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Sunset Elementary

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Sunset Elementary ranks 3593 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 520 students in the San Ysidro Elementary district, an area where many families face economic challenges, as reflected in the school's high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, but it shows important strengths, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms the district average. The school has shown recent improvement in its statewide ranking and is notably effective in supporting English Language Learners and homeless students. However, chronic absenteeism is high, and science scores are a significant area for growth. Performance varies greatly by grade, with 3rd-grade math being relatively strong while 6th-grade math is a critical weakness.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture. While Sunset performs better than its three closest neighbors—Willow Elementary, Smythe Elementary, and La Mirada Elementary—it trails significantly behind Ocean View Hills, another school in the same district. Schools in the neighboring Chula Vista Elementary district, like Silver Wing Elementary, often achieve better results with similar student demographics, suggesting district-level policies can impact outcomes.

520

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3825 Sunset Ln.
San Ysidro, CA 92173-3334

(619) 428-1148

District: San Ysidro Elementary

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Ysidro Middle
High:	San Ysidro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,593^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the San Ysidro Elementary

1090^th of 1,543San Ysidro Elementary 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	34.9	3593 of 5857	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4044 of 5869	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4191 of 5859	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4161 of 5883	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3892 of 5789	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3853 of 5662	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	4064 of 5692	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	3134 of 5614	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	3268 of 5611	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.1	4032 of 5530	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	59.5	2074 of 5390	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	1618 of 5377	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.6	2649 of 5314	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.0	2611 of 5193	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.5	3626 of 5113	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	3525 of 5113	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.0	3385 of 4818	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.9	2963 of 4822	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.1	3056 of 4809	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1690 of 2227	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2346 of 2585	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2004 of 2128	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	1272 of 3162	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1958 of 3245	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	915 of 3311	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	1101 of 3275	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	1520 of 3246	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3045 of 5597	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4067 of 5612	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	4468 of 5609	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4031 of 5635	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3776 of 5492	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3851 of 5413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2546 of 5107	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	3011 of 5107	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3154 of 5087	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	3029 of 5084	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2686 of 4963	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	2792 of 4830	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	162 of 429	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	98 of 364	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	43.3	182 of 335	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	205 of 356	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2855 of 5460	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3715 of 5517	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3481 of 5363	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3249 of 5264	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2758 of 5173	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2959 of 5084	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3884 of 5628	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3751 of 5643	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	3553 of 5638	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3927 of 5663	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3686 of 5510	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3564 of 5431	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.0	1284 of 2420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)47th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science19%-13 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Sunset Ln.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1148	520	23	22.6	61.7%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	499 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.9	3593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.7	4044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	451																	19.5	19.5	35.1	36.4	40.3	35.1	36.7	43.4	35.8	32.5	18.8	32.3	97.1			97.1
Smythe Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Smythe Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4447	534	24	22.2	65.0%	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.7	5294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.7	5422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	128																	14.1	14.1	10.8	20.2	20.7	32.4	21.1	27.1	21.9	10.6	8.7	17.2	97.2
La Mirada Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Avenida de la Madrid	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4424	382	18	21.2	62.6%	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	361 (94.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	24.6	4445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		27.3	4177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	268																	30.2	30.2	18.4	13.0	42.5	38.5	28.5	16.3	8.7	23.3	26.2	19.2
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	226 Willow Rd.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-2231	643	31	20.7	66.6%	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	19.8	4838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		21.7	4708^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	130																	14.7	14.7	23.4	21.8	30.7	25.0	25.6	34.6	20.2	27.5	9.3	22.0	91.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1332 Kenalan Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-5880	263	15	17.5	82.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	246 (93.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	22.1	4665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		32.8	3706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	959																	10.0	10.0	23.1	32.5	20.0	32.5	27.0	20.0	32.5	17.5	29.3	24.8	96.9		96.9			$22,324	$4,121	$18,203
George Nicoloff Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 Howard Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1605	616	25	24.6	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	591 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	15.6	5215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.8	5327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	112	20.0	36.4	8.3	20.1	48.0	34.1	55.0	46.8	24.0	38.6	6.7	21.4	14.0	36.4	5.0	16.9	14.0	14.0	18.5	29.3	22.8	21.7	22.9	28.6	16.5	14.0	14.0	18.1	96.5	96.5		96.5		$20,524	$2,172	$18,352
Silver Wing Elementary	Public	K-6	3730 Arey Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 423-3950	335	15	22.3	75.5%	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	302 (90.1%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	40.8	3166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		42.3	3045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	121																	34.0	34.0	27.3	50.0	44.9	51.4	44.6	19.6	33.3	29.4	24.0	26.3	92.7					$18,030	$2,488	$15,542
Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	419	17	24.6	71.8%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	379 (90.5%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	16.4	5154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	63																	20.0	20.0	15.2	17.0	33.9	27.1	24.2	10.9	10.0	21.5	12.9	14.1						$19,480	$2,362	$17,118
Juarez-Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	849 Twining Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-9222	426	19	22.4	69.5%	9 (2.1%)	15 (3.5%)	355 (83.3%)	36 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	35.9	3510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.4	3742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	232																	24.3	24.3	22.2	22.4	54.3	47.5	37.3	29.2	13.6	31.4	40.3	28.9						$18,089	$2,099	$15,990
Ocean View Hills	Public	K-5	4919 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-0457	1,020	46	22.1	30.1%	26 (2.5%)	80 (7.8%)	726 (71.2%)	105 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.0%)	73.7	1438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		65	1819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	381																	49.2	49.2	61.9	53.3	64.5		60.0	63.3	47.9	43.5		50.9	98.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Ysidro Middle
High : San Ysidro High

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks 3593^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Sunset Elementary.

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

San Ysidro Elementary

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