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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 91945

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Schools

2,014

Students

Top rankedMonterey Heights Elementary2931^st of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

San Altos Elementary up 219 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center 17.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Six elementary schools are listed in ZIP code 91945: five serve kindergarten through grade 6, while Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center serves kindergarten only. The five K–6 schools’ 2025–26 averages were 37% in ELA, 30% in math and 30% in science, below California’s 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. The clearest area-wide finding is that science results vary especially widely: the gap between the highest and lowest schools was 26 percentage points.

Mt. Vernon Elementary led ELA at 46%, while Monterey Heights Elementary led math at 36% and science at 41%. Monterey Heights’ science rate was 5 points above the state rate; Mt. Vernon was just above the state in science, at 36.4% versus 36.0%. At the other end, San Miguel Elementary had the lowest ELA result, 28%, and Lemon Grove Academy Elementary had the lowest math and science rates, 23% and 15%. Grade-level results add important exceptions: San Altos Elementary reached 62% in grade 6 ELA, 14 points above the state, and Academy was also slightly above the state in that grade.

Recent changes differ by subject: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the five-school averages fell 3 points in ELA and 3 in math, while science rose 6 points; state results increased in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings place Mt. Vernon and Monterey Heights at the 50th percentile, San Altos at the 44th, Academy at the 27th and San Miguel at the 23rd. Student–teacher ratios range from 21.1 at San Altos to 25.7 at Monterey Heights and Academy, which have sharply different science results. In 2024–25, reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 67% at Monterey Heights to 83% at Academy; these figures are context, not an explanation for achievement. The K-only center has no supplied test results, so it cannot be compared academically with the K–6 schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	7550 Canton Dr.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5633	341	13	25.7	67.2%	26 (7.6%)	27 (7.9%)	231 (67.7%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.4%)	44.8	2931^st of 5817 public elementary schools	49.6%		49.7	2610^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.4%	321																	41.1	41.1	40.4	47.7	42.9	31.8	40.0	52.2	43.2	30.4	24.6	36.2	93%	0%	$23,200	$1,941	$21,259
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Mount Vernon St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5613	359	16	21.9	69.9%	12 (3.3%)	22 (6.1%)	294 (81.9%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	44.7	2934^th of 5817 public elementary schools	49.6%		50.4	2566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	368	6.8	14.6	13.6	11.9	27.3	12.7	27.3	21.7	15.9	29.1	15.9	21.0	4.6	14.6	9.1	9.8	36.4	36.4	36.4	45.5	54.6	46.0	45.6	34.1	34.6	25.0	33.3	32.0	95%	0%	$22,376	$1,911	$20,465
San Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Madera St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5621	338	16	21.1	70.4%	18 (5.3%)	23 (6.8%)	236 (69.8%)	33 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	39.6	3256^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.1	3475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.7%	219																	27.5	27.5	24.4	25.6	47.5	61.9	39.8	39.0	34.1	27.5	33.3	33.5	≥ 95%		$25,015	$1,938	$23,077
San Miguel Elementary	Public	K-6	7059 San Miguel Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5619	435	19	22.8	81.8%	29 (6.7%)	74 (17.0%)	279 (64.1%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (6.0%)	23.9	4470^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.2%		23.8	4515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.9%	45																	28.1	28.1	28.3	34.6	33.3	18.3	28.5	32.8	27.3	21.1	14.8	23.9	96%	0%	$24,190	$1,957	$22,233
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Golden Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5637	399	16	25.7	83.2%	33 (8.3%)	47 (11.8%)	282 (70.7%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	27.1	4219^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.5%		41.5	3116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%	1103																	15.3	15.3	19.5	18.6	41.4	49.3	33.5	14.3	21.1	22.0	32.0	23.5	≥ 95%		$23,078	$1,924	$21,154
Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center	Public	K	8425 Palm St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5600	142	8	17.7	51.4%	15 (10.6%)	15 (10.6%)	98 (69.0%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)																													95%	0%	$29,183	$3,105	$26,078

Cities Near Zip Code 91945

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lemon Grove	0.23 mi	7	563^rd
Spring Valley	1.19 mi	16	520^th
La Mesa	1.26 mi	21	332^nd
San Diego	1.58 mi	330	355^th
National City	4.23 mi	18	619^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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