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Ross Elementary

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Ross Elementary ranks 2834 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 187 students in the San Diego Unified district, maintaining a consistent 3-star rating while serving a community where a significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Ross shows mixed results, with English proficiency near the state average but math and science scores below both district and state averages. A notable and unusual finding is a large performance gap between male and female students. The school has made a remarkable and positive turnaround in student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism from over 57% to 18.5%, which is now better than many neighboring schools and a key strength. Compared to nearby schools like Sequoia Elementary and Lafayette Elementary, Ross generally lags in test scores but excels in getting students to school regularly.

When looking at the broader landscape, schools with similar student populations can have very different outcomes. For instance, Chesterton Elementary achieves much higher academic proficiency with similar demographics and lower per-student spending, suggesting that effective school practices are crucial. Ross's story is one of stability and a significant win in improving attendance, while it continues to work on boosting academic achievement for all students, particularly in closing the internal gender gap and improving outcomes in specific grades and subjects.

187

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,959

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7470 Bagdad St.
San Diego, CA 92111-4317

(858) 800-5800

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Kearny College Connections
	Kearny Digital Media & Design
	Kearny Eng Innov & Design
	Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

18.7%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,834^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	45.9	2834 of 5857	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2567 of 5869	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	2158 of 5859	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2681 of 5883	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	2780 of 5789	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	3278 of 5662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	3259 of 5692	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	3087 of 5614	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	2607 of 5611	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	2519 of 5530	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	2220 of 5390	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	1505 of 5377	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	48.2	2675 of 5314	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3448 of 5193	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	2277 of 5113	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	1926 of 5113	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	1360 of 4818	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	55.8	1920 of 4822	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.7	2323 of 4809	51.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.0	484 of 3275	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	761 of 3246	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3340 of 5597	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4069 of 5635	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2694 of 5492	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	3218 of 5413	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	3010 of 5107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3447 of 5087	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.2	5028 of 5084	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3228 of 4963	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3443 of 4830	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	2126 of 5460	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	1353 of 5517	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1346 of 5363	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	1799 of 5264	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	1848 of 5173	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2236 of 5084	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1107 of 5628	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	2317 of 5643	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	2500 of 5638	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	3122 of 5663	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2775 of 5510	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3018 of 5431	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)85th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, October 26, 2017

The new principle Rosemary Cruz is turning this beautifully nestled Clairemont school around. She's gained multiple grants including one to teach the "Eight Laws of Successful People. Costco has sponsored their reading program and even made sure all the students have backpacks. There's a general excitement about our neighborhood school and all the new changes thus far. We even have a meet up to all walk the kids into school on Wednesday. Another program that Mrs. Cruz started. I love dropping my son at his diverse TK class. His teacher has her masters and is focused on child lead learning that has my son asking me to help him research and chase down information and experiences he's interested in. I could not be more impressed with Ross and it's community of parents and teachers. Close Quote

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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)	% 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	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
Ross Elementary	Public	K-5	7470 Bagdad St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5800	187	8	23.3	72.7%	35 (18.7%)	7 (3.7%)	90 (48.1%)	31 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)	45.9	2834^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		49.8	2567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	267	33.3		33.3	47.6	35.3	52.0				46.0	36.4	26.3	36.0				33.3							$24,959	$4,157	$20,802
Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	395	21	18.8	40.3%	182 (46.1%)	42 (10.6%)	113 (28.6%)	24 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	73.5	1451^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		79.9	1158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	293	69.2	39.5	54.6	36.6	67.5	63.2	56.8	73.3	52.8	57.7	46.5	55.8	59.0	52.6	54.8	50.0	53.0							$13,593	$940	$12,653
Clairemont Canyons Academy	Public	K-5	4133 Mt. Albertine Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1350	318	17	18.7	73.3%	84 (26.4%)	44 (13.8%)	105 (33.0%)	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.2%)	41.6	3106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		54.9	2292^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	814	25.0		25.0	41.9	30.0	33.3				35.5	58.1	30.0	33.3				42.1	92.1	93.7	95.2	95.2	95.2	96.8	$30,288	$4,556	$25,732
Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3100	398	17	23.4	64.1%	76 (19.1%)	66 (16.6%)	155 (38.9%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	58 (14.6%)	69.2	1640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.9	1736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	96	38.8		38.8	45.7	58.5	59.2				53.5	61.4	49.1	53.1				55.2	90.4			91.6		94.0	$22,621	$3,581	$19,040
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Printwood Way	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5000	208	16	13.4	76.0%	49 (23.6%)	7 (3.4%)	123 (59.1%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	32.6	3759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.8%		38.1	3297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	462	32.3		32.3	14.8	35.7	46.7				32.9	20.0	28.6	32.3				27.0							$25,354	$4,383	$20,971
High Technical Elementary Mesa	Public, Charter	K-5	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4620	423	18	23.5	38.5%	139 (32.9%)	28 (6.6%)	136 (32.2%)	95 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (4.0%)	46.9	2771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.7	2881^st of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	110	36.6		36.6	40.3	45.1	50.7				45.3	34.7	39.4	29.6				34.6	97.0						$14,064	$904	$13,160
Chesterton Elementary	Public	K-5	7335 Wheatley St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2400	365	15	24.1	59.7%	115 (31.5%)	18 (4.9%)	101 (27.7%)	78 (21.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	82.8	1031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		74.3	1398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	367	58.7		58.7	59.4	48.2	74.6				61.2	71.0	53.6	76.2				67.6	95.7			96.7	96.7	96.7	$20,630	$3,439	$17,191
San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	454	25	18.1	50.7%	156 (34.4%)	21 (4.6%)	180 (39.6%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.7%)	38	3341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.8	3249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.6%	92	31.3	37.0	34.0	39.1	38.3	39.6	31.5	53.2	50.0	41.7	34.8	40.4	25.0	31.5	48.9	43.5	37.2							$14,340	$1,336	$13,004
Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	9.4	5663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		14.8	5325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.3%	338	8.6		8.6	18.0	15.1	15.8				16.3	17.7	13.0	8.6				12.9	89.4	93.9	97.0	90.9	93.9	90.9	$24,597	$4,951	$19,646
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	4690 Limerick Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1800	180	10	18.0	74.4%	37 (20.6%)	5 (2.8%)	97 (53.9%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.0%)	80.6	1136^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.8	1606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.6%	470	55.9		55.9	61.5	56.5	67.7				62.7	61.5	50.0	58.8				57.1							$30,140	$2,937	$27,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

What district is Ross Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Ross Elementary ranks 2834^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Kearny College Connections
High : Kearny Digital Media & Design
High : Kearny Eng Innov & Design
High : Kearny School of Biomedical Science and Technology

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Ross Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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