Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005408
Alcott Elementary
4680 Hidalgo St., San Diego, CA 92117 · (619) 605-1200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
91 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 35% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 212% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
49.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.4% | 23.4% | 27.3% | 26.0% |
| Math | 16.5% | 32.9% | 34.2% | 16.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.2% | 51.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 82.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 51.3% |
| 2016-17 | 45.7% | 34.3% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alcott Elementary
Alcott Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcott Elementary this school | 234 | 38.9% | 44.3% |
| Saint Helena Elementary St. Helena | 229 | 37.1% | 60.1% |
| Hollywood Beach Elementary Oxnard | 289 | 39.1% | 49.6% |
| Buena Vista Elementary Carlsbad | 281 | 39.9% | 70.5% |
| Hope Elementary Santa Barbara | 279 | 42.3% | 62.3% |
| Marblehead Elementary San Clemente | 195 | 43.6% | 42.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alcott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,128 of 5,151 | #202 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,637 of 5,172 ▲ 290 | #178 of 393 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #2,295 of 5,172 ▲ 554 | #218 of 393 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,656 of 5,116 | #146 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #5,202 of 5,915 | #408 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,293 of 5,352 | #233 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,444 of 5,354 | #149 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #4,381 of 5,625 | #307 of 442 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
+38 (+19%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 234 | 10 | 23.4:1 | 39% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 10 | 22.6:1 | 50% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 46% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | 58% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 8 | 24.4:1 | 49% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 7 | 26.6:1 | 51% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | N/A | N/A | 64% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 34% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 23 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (195 to 234); teachers up 25% (8 to 10).
About Alcott Elementary
Alcott Elementary is a small elementary school in San Diego, California. It reports enrollment of 234 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The district, San Diego Unified, operates 174 schools serving 94,828 students.
About 43% of students at Alcott Elementary are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Alcott Elementary reported 10 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Roughly 39% of students at Alcott Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Among California public elementary schools, Alcott Elementary outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Alcott Elementary, the prediction is 56.8% and the result is 44.3%.
Census data for San Diego County show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Alcott Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Cadman Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Alcott Elementary. On state test proficiency, Alcott Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 196 students in 2020-21 to 234 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.8:1 to 23.4:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
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Other Alcott Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Alcott Elementary. Alcott Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Alcott ElementaryPomona, CA · 606 students
- Alcott ElementaryRiverside, CA · 603 students
- Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 567 students
- Alcott Elementary SchoolWesterville, OH · 537 students
- ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHASTINGS, NE · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Cadman Elementary0.8 mi · 184
- Whitman Elementary1.0 mi · 102
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- Field Elementary1.3 mi · 238
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Frequently asked questions
About Alcott ElementaryHow large is Alcott Elementary?
Alcott Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alcott Elementary serve?
Alcott Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alcott Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Alcott Elementary.
How diverse is Alcott Elementary?
Alcott Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Alcott Elementary public or private?
Alcott Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.