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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in San Diego, California

Across San Diego, California, 218 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Horton Elementary leads the list at 14.4%, against a median of 51.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
218
San Diego, California
Best % Proficient
14.4%
Median % Proficient
51.1%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.9%38614.4%
2Logan Memorial Educational CampusSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedCombined94.7%1,46714.6%
3Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.5%38114.8%
4Lincoln HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh89.8%1,48715.5%
5Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%59016.2%
6Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.7%28016.4%
7Washington ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary73.9%24516.6%
8Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary91.7%36216.9%
9Mann MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle94.1%68017.7%
10Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.7%45617.8%
11Howard Pence ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary71.8%41918.2%
12Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary93.7%41018.6%
13Knox MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle95.7%48818.9%
14Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.0%31718.9%
15Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%51419.7%
16Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.8%31620.1%
17Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.4%36120.8%
18Millennial Tech MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle88.9%37821.0%
19Fulton K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.3%31021.2%
20Teofilo MendozaSan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary65.4%46821.3%
21Clark MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle92.2%69621.9%
22Bell MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle81.1%70022.1%
23Carver ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.9%18722.5%
24Carson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary87.8%33622.7%
25Godfrey G. Berry ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary75.1%27322.7%
26Rosa Parks ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary97.6%70522.7%
27Wilson MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle95.6%71223.1%
28Paradise Hills ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary75.1%21323.7%
29Mar Vista AcademySan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighMiddle59.5%46223.8%
30Encanto ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary93.5%38623.8%
31Creative Performing and Media ArtsSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle77.4%61423.9%
32Southwest MiddleSan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighMiddle86.4%51524.0%
33Central ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.2%49724.2%
34San Ysidro HighSan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighHigh78.3%1,94124.4%
35Baker ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary97.2%36124.5%
36Hoover HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh89.2%2,01124.8%
37Boone ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary84.2%34225.2%
38Montgomery MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle86.1%33725.7%
39Madison HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh80.8%78026.4%
40Sunnyslope ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary78.1%32427.1%
41Montgomery MiddleSan Diego, CASweetwater Union HighMiddle63.5%73427.3%
42Audubon K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary87.9%49527.4%
43Pacific View Leadership ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary76.7%22727.6%
44Balboa ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary92.1%45727.9%
45Mountain ViewSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary87.2%19528.0%
46Ibarra ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary97.9%39028.3%
47Johnson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary82.3%28328.5%
48Crawford HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh92.9%1,31829.4%
49Los Altos ElementarySan Diego, CAChula Vista ElementaryElementary82.1%26329.4%
50Finney (Myrtle S.) ElementarySan Diego, CAChula Vista ElementaryElementary72.5%39629.7%
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