4344 of 4809	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.8	2412 of 2585	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	2444 of 3162	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1503 of 3245	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1965 of 3311	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2684 of 3275	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	2923 of 3246	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4790 of 5597	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4937 of 5612	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4039 of 5609	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4281 of 5635	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	4957 of 5492	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5068 of 5413	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	3879 of 5107	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4363 of 5107	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3682 of 5087	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3762 of 5084	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4545 of 4963	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4142 of 4830	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	395 of 429	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	229 of 364	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	214 of 335	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	162 of 356	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4488 of 5460	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4984 of 5517	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4187 of 5363	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4224 of 5264	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4655 of 5173	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4391 of 5084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4633 of 5628	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5184 of 5643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4817 of 5638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4850 of 5663	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5146 of 5510	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4635 of 5431	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2364 of 2761	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2396 of 2783	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	2588 of 2781	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2553 of 2740	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2300 of 2715	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2306 of 2480	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	2057 of 2508	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1745 of 2497	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1906 of 2477	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	2071 of 2379	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	1765 of 2259	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1945 of 2236	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	1999 of 2179	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	1973 of 2063	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.8	1265 of 1531	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	112 of 1478	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	24.3	1490 of 1540	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1140 of 1442	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2173 of 2533	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2129 of 2551	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2246 of 2531	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	2330 of 2509	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2189 of 2380	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2159 of 2262	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1917 of 2395	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1960 of 2388	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2297 of 2374	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2261 of 2359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1611 of 2213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1837 of 2072	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	408 of 477	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	258 of 394	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	186 of 320	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	193 of 336	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	2158 of 2542	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2230 of 2579	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2335 of 2531	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2225 of 2458	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1874 of 2369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1978 of 2230	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	2186 of 2534	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2227 of 2552	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2426 of 2538	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2393 of 2527	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1862 of 2407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	2079 of 2273	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+79 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

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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
Perkins K-8	Public	K-8	1770 Main St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5300	381	19	20.0	95.5%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	325 (85.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	17.9	5022^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.2	5286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.9%	264																	11.4	13.9	12.7	24.3	11.9	22.6	25.6	34.2	11.4	21.8	40.5	21.3	16.7	15.4	16.7	8.3	19.8	90.5			92.9		92.9	$24,141	$4,387	$19,754
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.1	5086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%		13.8	5404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	318																	10.0		10.0	23.4	35.9	29.8				29.9	20.0	20.0	6.0				15.5	92.5	94.3			92.5		$25,625	$5,508	$20,117
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		42.4	3042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	590	6.0	7.2	7.8	7.0	34.9	14.5	33.3	27.7	12.1	14.5	11.1	12.5	3.6	8.4	3.3	5.1	28.1		28.1	32.1	26.8	38.9				32.8	39.3	27.7	34.1				33.7							$24,731	$3,947	$20,784
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	16.1	5176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	389	4.4			4.4	34.8			34.8	13.0			13.0	4.4			4.4	4.2	18.2	10.9	13.6	19.4	37.5	20.0	40.0	22.7	26.0	18.2	29.0	8.3	20.0	6.7	13.6	16.2							$22,518	$2,535	$19,983
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																	12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$28,713	$5,360	$23,353
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$24,777	$5,018	$19,759
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	8.6			8.6	42.9			42.9	21.4			21.4	1.4			1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6							$18,862	$2,702	$16,160
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0	3.9		9.5	15.3	12.2		20.2	0.0	10.9		6.0	0.0	3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1							$23,117	$2,683	$20,434
Albert Einstein Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	3035 Ash St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Albert Einstein Academies District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-1190	1,448	62	23.2	46.0%	385 (26.6%)	36 (2.5%)	902 (62.3%)	23 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (6.9%)	49.9	2600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		62.7	1942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.9%	658																	38.9	33.3	35.6	40.9	51.9	54.6	32.1	53.4	49.5	46.6	39.1	52.6	41.9	26.5	29.8	33.3	35.9							$15,945	$347	$15,598
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818																	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$25,965	$3,053	$22,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Perkins K-8

What schools do graduates of Perkins K-8 attend?

Students who attend Perkins K-8 usually go on to attend:

High : San Diego High

What is the racial makeup of Perkins K-8?

Students at Perkins K-8 are 85% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Is Perkins K-8 a good school?

Perkins K-8 ranks in the bottom 14.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Perkins K-8 in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Perkins K-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Perkins K-8.

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