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Paradise Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Hills Elementary serves 213 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Paradise Hills area of San Diego; it has the smallest enrollment among the 10 nearby schools in the comparison. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were below the state, district, and nearby-school averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important takeaway is that low results extend across all three subjects, rather than being limited to one area.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to its comparisons, while math is its weakest against the district and science has its lowest overall proficiency rate. ELA proficiency was 35%, compared with 49% statewide, 54% in San Diego Unified, and 42% across nearby schools. Math was 23%, versus 38%, 46%, and 36%, respectively; science was 19%, versus 36%, 42%, and 33%. The school’s gaps were largest against the district in math—23 points—and it ranked near the bottom of nearby schools in math and science, though around the middle in ELA. Fourth grade is a particular concern: proficiency was 28% in ELA and 16% in math, 18 and 26 points below the state’s fourth-grade rates. Fifth-grade ELA was a relative bright spot at 39%, though still 10 points below the state.

Results have improved since 2022–2023 in ELA and science: ELA rose 8 points and science 10 points, narrowing their state gaps. Math rose only 2 points while the state rose 4, and its gap widened by 2 points. Paradise Hills Elementary was at the 24th percentile with 1 star in SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide ranking; its percentile rose 6 points from 2023–2024, but remains below the nearby-school median of 47. SchoolDigger’s ranking for “Low Socio Economic Status Students,” a measure of how well the school serves that group compared with the same group statewide, reached the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026, up from 15 in 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 23.6, within the nearby range, and 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—below the nearby average of 79%.

213

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,467

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

96%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

5816 Alleghany St.
San Diego, CA 92139-1799

(619) 344-5200

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Paradise Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle
High:	Morse High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

Two or more races:

12.7%

Asian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2024 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg48%

California avg42%

4,399^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

600^th of 1,530San 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
2026	24.9	4399 of 5817	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	4657 of 5857	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4797 of 5869	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4786 of 5859	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4702 of 5883	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2909 of 5789	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	2807 of 5662	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	2651 of 5692	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.4	2877 of 5614	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	2227 of 5611	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	1960 of 5530	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	1890 of 5390	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	2019 of 5377	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	2202 of 5314	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.5	2523 of 5193	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.0	2111 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.7	2075 of 5113	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	1838 of 4818	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	1936 of 4822	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.9	2360 of 4809	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3606 of 5581	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	3979 of 5597	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4271 of 5612	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4848 of 5609	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4583 of 5635	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2736 of 5492	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	2519 of 5413	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	4063 of 5094	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	4491 of 5107	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4179 of 5107	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4405 of 5087	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4243 of 5084	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2755 of 4963	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	2628 of 4830	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	3679 of 5423	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.0	4721 of 5460	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4689 of 5517	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4275 of 5363	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4399 of 5264	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	3018 of 5173	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2598 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4668 of 5603	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	4848 of 5628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4731 of 5643	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4324 of 5638	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4364 of 5663	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2832 of 5510	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2999 of 5431	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5816 Alleghany St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5200	213	9	23.6	75.1%	10 (4.7%)	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.1%)	18 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	27 (12.7%)	24.9	4399^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.2	4657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%	258	19.4		19.4	36.1	28.0	38.7				34.8	30.6	16.0	19.4				22.8	96%	0%	$24,467	$2,593	$21,874
Palmer Way	Public	K-6	2900 Palmer St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8900	387	17	22.7	82.2%	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	279 (72.1%)	79 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	42.3	3091^st of 5817 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.1	2876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%	215	41.5		41.5	41.4	46.2	55.8	22.5			41.4	44.8	32.5	26.4	18.0			30.9	≥ 98%		$30,290	$2,024	$28,266
Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	52.3	2476^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.4%		44.4	2922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.1%	446	46.9		46.9	30.9	43.8	53.1	55.6			45.6	32.7	41.7	40.8	38.9			38.4	≥ 98%		$26,651	$2,076	$24,575
Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Oriskany Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-4040	341	16	21.8	73.0%	47 (13.8%)	57 (16.7%)	131 (38.4%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.5%)	46	2853^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	51.0%		35.3	3558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%	705	25.0		25.0	38.6	48.1	42.9				43.6	47.7	38.5	32.1				40.3	95%	0%	$23,705	$1,996	$21,709
Lincoln Acres	Public	K-6	2200 Lanoitan Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8600	423	17	24.8	86.3%	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (85.6%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	27.4	4194^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.9%		21.3	4718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%	524	27.0		27.0	15.9	37.3	52.6	25.5			34.2	8.5	27.5	27.0	12.8			19.7	≥ 98%		$27,338	$1,824	$25,514
Pacific View Leadership Elementary	Public	K-5	6196 Childs Ave.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1600	227	9	26.3	76.7%	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	163 (71.8%)	36 (15.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	23	4560^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.6%		39.2	3275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%	1285	21.2		21.2	35.6	18.5	30.3				29.5	35.6	14.8	15.2				23.8	≥ 98%		$24,684	$1,872	$22,812
Las Palmas	Public	K-6	1900 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8500	458	19	24.1	83.4%	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	376 (82.1%)	41 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	22.8	4577^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.3%		20.1	4821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%	244	18.2		18.2	17.7	18.0	26.4	43.1			27.0	11.3	14.0	10.9	43.9			21.0	≥ 98%		$26,621	$1,859	$24,762
Nye Elementary	Public	K-5	981 Valencia Pkwy.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1200	385	16	24.0	71.7%	21 (5.5%)	79 (20.5%)	116 (30.1%)	121 (31.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.4%)	87.2	791^st of 5817 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.6	684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%	107	52.4		52.4	71.2	72.7	73.8				72.5	64.2	59.7	69.1				63.8	97%	0%	$21,654	$2,450	$19,204
Bethune K-8	Public	K-8	6835 Benjamin Holt Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5800	520	23	22.6	72.1%	8 (1.5%)	26 (5.0%)	121 (23.3%)	308 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.0%)	65.4	1809^th of 5817 public elementary schools	68.9%		70.8	1562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%	247	58.1	44.1	48.5	44.2	40.4	54.8	60.3	67.6	60.3	56.0	59.6	51.0	64.5	34.5	62.5	57.4	54.6	96%	0%	$20,977	$1,893	$19,084
Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2797 Utica Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1700	366	16	22.8	81.4%	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.7%)	213 (58.2%)	65 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	52.3	2477^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.4%		53.2	2417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%	60	32.1		32.1	44.8	64.8	39.3				49.4	48.3	51.9	22.8				40.8	≥ 98%		$23,946	$1,737	$22,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Hills Elementary

What district is Paradise Hills Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Paradise Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paradise Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Middle
High : Morse High

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Hills Elementary?

Students at Paradise Hills Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% White, 4% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Paradise Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Paradise Hills Elementary.

Is Paradise Hills Elementary a good school?

Paradise Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

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