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Teofilo Mendoza

Public Grades K-6

5363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Teofilo Mendoza is a K–6 elementary school in San Diego’s South Bay area, serving 468 students in the South Bay Union district. Its clearest academic concern is math: in 2025–2026, 11% of students were proficient, compared with 25% districtwide and 38% statewide. That was the lowest math result among the school and its 10 nearby schools, whose results ranged from 15% to 42%.

ELA results were also low compared with nearby schools, the district and California: 23% were proficient, versus a nearby-school average of 35%, a district rate of 38% and a state rate of 49%. The school had the second-lowest ELA result among nearby schools. Science is a relative strength: 21% were proficient, above the nearby average of 19% and close to the district’s 22%, though below the state’s 36%. Overall, science stands out as the subject where the school compares best locally, while math is its weakest.

Over four years, science proficiency rose 11 percentage points, while ELA fell 3 points and math fell 3; the state gap narrowed in science but widened in ELA and math. Recent results show the same contrast: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, science rose 6 points while ELA fell 4 and math fell 6. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 8th percentile statewide with 0 stars in 2025–2026, tied for the lowest ranking among nearby schools with rankings. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 24.6, slightly below the nearby average of 24.9; 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s historical subgroup rankings showed a higher relative standing for English Language Learner Students: 29th percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s overall 13th percentile. For Disabled Students, the school was at the 41st percentile in 2018–2019, versus 12th overall, then at the 12th percentile in 2021–2022.

468

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,944

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2050 Coronado Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154-2034

(619) 424-0100

District: South Bay Union

Students who attend Teofilo Mendoza usually attend:

High:

Southwest Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg42%

5,363^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	13.4	5363 of 5817	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	4948 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5133 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	5093 of 5859	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5412 of 5883	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1326 of 1417	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	5095 of 5789	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4463 of 5662	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	4146 of 5692	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3456 of 5614	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	3781 of 5611	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.2	4189 of 5530	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.2	2937 of 5390	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2902 of 5377	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	3112 of 5314	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.3	2226 of 5193	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.4	2860 of 5113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	2879 of 5113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	2995 of 4818	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.5	2689 of 4822	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	2522 of 4809	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1968 of 2227	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	234 of 293	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1528 of 2585	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1366 of 2128	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.6	2442 of 3162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2293 of 3245	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	2929 of 3311	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	405 of 602	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1454 of 3275	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	1490 of 3246	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	5032 of 5581	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	4676 of 5597	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4688 of 5612	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4440 of 5609	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4696 of 5635	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1160 of 1267	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4723 of 5492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4190 of 5413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	4622 of 5094	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4272 of 5107	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4479 of 5107	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4443 of 5087	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4645 of 5084	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4249 of 4963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3561 of 4830	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	4827 of 5423	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	4116 of 5460	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5043 of 5517	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4793 of 5363	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4834 of 5264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1036 of 1110	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4468 of 5173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3508 of 5084	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	5259 of 5603	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	4809 of 5628	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5150 of 5643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5208 of 5638	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	5505 of 5663	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1199 of 1272	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5017 of 5510	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4483 of 5431	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	2339 of 2927	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2267 of 2635	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1970 of 2420	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oneonta Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Tenth St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8600	434	19	22.8	69.4%	34 (7.8%)	11 (2.5%)	334 (77.0%)	30 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	27.6	4187^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.0%		26.7	4255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%	68																													14.3		14.3	25.6	39.1	43.9	41.9			37.6	39.1	24.5	11.9	15.6			23.1	85%	0%	$23,545	$21,910	$1,635
Bayside STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	490 Emory St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-2500	362	14	25.8	70.7%	22 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	304 (84.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	23.2	4547^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.8%		27.5	4166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%	381																													17.2		17.2	40.9	26.4	32.1	33.3			32.8	38.6	21.8	12.1	13.3			21.4	≥ 98%		$21,300	$19,860	$1,440
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
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

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How many students attend Teofilo Mendoza?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Teofilo Mendoza.

What schools do graduates of Teofilo Mendoza attend?

Students who attend Teofilo Mendoza usually go on to attend:

High : Southwest Senior High

What district is Teofilo Mendoza in?

South Bay Union

What is the racial makeup of Teofilo Mendoza?

Students at Teofilo Mendoza are 90% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% White.

Is Teofilo Mendoza a good school?

Teofilo Mendoza ranks in the bottom 7.8% of California elementary schools.

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