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Zamorano Elementary

Q: Is Zamorano Elementary a good school?

Zamorano Elementary ranks 1958 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1958^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Zamorano Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 823 students in southeastern San Diego, part of the San Diego Unified district, that consistently performs above expectations given its student population.

The school is particularly effective in supporting specific groups of students, ranking in the 98th percentile statewide for homeless students and showing strong results for African American students and English Language Learners. While its overall academic scores are solid—beating state averages in English Language Arts—there are notable areas for attention, such as a performance gap between female and male students and lower outcomes for multi-racial students. The school has also made impressive progress, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate by more than half since 2022, now performing better on this measure than many nearby schools like Fulton K-8 and Paradise Hills Elementary.

When compared to other schools, Zamorano stands out within its own district, outperforming most neighbors with similar demographics, though it is academically surpassed by Bethune K-8. A striking finding is that several schools in the neighboring Chula Vista Elementary district, such as Allen (Ella B.) Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary, achieve higher academic scores with similar or even lower funding, suggesting district-level practices influence outcomes. For parents, Zamorano represents a school that delivers reliable results and excels in supporting vulnerable students, while also having clear opportunities to learn from the successes of other high-performing schools nearby.

823

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,678

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2655 Casey St.
San Diego, CA 92139-2989

(619) 430-1400

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Zamorano Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle
High:	Morse High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

Asian:

25.6%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,958^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	62.1	1958 of 5857	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	1774 of 5869	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1897 of 5859	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	1729 of 5883	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	2033 of 5789	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1820 of 5662	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	1871 of 5692	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	1840 of 5614	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	1969 of 5611	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	1475 of 5530	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	1845 of 5390	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.7	1364 of 5377	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	1514 of 5314	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	1452 of 5193	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	1681 of 5113	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.1	1679 of 5113	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	1775 of 4818	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.5	1857 of 4822	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.8	2468 of 4809	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	138 of 569	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	44 of 593	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	78 of 661	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	65 of 663	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	78 of 747	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	55 of 700	92.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	990 of 2227	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	2081 of 2585	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1684 of 2128	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	388 of 3162	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	304 of 3245	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	48.5	1287 of 3311	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1230 of 3275	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	1452 of 3246	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	1646 of 5597	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	1520 of 5612	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1597 of 5609	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	1668 of 5635	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	2000 of 5492	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1821 of 5413	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	1618 of 5107	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	1264 of 5107	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1224 of 5087	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	1190 of 5084	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	1154 of 4963	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	812 of 4830	83.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	10 of 429	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	11 of 364	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	24 of 335	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	18 of 356	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	990 of 5460	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	1084 of 5517	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	854 of 5363	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	702 of 5264	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	929 of 5173	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	972 of 5084	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2264 of 5628	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	1998 of 5643	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	2182 of 5638	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	1690 of 5663	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1960 of 5510	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1769 of 5431	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	53 of 153	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	40 of 140	71.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	514 of 718	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	524 of 670	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	533 of 669	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	506 of 610	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	400 of 445	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	951 of 2847	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	740 of 2635	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.1	1149 of 2420	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)98th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science41%+8 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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
Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	823	33	24.9	71.0%	25 (3.0%)	94 (11.4%)	358 (43.5%)	211 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.2%)	62.1	1958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		66.1	1774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	184	40.9		40.9	52.7	46.5	61.7				53.8	45.1	41.7	44.5				43.6	96.2	98.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	$27,678	$25,126	$2,552
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%)	53.2	2417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.5	2212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	205	27.0		27.0	62.3	55.4	50.8				55.8	50.0	33.9	25.4				35.7	90.0	97.1	95.7	95.7	92.9	95.7	$33,209	$31,472	$1,737
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%)	70.8	1562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		60	2065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	503	35.3	48.7	43.4	41.2	54.8	60.8	64.4	57.8	65.4	58.6	49.0	80.7	43.1	58.9	46.5	55.8	54.0	96.8						$27,115	$25,222	$1,893
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	7330 Brookhaven Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6000	342	14	24.4	84.2%	11 (3.2%)	41 (12.0%)	215 (62.9%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	29	4047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	4718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	671	30.2		30.2	30.2	28.1	36.5				31.8	24.5	35.1	19.1				26.0	96.4						$29,723	$27,612	$2,111
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%)	39.2	3275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		27.2	4191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	916	30.6		30.6	29.2	41.9	55.9				43.8	25.0	28.1	27.8				27.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4		$34,550	$32,678	$1,872
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%)	35.3	3558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.3%		51.5	2473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.9%	1085	18.2		18.2	41.5	38.2	34.2				37.9	46.3	29.4	25.0				33.6	96.0				96.0		$32,468	$30,472	$1,996
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	5430 San Miguel Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-0571	434	20	21.7	38.5%	55 (12.7%)	9 (2.1%)	292 (67.3%)	45 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.1%)	75.8	1342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.1	1332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	10	51.9		51.9	56.0	63.0	69.2	59.0			61.9	54.0	52.7	57.7	41.0			51.1	97.1	97.1			97.1		$26,172	$25,180	$992
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3724 Valley Vista Way	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-7171	513	23	22.3	53.6%	36 (7.0%)	7 (1.4%)	428 (83.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	56.2	2246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46	2793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	547	45.6		45.6	53.8	58.5	55.9	66.1			58.2	40.7	30.3	17.7	30.7			30.3							$21,986	$20,962	$1,024
Fulton K-8	Public	K-8	7055 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3200	310	14	22.1	90.3%	7 (2.3%)	63 (20.3%)	169 (54.5%)	40 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	25 (8.1%)	22.9	4604^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.2	4924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	320	24.3	25.0	24.7	21.4	26.1	32.4	26.3	16.0	36.1	26.9	33.3	13.0	24.3	15.8	12.0	25.0	22.5							$31,850	$29,654	$2,196
Allen (Ella B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Allen School Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-3662	422	20	21.6	48.6%	66 (15.6%)	7 (1.7%)	276 (65.4%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	82.7	1036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.3	1357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	321	48.6		48.6	56.5	66.2	71.4	77.2			68.5	59.6	53.9	60.0	55.2			57.1							$24,363	$22,976	$1,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Zamorano Elementary

What district is Zamorano Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

How many students attend Zamorano Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Zamorano Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Zamorano Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zamorano Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Middle
High : Morse High

Is Zamorano Elementary a good school?

Zamorano Elementary ranks 1958^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Zamorano Elementary?

Students at Zamorano Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 11% African American, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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