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

Across San Diego County, California, 554 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Magnolia Elementary leads the list at 8.2%, against a median of 43.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
554
San Diego County, California
Best % Proficient
8.2%
Median % Proficient
43.4%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.0%7038.2%
2Chase Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary94.6%7579.0%
3Rancho Minerva MiddleVista, CAVista UnifiedMiddle87.3%4509.1%
4Potrero ElementaryPotrero, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary79.0%3009.7%
5Naranca ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary96.1%98511.2%
6Clover Flat ElementaryBoulevard, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary61.6%19011.4%
7Montgomery MiddleEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionMiddle93.9%92912.2%
8Pauma ElementaryPauma Valley, CAValley Center-Pauma UnifiedElementary76.7%24512.8%
9Warner ElementaryWarner Springs, CAWarner UnifiedElementary71.7%10613.8%
10Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.9%38614.4%
11Mountain Empire Junior HighPine Valley, CAMountain Empire UnifiedMiddle60.4%24514.6%
12Logan Memorial Educational CampusSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedCombined94.7%1,46714.6%
13Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.5%38114.8%
14Anza ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%68715.0%
15Lexington ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%87815.2%
16Foothill Oak ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary89.6%55615.2%
17Lincoln HighSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedHigh89.8%1,48715.5%
18Greenfield MiddleEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionMiddle94.1%73015.8%
19Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%59016.2%
20Central ElementaryImperial Beach, CASouth Bay UnionElementary73.7%35016.4%
21Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.7%28016.4%
22Washington ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary73.9%24516.6%
23Borrego Springs ElementaryBorrego Springs, CABorrego Springs UnifiedElementary82.4%15316.9%
24Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary91.7%36216.9%
25Cajon Valley MiddleEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionMiddle94.4%94217.0%
26Valley Center MiddleValley Center, CAValley Center-Pauma UnifiedMiddle65.8%76617.0%
27Smythe ElementarySan Ysidro, CASan Ysidro ElementaryElementary65.0%53417.1%
28Bancroft ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary93.1%39117.1%
29Kempton Street Literacy AcademySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary81.0%48017.4%
30Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary93.2%57017.7%
31Mann MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle94.1%68017.7%
32Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.7%45617.8%
33Jefferson MiddleOceanside, CAOceanside UnifiedMiddle93.0%44118.0%
34Howard Pence ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary71.8%41918.2%
35George Nicoloff ElementarySan Ysidro, CASouth Bay UnionElementary79.9%61618.3%
36Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary93.7%41018.6%
37Knox MiddleSan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedMiddle95.7%48818.9%
38Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.0%31718.9%
39Castle Park MiddleChula Vista, CASweetwater Union HighMiddle63.3%70319.0%
40Oak Hill ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary92.2%67919.4%
41Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%51419.7%
42San Ysidro MiddleSan Ysidro, CASan Ysidro ElementaryMiddle66.8%50019.8%
43Felicita ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary91.6%47819.8%
44Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.8%31620.1%
45W. D. Hall ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary90.2%57920.2%
46Lincoln AcresNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary86.3%42320.4%
47Maryland ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary94.4%46620.5%
48Bobier ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary90.8%56320.6%
49Campo ElementaryCampo, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary47.4%35920.7%
50Pioneer ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary93.8%59820.8%
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