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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 92154

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At a glance

Schools

5,402

Students

Districts

Top rankedOcean View Hills1438^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Nestor Language Academy Charter up 541 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Los Altos Elementary 17.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

This analysis examines 11 elementary schools serving grades K-8 in the 92154 zip code of San Diego, spanning the South Bay Union, Chula Vista Elementary, and San Ysidro Elementary districts.

Among these schools, Ocean View Hills stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide with proficiency rates above state averages in all core subjects. Nestor Language Academy Charter shows strong improvement and excels in Spanish language instruction, while Howard Pence Elementary faces the most significant academic challenges. A clear district-level pattern emerges: schools in the Chula Vista Elementary district generally outperform those in South Bay Union despite similar student demographics.

Key factors influencing performance include chronic absenteeism, with schools like Silver Wing Elementary (7.2% rate) performing better than those with high absenteeism like Teofilo Mendoza (31.6%). Interestingly, higher per-student spending does not guarantee better results, as the highest-spending school is not the top performer. For parents, this highlights the importance of looking beyond simple metrics to consider factors like attendance culture, specialized programs, and overall district effectiveness when evaluating schools in this area.

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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)	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 (2025)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3950 Byrd St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-1334	396	19	20.4	72.5%	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	335 (84.6%)	31 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	36.2	3462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		33.2	3667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	205																													28.1		28.1	42.6	36.7	46.6	48.8			43.6	24.1	24.0	13.8	34.1			23.3	96.5					$27,441	$25,270	$2,171
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						$25,482	$24,326	$1,156
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		$34,280	$31,830	$2,450
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					$24,820	$23,698	$1,122
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					$17,722	$16,108	$1,614
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%)	22.1	4670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.3%		22.6	4617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	53																													17.1		17.1	19.4	20.5	45.0	42.1			32.0	6.3	17.4	23.8	12.2			15.5						$24,111	$22,604	$1,507
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%)	43.8	2963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.4%		45.7	2821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	142																													35.6		35.6	27.6	42.4	54.4	54.4			44.6	27.1	30.0	35.6	28.8			30.4						$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%)	56.8	2222^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		46.5	2763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	541	31.4	29.3	21.0	9.5	15.8	17.1	20.7	71.2	32.8	63.9	24.1	32.5	26.0	41.8	37.3	43.1	27.7	23.3	34.2	23.6	31.4	21.2	25.9	10.9	6.0	8.8	26.0	16.6	37.8	22.8	30.2	43.2	37.4	65.6	48.3	63.1	57.9	52.6	51.7	27.6	56.3	36.2	44.7	33.3	41.6						$25,684	$24,472	$1,212
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						$22,841	$21,178	$1,663
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%)	28.1	4126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.9	4214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	88	14.3	19.1	5.9	4.8			11.5	50.0	28.6	70.6	23.8			42.5	21.4	19.1	5.9	14.3			16.1	10.7	14.3	11.8	4.8			10.3	19.5		19.5	22.5	20.0	36.6	50.0			31.6	18.0	28.9	22.0	35.7			25.8						$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%)	18.6	4948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		16.9	5133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	185																													14.5		14.5	24.6	18.0	22.1	40.0			27.3	16.2	26.9	11.8	17.3			17.5	92.9	97.1	97.1		92.9	$22,944	$21,404	$1,540

Cities Near Zip Code 92154

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Diego	0.46 mi	330	347^th
San Ysidro	0.92 mi	6	804^th
Chula Vista	1.37 mi	84	331^st
Imperial Beach	1.98 mi	8	753^rd
National City	5.77 mi	18	647^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.