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Sunnyslope Elementary

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Sunnyslope Elementary ranks 3967 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyslope Elementary is a public school in San Diego’s South Bay area, serving grades K–6 with 324 students. It is the second-smallest of the 11 schools in the nearby-school comparison. The clearest takeaway is that mathematics and science results are stronger than the district and nearby-school averages, while English Language Arts (ELA) trails both.

Mathematics and science are relative strengths, though both remain below state results. In 2025–26, 31% of students were proficient in math—5 percentage points above the district and 6 above the nearby-school average, but 8 below the state. Science proficiency was 26%, 4 points above the district and 5 above the nearby average, but 10 below the state. ELA is the clearest academic concern: 31% were proficient, 7 points below the district, 4 below the nearby average and 18 below the state. Results also vary by grade: fourth grade was lowest in both ELA and math, at 22% and 20%, while sixth grade reached 40% in ELA and 36% in math.

Results have improved since 2022–23, especially in science: proficiency rose 18 points to 26%; ELA increased 9 points to 31%, and math rose 8 points to 31%. Chronic absenteeism also fell from 41% in 2021–22 to 14% in 2025–26, below the district’s 22% and state’s 18%. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 32nd statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, up from the 15th percentile in 2021–22. One especially notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is for English Language Learner Students: the group ranked at the 81st statewide percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 28th percentile, a 53-point difference. In 2024–25, 78% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, 4 points above the nearby-school average; this is context, not an explanation for test results. The student-teacher ratio was 24.9 in 2024–25, relatively high among nearby schools.

324

Students ?

24.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,603

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

86%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2500 Elm Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154-1498

(619) 628-8800

District: South Bay Union

Students who attend Sunnyslope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Montgomery Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

African American:

1.9%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

California avg42%

3,967^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the South Bay Union

1157^th of 1,530South Bay Union 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	30.4	3967 of 5817	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	4126 of 5857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4214 of 5869	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4793 of 5859	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5014 of 5883	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1366 of 1417	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5188 of 5789	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4742 of 5662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	5172 of 5692	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	4794 of 5614	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	4695 of 5611	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	4365 of 5530	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4345 of 5390	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.8	4203 of 5377	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	3430 of 5314	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.0	3711 of 5193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	3648 of 5113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	4134 of 5113	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	4127 of 4818	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	4229 of 4822	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.6	4298 of 4809	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	278 of 293	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2420 of 2585	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	811 of 2128	61.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.1	607 of 3162	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	758 of 3245	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	1570 of 3311	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	468 of 602	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1772 of 3275	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1502 of 3246	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3721 of 5581	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	3465 of 5597	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4145 of 5612	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4311 of 5609	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4386 of 5635	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1204 of 1267	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4827 of 5492	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	4474 of 5413	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	3207 of 5094	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	3324 of 5107	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3206 of 5107	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4053 of 5087	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4233 of 5084	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4402 of 4963	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3873 of 4830	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	3167 of 5423	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	3575 of 5460	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3749 of 5517	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4173 of 5363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	4564 of 5264	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1067 of 1110	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4420 of 5173	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4209 of 5084	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3743 of 5603	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4511 of 5628	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3899 of 5643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4841 of 5638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5270 of 5663	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1231 of 1272	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5004 of 5510	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4557 of 5431	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	1926 of 2927	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	2390 of 2847	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1492 of 2420	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)81st percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Listening29%+5 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

