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

392 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 9.1%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
392
San Diego County, California
Best % Proficient
9.1%
Median % Proficient
45.3%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.0%7039.1%
2Potrero ElementaryPotrero, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary79.0%3009.8%
3Chase Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary94.6%75710.7%
4Naranca ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary96.1%98510.9%
5Clover Flat ElementaryBoulevard, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary61.6%19012.1%
6Anza ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%68713.0%
7Pauma ElementaryPauma Valley, CAValley Center-Pauma UnifiedElementary76.7%24514.3%
8Lexington ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary91.1%87814.7%
9Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.7%28015.0%
10Foothill Oak ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary89.6%55615.5%
11Central ElementaryImperial Beach, CASouth Bay UnionElementary73.7%35015.8%
12Linda Vista ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary91.7%36215.8%
13Porter ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%59015.9%
14Meridian ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary93.2%57016.7%
15Horton ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.9%38616.9%
16Warner ElementaryWarner Springs, CAWarner UnifiedElementary71.7%10617.3%
17Kempton Street Literacy AcademySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary81.0%48017.6%
18Perkins K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.5%38117.8%
19Smythe ElementarySan Ysidro, CASan Ysidro ElementaryElementary65.0%53418.1%
20Bancroft ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary93.1%39118.3%
21Howard Pence ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary71.8%41918.4%
22Pioneer ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary93.8%59818.8%
23Oak Hill ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary92.2%67918.8%
24Bobier ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary90.8%56319.0%
25W. D. Hall ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary90.2%57919.4%
26George Nicoloff ElementarySan Ysidro, CASouth Bay UnionElementary79.9%61619.5%
27Washington ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary73.9%24519.7%
28Campo ElementaryCampo, CAMountain Empire UnifiedElementary47.4%35920.2%
29Joyner ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary93.7%41020.4%
30Burbank ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.0%31720.7%
31Fay ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.1%51420.9%
32Madison Avenue ElementaryEl Cajon, CACajon Valley UnionElementary90.9%67020.9%
33Rosa Parks ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary97.6%70521.6%
34Kimbrough ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.8%31621.7%
35Ralph Waldo Emerson ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.7%45621.7%
36Baker ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary97.2%36121.7%
37Teofilo MendozaSan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary65.4%46821.7%
38Maryland ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary94.4%46621.8%
39Carver ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.9%18722.0%
40Rancho ElementarySpring Valley, CALa Mesa-Spring ValleyElementary83.3%32422.0%
41Chavez ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary96.4%36122.0%
42Lincoln AcresNational City, CANational ElementaryElementary86.3%42322.1%
43Felicita ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary91.6%47822.1%
44Fulton K-8San Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary90.3%31022.4%
45Central ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary95.2%49722.5%
46San Marcos ElementarySan Marcos, CASan Marcos UnifiedElementary87.2%54622.6%
47Harborside ElementaryChula Vista, CAChula Vista ElementaryElementary87.2%52422.7%
48Godfrey G. Berry ElementarySan Diego, CASouth Bay UnionElementary75.1%27323.0%
49Beaumont ElementaryVista, CAVista UnifiedElementary75.2%42323.1%
50Central ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary94.3%57523.3%
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