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Mountain View

Public Grades K-8

4654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View is a K-8 elementary school serving 195 students in the San Diego Unified district, operating in a high-need community where it stands out for having smaller class sizes and the highest per-student spending among nearby schools.

While its statewide ranking has been volatile and recently declined, Mountain View is the highest-performing school compared to its immediate neighbors, with better proficiency rates in English, math, and science than schools like Balboa Elementary and Chavez Elementary. Its unique K-8 structure provides continuity through middle school, which may contribute to its strong 8th-grade performance, and it also outperforms nearby charter schools such as the King-Chavez Academy of Excellence.

The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, though it has improved significantly, and shows uneven performance across grade levels, with 6th grade being a particular concern. Despite having substantial resources, this recent dip in performance highlights areas for growth, even as the school maintains a comparative advantage in its high-need context.

195

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,247

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 Logan Ave.
San Diego, CA 92113-2712

(619) 344-6210

District: San Diego Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

7.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,654^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 17% (2022) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,385^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 18 pts since 2023

From bottom 32% (2023) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	4654 of 5857	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3836 of 5869	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3452 of 5859	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4881 of 5883	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	4907 of 5107	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3362 of 5087	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4561 of 5084	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	4660 of 5460	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3197 of 5517	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4292 of 5363	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5006 of 5264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1385 of 2761	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1767 of 2783	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1885 of 2781	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1344 of 2533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1146 of 2395	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	1372 of 2388	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1669 of 2374	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1072 of 2542	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1288 of 2579	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	1949 of 2531	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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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 (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	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
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%)	22.2	4654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.5%		31.2	3836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.6%	818																	16.7	20.0	18.8	18.8	33.3	50.0	30.0	46.7	65.0	40.8	12.5	26.7	25.0	10.0	25.0	45.0	24.2	88.9				88.9		$34,247	$32,434	$1,813
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%)	20	4822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.7	5415^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	593																	10.5		10.5	30.3	33.3	31.3				31.6	26.0	21.7	10.5				19.7							$31,319	$29,112	$2,207
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%)	8.5	5708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.8	5494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.4%	214																	2.4		2.4	19.6	11.6	14.3				15.3	23.9	11.4	0.0				12.1	92.9	96.4	96.4	92.9	94.6	92.9	$35,946	$32,494	$3,452
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%)	13.6	5378^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		21	4776^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	602																	10.0		10.0	16.7	25.0	30.6				23.9	9.6	14.3	17.7				13.8	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%)	17.6	5045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.9	4943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	102																	10.7		10.7	27.8	21.4	38.2				29.1	21.4	16.1	14.3				17.3							$29,948	$27,164	$2,784
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-5	1844 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4100	457	21	21.7	92.1%	12 (2.6%)	18 (3.9%)	397 (86.9%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	24.8	4424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	4269^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.3%	155																	9.1		9.1	26.2	29.8	28.8				28.2	44.6	30.0	18.2				30.9	94.9			97.4	96.2		$35,926	$33,618	$2,308
King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Primary 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)	8.6			8.6	42.9			42.9	21.4			21.4	1.4			1.4				34.8						34.8	24.6						24.6
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	159	8	20.7	94.3%	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	154 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7.8	5746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		14.5	5351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	395		7.1	0.0	3.9		9.5	15.3	12.2		20.2	0.0	10.9		6.0	0.0	3.2	4.2		4.2		17.9	16.7				17.3		10.7	2.8				7.1
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%)	16.1	5176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.6%		20.8	4787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.4%	389	4.4			4.4	34.8			34.8	13.0			13.0	4.4			4.4	4.2	18.2	10.9	13.6	19.4	37.5	20.0	40.0	22.7	26.0	18.2	29.0	8.3	20.0	6.7	13.6	16.2
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%)	18.2	4992^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	5171^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	179																	12.8		12.8	30.0	27.8	30.4				29.3	31.4	9.1	10.6				17.0	93.6		96.8		96.8		$41,023	$37,104	$3,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View?

Students at Mountain View are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Mountain View?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Mountain View.

Is Mountain View a good school?

Mountain View ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Mountain View in?

San Diego Unified

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