Writing17%~ state avg

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading8%~ 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/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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Elm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8800	324	13	24.9	78.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	304 (93.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	30.4	3967^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.8%		28.1	4126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%	159	8.3	6.3	4.6	13.6			8.0	37.5	12.5	40.9	31.8			29.0	16.7	12.5	9.1	31.8			17.0	4.2	9.4	4.6	13.6			8.0	26.1		26.1	30.0	21.7	31.8	40.4			31.0	35.3	19.6	30.4	36.0			30.6	86%	0%	$22,603	$20,824	$1,779
Teofilo Mendoza	Public	K-6	2050 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 424-0100	468	19	24.6	65.4%	8 (1.7%)	17 (3.6%)	422 (90.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	13.4	5363^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	7.8%		18.6	4948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%	415																													20.8		20.8	14.6	21.0	24.5	31.7			23.3	8.2	14.5	15.1	6.6			11.1	93%	0%	$22,944	$21,404	$1,540
Nestor Language Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1455 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-0900	1,079	43	25.0	58.1%	44 (4.1%)	7 (0.6%)	1,011 (93.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	57	2208^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.0%		56.8	2222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%	14	24.6	40.8	22.9	16.7	17.0	22.3	24.1	61.8	46.7	55.1	23.3	40.2	26.5	41.9	32.7	60.0	28.8	20.0	29.5	22.3	32.2	13.6	34.2	5.9	16.7	17.9	26.5	19.3	26.3	38.0	32.2	35.2	55.5	52.5	67.8	47.8	56.8	52.9	38.2	46.7	45.8	40.0	41.1	38.0	41.7	≥ 99%		$25,684	$24,472	$1,212
Emory Elementary	Public	K-6	1915 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5300	399	16	24.9	71.4%	20 (5.0%)	11 (2.8%)	311 (77.9%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	38.4	3339^th of 5817 public elementary schools	42.6%		43.8	2963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%	376																													20.7		20.7	44.4	41.9	43.6	51.7			45.5	30.4	24.6	19.0	36.1			27.4	97%	0%	$22,101	$20,628	$1,473
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%)	19	4895^th of 5817 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.4	5154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%	259																													9.8		9.8	14.8	32.6	31.0	43.6			30.9	7.3	19.2	11.5	21.9			15.1	≥ 98%		$22,841	$21,178	$1,663
Godfrey G. Berry Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Rimbey St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3500	273	11	24.8	75.1%	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	250 (91.6%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	17.3	5037^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.4%		22.1	4670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%	367																													8.7		8.7	27.3	15.2	21.7	35.7			25.3	33.3	17.7	8.7	22.2			19.9	≥ 95%		$24,111	$22,604	$1,507
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%)	13.9	5318^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.6%		15.6	5215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%	103	27.3	34.5	18.0	8.9			22.1	61.4	29.3	58.0	8.9			37.5	34.1	44.8	12.0	12.5			26.0	11.4	31.0	4.0	3.6			13.0	14.3		14.3	13.1	27.9	28.4	23.5			23.9	20.0	19.4	9.1	12.5			15.2	89%	1%	$22,613	$21,094	$1,519
Montgomery (John J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-6131	338	16	21.1	89.1%	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	320 (94.7%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.9	3106^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.6%		51	2549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%	557																													28.6		28.6	18.4	48.8	38.8	45.8			38.6	26.3	41.5	36.7	39.6			36.4	97%	0%	$26,933	$25,480	$1,453
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%)	56.7	2222^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	61.8%		40.8	3166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%	944																													31.9		31.9	59.5	28.3	63.8	67.3			55.1	55.8	25.5	34.0	40.4			38.6	≥ 95%		$24,820	$23,698	$1,122
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	1290 Ebony Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5000	350	13	26.9	73.7%	16 (4.6%)	15 (4.3%)	294 (84.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	13.8	5334^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.3%		10	5634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%	300																													21.2		21.2	24.0	18.3	25.0	22.6			21.6	24.0	14.8	9.1	16.1			15.3	97%	0%	$21,380	$20,024	$1,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyslope Elementary

How many students attend Sunnyslope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Sunnyslope Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunnyslope Elementary?

Students at Sunnyslope Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Sunnyslope Elementary a good school?

Sunnyslope Elementary ranks 3967^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sunnyslope Elementary in?

South Bay Union

What schools do graduates of Sunnyslope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyslope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Montgomery Senior High

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