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Rodriguez Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5708th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of California elementary schools
Summary

Rodriguez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 280 students in San Diego's 92113 ZIP code, operating within the San Diego Unified school district.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking among the lowest in the state with proficiency rates well below district and state averages; notably, only about 15% of students are proficient in English and 12% in math, with science proficiency at a critically low 2%. The school's performance has declined over several years, and it is currently outperformed by all nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Mountain View and Sherman Elementary, which achieve higher scores despite serving families with similar economic needs. There are also concerning inconsistencies between grade levels, with 5th-grade math proficiency at 0%.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is lower than some neighbors like Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary, it remains high. The school spends over $24,000 per student, which is more than some nearby schools but has not translated into stronger academic results. Comparisons with local charter schools like King-Chavez Primary Academy show that different educational models can yield better outcomes in early grades, even in the same community.

280
Students ?
25.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,777
Per pupil spending ?
95.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school12%
District avg49%
California avg41%
5,708th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
120th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified
577th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.55708 of 58572.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.85494 of 58696.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.15299 of 58599.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.75559 of 58835.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.74465 of 578922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.84342 of 566223.3%★☆☆☆☆
201723.44387 of 569222.9%★☆☆☆☆
201627.04008 of 561428.6%★☆☆☆☆
201523.94249 of 561124.3%★☆☆☆☆
201311.45239 of 55305.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.65306 of 53901.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.75144 of 53774.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.34944 of 53147.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.55094 of 51931.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201923.22167 of 258516.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.51470 of 212830.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202421.83004 of 31625.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.93148 of 32453.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.63025 of 33118.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201952.91098 of 327566.5%★★★☆☆
201844.51532 of 324652.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.25417 of 55973.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.75222 of 56126.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.94701 of 560916.2%★☆☆☆☆
202215.95105 of 56359.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.14224 of 549223.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.83778 of 541330.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.34965 of 51072.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.44698 of 51078.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.54371 of 508714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.34678 of 50848.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.13462 of 496330.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.53186 of 483034.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.95282 of 54603.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.35060 of 55178.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.14614 of 536314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202216.94851 of 52647.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.43321 of 517335.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.63352 of 508434.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.55459 of 56283.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.55290 of 56436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.25357 of 56385.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.15442 of 56633.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.94202 of 551023.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.04666 of 543114.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202431.01769 of 263532.9%★★☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2019)16th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state
Mathematics12%-25 vs state
Science2%-30 vs state

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Rodriguez Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Rodriguez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Diego High

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

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


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