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Rosa Parks Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rosa Parks Elementary is a large public K-5 school in San Diego's 92105 ZIP code, serving 705 students within the San Diego Unified district, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 11% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English and math well below the district average. This represents a steep decline from a decade ago. While the school receives substantial funding per student, it has the highest student-teacher ratio among most nearby schools, such as Ibarra Elementary and Joyner Elementary, which serve similar student populations but achieve stronger academic results.

Despite these overall struggles, Rosa Parks shows notable strengths in specific areas, including a dramatic improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism and relatively strong performance for its Spanish-speaking students in language assessments. The school has also shown historical effectiveness in serving homeless students and students in special education. The contrast with higher-performing neighboring schools suggests the challenges may be specific to the school's programs or operations rather than the community it serves.

705

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,208

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4510 Landis St.
San Diego, CA 92105-2822

(619) 282-6803

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Rosa Parks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clark Middle
High:	Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

Asian:

13.8%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg48%

California avg41%

5,220^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	15.6	5220 of 5857	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4840 of 5869	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4033 of 5859	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4501 of 5883	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	4199 of 5789	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3855 of 5662	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3728 of 5692	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.4	1971 of 5614	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.0	3013 of 5611	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	3584 of 5530	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.8	4101 of 5390	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	3382 of 5377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.2	3837 of 5314	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	3614 of 5193	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3523 of 5113	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.8	3445 of 5113	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.4	3425 of 4818	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.1	2708 of 4822	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.6	3153 of 4809	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1067 of 1203	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1105 of 1205	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1051 of 1190	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1035 of 1154	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1032 of 1149	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	967 of 1071	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	1545 of 2227	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2165 of 2585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1907 of 2128	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	2881 of 3162	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1421 of 3245	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	2104 of 3311	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1545 of 3275	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	1907 of 3246	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4874 of 5597	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4596 of 5612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3823 of 5609	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4329 of 5635	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3933 of 5492	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3687 of 5413	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4521 of 5107	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4055 of 5107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3098 of 5087	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3823 of 5084	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3319 of 4963	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2962 of 4830	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	275 of 429	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	183 of 364	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	87 of 335	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	246 of 356	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4792 of 5460	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	4300 of 5517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3192 of 5363	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3559 of 5264	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3100 of 5173	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	2832 of 5084	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	5130 of 5628	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4660 of 5643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3954 of 5638	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4330 of 5663	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4084 of 5510	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3763 of 5431	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1337 of 2847	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	1685 of 2635	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1490 of 2420	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening46%+21 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Writing18%~ state avg

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Cherokee Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3735 38th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-3400	298	12	24.8	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.4%)	229 (76.8%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	24.9	4416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		33.5	3641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	775																	14.3	14.3	34.9	24.5	19.1	26.1	48.8	24.5	16.7	29.9							$23,894	$3,462	$20,432
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
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
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	380	15	25.3	64.5%	98 (25.8%)	24 (6.3%)	174 (45.8%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.2	2980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	313																	25.5	25.5	46.7	32.1	42.9	40.7	49.2	27.8	17.7	32.5							$19,688	$3,383	$16,305
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	3878 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6100	497	23	21.3	95.2%	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.5%)	343 (69.0%)	72 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	14.8	5283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		21.1	4767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	516																	11.7	11.7	22.1	23.9	28.0	24.6	17.2	17.8	15.6	16.9	87.2	95.7	93.6	91.5	91.5	93.6	$24,401	$5,048	$19,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosa Parks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rosa Parks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosa Parks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clark Middle
High : Hoover High

What district is Rosa Parks Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Rosa Parks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Rosa Parks Elementary.

Is Rosa Parks Elementary a good school?

Rosa Parks Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rosa Parks Elementary?

Students at Rosa Parks Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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