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

391 public elementary schools in San Diego County, California appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Magnolia Elementary leads the list at 8.2%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
391
San Diego County, California
Best % Proficient
8.2%
Median % Proficient
45.3%
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%
3Potrero ElementaryPotrero, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary79.0%3009.7%
4Naranca ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary96.1%98511.2%
5Clover Flat ElementaryBoulevard, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary61.6%19011.4%
6Pauma ElementaryPauma Valley, CAValley Center-Pauma UnifiedElementary76.7%24512.8%
7Warner ElementaryWarner Springs, CAWarner UnifiedElementary71.7%10613.8%
8Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.9%38614.4%
9Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.5%38114.8%
10Anza ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%68715.0%
11Lexington ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%87815.2%
12Foothill Oak ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary89.6%55615.2%
13Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%59016.2%
14Central ElementaryImperial Beach, CASouth Bay UnionElementary73.7%35016.4%
15Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.7%28016.4%
16Washington ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary73.9%24516.6%
17Borrego Springs ElementaryBorrego Springs, CABorrego Springs UnifiedElementary82.4%15316.9%
18Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary91.7%36216.9%
19Smythe ElementarySan Ysidro, CASan Ysidro ElementaryElementary65.0%53417.1%
20Bancroft ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary93.1%39117.1%
21Kempton Street Literacy AcademySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary81.0%48017.4%
22Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary93.2%57017.7%
23Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.7%45617.8%
24Howard Pence ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary71.8%41918.2%
25George Nicoloff ElementarySan Ysidro, CASouth Bay UnionElementary79.9%61618.3%
26Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary93.7%41018.6%
27Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.0%31718.9%
28Oak Hill ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary92.2%67919.4%
29Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%51419.7%
30Felicita ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary91.6%47819.8%
31Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.8%31620.1%
32W. D. Hall ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary90.2%57920.2%
33Lincoln AcresNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary86.3%42320.4%
34Maryland ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary94.4%46620.5%
35Bobier ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary90.8%56320.6%
36Campo ElementaryCampo, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary47.4%35920.7%
37Pioneer ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary93.8%59820.8%
38Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.4%36120.8%
39San Miguel ElementaryLemon Grove, CALemon GroveElementary81.8%43520.9%
40Crest ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary61.6%27120.9%
41Fulton K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.3%31021.2%
42Rancho ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary83.3%32421.3%
43Teofilo MendozaSan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary65.4%46821.3%
44OlivewoodNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary86.6%42421.4%
45Mission ElementaryOceanside, CAOceanside UnifiedElementary90.9%41921.4%
46Madison Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary90.9%67021.6%
47Johnson ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary95.0%76622.3%
48Carver ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.9%18722.5%
49Louise Foussat ElementaryOceanside, CAOceanside UnifiedElementary76.4%75522.7%
50Carson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary87.8%33622.7%
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