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Marshall Elementary

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Marshall Elementary ranks 4259 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marshall Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 367 students in the San Diego Unified district, primarily serving a community with high economic need.

Academically, Marshall's test scores in English and Math are below district and state averages, though they are higher than several nearby schools like Fay Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary, and Carver Elementary. A significant area for improvement is science, where proficiency is notably low. The school has shown a remarkable and positive trend in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since 2022, which is a better improvement than most surrounding schools.

When compared to a higher-performing neighbor like Oak Park Elementary, which serves a similar student population, Marshall's academic results are lower, suggesting room for growth. The school spends more per student than the district average and has a lower student-teacher ratio than some comparable schools. Its performance has been volatile in recent years, but it has demonstrated particular effectiveness with its Hispanic students, who score above the school's overall average.

367

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,740

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 Altadena Ave.
San Diego, CA 92105-3698

(619) 344-5100

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Marshall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mann Middle
High:	Crawford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.8%

African American:

20.4%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2018 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2018) to 27th (2025)

!Science scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

California avg41%

4,259^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^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	26.6	4259 of 5857	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3966 of 5869	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	4476 of 5859	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3203 of 5883	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	2559 of 5789	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1985 of 5662	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	2594 of 5692	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.2	3121 of 5614	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.1	3928 of 5611	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	5201 of 5530	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	5204 of 5390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	5119 of 5377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	5111 of 5314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	4862 of 5193	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	4979 of 5113	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.5	4846 of 5113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.3	4339 of 4818	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	4587 of 4822	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	4167 of 4809	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	537 of 661	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.0	191 of 663	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	114 of 747	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	113 of 700	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	754 of 1154	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	473 of 1149	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	574 of 1071	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1935 of 3162	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	2564 of 3245	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.6	816 of 3311	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	584 of 3275	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	456 of 3246	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4121 of 5597	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3488 of 5612	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3990 of 5609	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2648 of 5635	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2538 of 5492	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	1813 of 5413	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	2959 of 5107	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2644 of 5107	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2865 of 5087	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2552 of 5084	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	2119 of 4963	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	1631 of 4830	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	3592 of 5460	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	3144 of 5517	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3575 of 5363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	2015 of 5264	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	1368 of 5173	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	770 of 5084	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3957 of 5628	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4102 of 5643	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4551 of 5638	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3455 of 5663	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	2400 of 5510	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	2064 of 5431	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2022)35th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2023)19th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science10%-23 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)	% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	4271 Myrtle Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 640-4000	410	17	24.6	93.7%	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.3%)	315 (76.8%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	10 (2.4%)	20.2	4808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.6	5345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	537																	25.0		25.0	22.4	18.3	39.7				26.3	29.9	9.8	13.3				18.7	90.4	92.8		90.4	91.6	91.6	$19,901	$4,006	$15,895
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Fairmount Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6800	406	18	22.5	93.6%	11 (2.7%)	48 (11.8%)	298 (73.4%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	37.6	3368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		33.2	3665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	297		0.0	0.0	0.0		15.4	21.4	18.5		15.4	7.1	11.1		7.7	0.0	3.7	22.2		22.2	14.7	35.3	54.0				32.5	37.7	32.7	45.3				38.4	92.1	93.4		92.1	93.4	92.1	$22,233	$4,089	$18,144
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Elementary

How many students attend Marshall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Marshall Elementary.

What district is Marshall Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Elementary?

Students at Marshall Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 20% African American, 11% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Marshall Elementary a good school?

Marshall Elementary ranks 4259^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Marshall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marshall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mann Middle
High : Crawford High

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