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Marvin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marvin Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 543 students in the San Diego Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its remarkable and steady academic excellence, with students scoring well above state and district averages in English, math, and science. This high performance is consistent across all grade levels and is shared by a cluster of other excellent nearby schools like Hearst Elementary and Dailard Elementary. A key factor in this success is the school's very low chronic absenteeism rate, which at 10.5% is about half the average for the district and state, showing a strong focus on student engagement and attendance.

What makes Marvin Elementary particularly impressive is how it achieves these outstanding results while spending its resources efficiently and serving a diverse student body. The school's success highlights that effective school practices make a significant difference, as seen in the wide performance variations among neighboring schools like Foster Elementary and Pendleton Elementary that serve similar communities.

543

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,412

Per pupil spending ?

28.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5720 Brunswick Ave.
San Diego, CA 92120-1905

(619) 583-1355

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis Middle
High:	Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg49%

California avg41%

377^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	94.3	377 of 5857	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	301 of 5869	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	510 of 5859	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	352 of 5883	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	343 of 5789	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	339 of 5662	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	282 of 5692	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	411 of 5614	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	88.0	726 of 5611	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	1317 of 5530	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	884 of 5390	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	86.0	679 of 5377	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	1350 of 5314	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	1334 of 5193	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	935 of 5113	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	1376 of 5113	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	892 of 4818	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	79.1	962 of 4822	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.2	1264 of 4809	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	296 of 5597	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	216 of 5612	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	369 of 5609	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	418 of 5635	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	494 of 5492	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	391 of 5413	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	333 of 5107	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	245 of 5107	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	389 of 5087	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	66 of 5084	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	169 of 4963	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	115 of 4830	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	257 of 5460	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	366 of 5517	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	551 of 5363	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	213 of 5264	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	398 of 5173	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	44 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	484 of 5628	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	426 of 5643	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	669 of 5638	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	342 of 5663	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	247 of 5510	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	309 of 5431	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	222 of 718	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	191 of 670	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	178 of 669	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	153 of 610	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	119 of 445	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	344 of 2847	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	199 of 2635	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	183 of 2598	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	59 of 2651	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	272 of 2661	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	183 of 2726	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	106 of 2834	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	223 of 2737	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+30 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

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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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Brunswick Ave.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 583-1355	543	21	26.1	28.4%	251 (46.2%)	18 (3.3%)	127 (23.4%)	49 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (17.9%)	94.3	377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.5	301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	76	62.8		62.8	78.6	77.5	79.1				78.4	92.9	67.9	69.8				76.0						$19,412	$2,490	$16,922
Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	6230 Del Cerro Blvd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5400	527	21	25.5	25.8%	303 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	99 (18.8%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (17.5%)	94.7	357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.4	396^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	39	62.5		62.5	75.3	87.1	75.0				78.2	78.7	82.3	72.7				77.4						$18,141	$2,198	$15,943
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 51st St.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4100	518	22	23.7	59.3%	149 (28.8%)	51 (9.8%)	202 (39.0%)	39 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.3%)	38	3343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		31.2	3847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	504	22.2		22.2	44.4	36.7	40.0				40.4	44.6	32.8	25.0				33.5	95.8		95.8	97.2	97.2	$23,352	$4,351	$19,001
Dailard Elementary	Public	K-5	6425 Cibola Rd.	San Diego	92120	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5900	567	22	25.7	23.5%	332 (58.6%)	12 (2.1%)	108 (19.0%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.3%)	94.3	374^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.1	333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	63.7		63.7	74.4	78.6	81.3				78.3	84.6	72.6	65.9				73.9	97.0					$18,550	$2,466	$16,084
Green Elementary	Public	K-5	7030 Wandermere Pl.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4200	493	19	26.2	32.3%	247 (50.1%)	32 (6.5%)	129 (26.2%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.2%)	93.1	467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.7	368^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	99	51.4		51.4	70.2	82.8	80.8				78.4	71.2	81.6	76.7				77.0	92.5	97.0	92.5	97.0	95.5	$18,833	$2,823	$16,010
Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	5420 Montezuma Rd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5700	353	14	26.1	54.4%	75 (21.2%)	28 (7.9%)	121 (34.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	87	823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		71	1553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	730	62.5		62.5	67.3	54.2	71.4				64.8	74.6	60.4	69.6				68.6						$20,499	$3,100	$17,399
Language Academy	Public	K-8	4961 64th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5150	1,015	43	23.7	43.9%	249 (24.5%)	94 (9.3%)	551 (54.3%)	21 (2.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (9.3%)	69.9	1603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		69.1	1632^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	48.7	55.2	51.5	55.3	57.1	64.9	68.3	75.3	67.8	64.0	48.3	38.7	38.9	59.8	59.6	71.3	51.2	97.6	98.4		98.4		$18,868	$3,301	$15,567
Harriet Tubman Village Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6880 Mohawk St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Harriet Tubman Village Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-8635	446	19	23.3	93.7%	6 (1.3%)	226 (50.7%)	177 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.6%)	17.1	5091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		29.5	3964^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.5%	1127	6.4	5.6	5.9	12.5	34.8	18.4	18.0	44.4	33.3	26.7	16.7	35.6	18.4	18.0	30.4	5.7	20.3						$17,888	$644	$17,244
Benchley/Weinberger Elementary	Public	K-5	6269 Twin Lake Dr.	San Diego	92119	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4000	560	22	25.4	20.0%	299 (53.4%)	13 (2.3%)	140 (25.0%)	31 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (13.6%)	93.1	464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.7	595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	131	67.8		67.8	74.0	73.3	75.9				74.4	80.5	69.8	65.5				71.6						$18,657	$2,548	$16,109
Maryland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Maryland Ave.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5744	451	19	23.7	58.5%	155 (34.4%)	41 (9.1%)	164 (36.4%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.4%)	65.6	1818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.6	1791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	27	43.8		43.8	66.2	60.0	50.0				59.8	54.2	47.7	20.8				43.2	94.9		96.9	96.9		$17,041	$1,159	$15,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Elementary

Is Marvin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Marvin Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Elementary?

Students at Marvin Elementary are 46% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Marvin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Marvin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Marvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Middle
High : Henry High

What district is Marvin Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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