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Rodriguez Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rodriguez Elementary is a K–5 school in San Diego, serving 280 students in the San Diego Unified area. In 2025–2026, 26% of students were proficient in English language arts, 20% in math, and 9% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. Results were also below district rates of 54%, 46%, and 42%. The most important finding is that proficiency trails both the state and district in all three subjects, with science the clearest weakness.

Third grade is a standout, while later grades are much weaker. Rodriguez led nearby schools with available third-grade results in both English language arts (38%, compared with 32% at Sherman Elementary) and math (36%, narrowly ahead of Sherman’s 35.8%). In fourth and fifth grade, results dropped substantially. Across all grades, Rodriguez was close to the nearby K–5 average in English language arts (26% versus 26%) and math (20% versus 20%), but below it in science (9% versus 14%). Its science result was the lowest among those nearby K–5 schools, below the next-lowest result of 11% at Burbank Elementary.

Results improved in 2025–2026 compared with the prior year, but the longer-term picture is mixed: since 2022–2023, English language arts proficiency rose 5 percentage points and math rose 7, while science fell 7. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 76% in 2021–2022 to 27% in 2025–2026, though the latest rate remained above the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger placed Rodriguez at the 14th percentile statewide with 1 star in 2025–2026, up from the 3rd percentile and 0 stars the year before. In 2024–2025, its student–teacher ratio was 25.4, the highest among nearby schools with reported figures; 96% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable subgroup result: in 2023–2024, SchoolDigger ranked the Special Education Students subgroup at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, compared with the school’s overall 6th percentile and 0 stars.

280

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,946

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

825 South 31st St.
San Diego, CA 92113-2525

(619) 699-4500

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Rodriguez Elementary usually attend:

High:

San Diego High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.7%

African American:

3.2%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg48%

California avg42%

4,979^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^th of 137Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

407^th of 968San 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	17.8	4979 of 5804	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	5708 of 5857	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	5494 of 5869	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5299 of 5859	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5559 of 5883	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4465 of 5789	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4342 of 5662	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	4387 of 5692	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	4008 of 5614	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	4249 of 5611	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	5239 of 5530	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.6	5306 of 5390	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	5144 of 5377	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	4944 of 5314	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	5094 of 5193	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.2	2167 of 2585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1470 of 2128	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	3004 of 3162	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3148 of 3245	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3025 of 3311	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	1098 of 3275	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1532 of 3246	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	4474 of 5569	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	5417 of 5597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5222 of 5612	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4701 of 5609	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5105 of 5635	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4224 of 5492	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3778 of 5413	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	4161 of 5085	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	4965 of 5107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4698 of 5107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	4371 of 5087	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4678 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3462 of 4963	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3186 of 4830	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	4387 of 5412	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	5282 of 5460	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5060 of 5517	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4614 of 5363	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	4851 of 5264	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3321 of 5173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3352 of 5084	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	4957 of 5590	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	5459 of 5628	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5290 of 5643	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5357 of 5638	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5442 of 5663	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4202 of 5510	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4666 of 5431	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	1769 of 2635	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/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	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
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	825 South 31st St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 699-4500	280	11	25.4	95.7%	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	268 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17.8	4979^th of 5804 public elementary schools	14.2%		8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%	729																	8.9		8.9	38.0	20.0	17.8				25.9	36.0	12.5	8.9				20.0	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$35,946	$32,494	$3,452
Mountain View	Public	K-8	3550 Logan Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6210	195	11	18.2	87.2%	15 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (87.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	13.1	5375^th of 5804 public elementary schools	7.4%		22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%	721																	21.4	33.3	27.6	14.3	5.3	28.6	27.8	35.0	33.3	23.4	14.3	10.5	28.6	5.6	14.3	40.0	17.6	88.9				88.9		$34,247	$32,434	$1,813
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6200	456	18	25.3	96.7%	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	430 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.5	4577^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.1%		20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%	245																	14.9		14.9	26.9	26.2	32.3				28.4	31.8	25.8	25.4				27.6							$31,319	$29,112	$2,207
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.4	5568^th of 5804 public elementary schools	4.1%		17.1	5086^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.2%	482																	10.5		10.5	10.0	22.9	23.6				19.6	19.5	12.5	8.8				13.0	92.5	94.3			92.5		$34,255	$31,104	$3,151
King-Chavez Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Community Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	344	17	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	336 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)
Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.9	4896^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%	96																	13.2		13.2	20.5	39.6	32.1				31.0	29.6	18.8	5.7				17.2	93.6		96.8		96.8		$41,023	$37,104	$3,919
Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4800	361	15	24.0	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.6%)	315 (87.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	15.7	5150^th of 5804 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.6	5378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%	228																	17.0		17.0	21.3	18.9	29.8				23.1	27.7	15.1	17.0				19.7	92.7			96.4	96.4	96.4	$29,402	$26,640	$2,762
Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24.0	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.2	5196^th of 5804 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%	151																	12.3		12.3	30.4	29.2	19.3				25.8	26.1	16.3	8.8				16.5							$29,948	$27,164	$2,784
Sherman Elementary	Public	K-5	301 22nd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 615-7000	535	22	24.4	85.4%	21 (3.9%)	29 (5.4%)	465 (86.9%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	23.6	4495^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.6%		34.3	3632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%	863	9.0	12.0	1.4	7.4	31.3	10.7	23.0	21.3	16.4	29.3	0.0	15.3	6.0	9.3	0.0	5.1	15.6		15.6	31.8	29.3	29.5				30.1	35.8	29.3	18.2				27.4							$31,702	$29,894	$1,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodriguez Elementary

What district is Rodriguez Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Rodriguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rodriguez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Diego High

What is the racial makeup of Rodriguez Elementary?

Students at Rodriguez Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Rodriguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Rodriguez Elementary.

Is Rodriguez Elementary a good school?

Rodriguez Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

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