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Normal Heights Elementary

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Normal Heights Elementary ranks 2105 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Normal Heights Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 275 students in the San Diego Unified district, consistently performing solidly for a school with a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school stands out for its effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students, with Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds consistently achieving at high levels compared to similar students across the state. Academically, its math and English scores are notably stronger than those at nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Central Elementary and Cherokee Point Elementary. This success is supported by higher per-student funding than most surrounding schools, which appears to be contributing to positive outcomes.

While performing well overall, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than both district and state averages. There are also noticeable differences in performance between grade levels, with fourth grade excelling and fifth grade showing more room for growth. Compared to a high-performing local charter option, San Diego Global Vision Academy, Normal Heights serves a community with greater economic need but rivals its effectiveness with key student subgroups, suggesting it has developed successful, targeted strategies for its community.

275

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,286

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3750 Ward Rd.
San Diego, CA 92116-3737

(619) 584-6000

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Normal Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

African American:

12.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2012 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2012

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

California avg41%

2,105^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	59.2	2105 of 5857	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	1452 of 5869	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1980 of 5859	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1977 of 5883	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	1879 of 5789	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	2082 of 5662	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	2066 of 5692	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	2329 of 5611	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	2635 of 5530	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.7	3151 of 5390	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	3777 of 5377	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	3561 of 5314	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	3454 of 5193	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.3	3646 of 5113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4594 of 5113	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.4	469 of 3275	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	413 of 3246	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2410 of 5597	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2549 of 5612	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	2461 of 5609	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	2252 of 5635	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1874 of 5492	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2174 of 5413	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	864 of 5107	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	403 of 5107	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.1	1028 of 5087	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	1142 of 5084	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	763 of 4963	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	985 of 4830	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	1165 of 5460	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	751 of 5517	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	974 of 5363	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	927 of 5264	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	599 of 5173	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	842 of 5084	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	1763 of 5628	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.9	619 of 5643	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	1548 of 5638	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	1738 of 5663	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	1786 of 5510	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1997 of 5431	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)86th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science30%~ state avg

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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 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
Normal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Ward Rd.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 584-6000	275	12	22.9	85.8%	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.7%)	210 (76.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	59.2	2105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		72.9	1452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	653																	30.2		30.2	41.9	62.5	44.2				49.1	45.2	65.6	44.2				50.9							$29,286	$5,690	$23,596
Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	4672 35th St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4200	290	14	20.7	70.7%	48 (16.6%)	19 (6.6%)	205 (70.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	43	3002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.6	3957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	955	0.0	33.3	0.0	10.3	26.7	41.7	16.7	28.2	0.0	58.3	0.0	18.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	7.7	24.3		24.3	45.2	47.1	52.8				48.5	41.9	38.2	10.8				29.4	96.4			96.4			$24,006	$4,774	$19,232
San Diego Global Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3430 School St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Global Vision Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 600-5321	463	22	21.0	62.0%	48 (10.4%)	69 (14.9%)	261 (56.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.2%)	74	1420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.8	1458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	38																	40.8	55.6	47.9	57.5	74.0	54.2	70.8	66.7	75.6	66.4	46.8	68.0	31.3	62.5	47.9	55.6	52.1							$29,729	$525	$29,204
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
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
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	375	17	22.0	96.3%	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	328 (87.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	64.2	1879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.7	1747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	132																	28.9		28.9	53.9	50.9	62.0				55.3	44.8	58.9	47.2				50.0	96.2		97.4		97.4		$23,602	$4,758	$18,844
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
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	4487 Oregon St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4300	308	14	22.0	77.6%	54 (17.5%)	52 (16.9%)	173 (56.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	80.8	1123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		67.7	1697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	574																	44.2		44.2	62.2	75.0	69.8				68.8	71.1	67.5	37.2				58.6	96.2			96.2			$23,563	$4,192	$19,371
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Normal Heights Elementary

How many students attend Normal Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Normal Heights Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Normal Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Normal Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Hoover High

What district is Normal Heights Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What is the racial makeup of Normal Heights Elementary?

Students at Normal Heights Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

Is Normal Heights Elementary a good school?

Normal Heights Elementary ranks 2105^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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