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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAJON VALLEY UNION·NCES 060681000604
Avocado Elementary
3845 Avocado School Rd., La Mesa, CA 91941 · (619) 588-3100 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
419 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 128 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 25.0% | 23.1% | 36.4% |
| Math | 11.1% | 21.8% | 26.7% | 40.5% |
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 | 40.5% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 38.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 46.6% |
| 2017-18 | 45.6% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 43.8% | 47.1% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Avocado Elementary
Avocado Elementary's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avocado Elementary this school | 573 | 73.1% | 37.2% |
| Santa Margarita Elementary Oceanside | 544 | 66.2% | 42.2% |
| Flying Hills School of Arts El Cajon | 742 | 74.7% | 24.9% |
| Hancock Elementary San Diego | 644 | 68.8% | 43.4% |
| Stuart Mesa Elementary Oceanside | 549 | 65.0% | 39.3% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Wildomar | 508 | 71.9% | 30.8% |
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 Avocado Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,739 of 5,151 | #245 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #2,935 of 5,172 ▼ 406 | #256 of 393 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,873 of 5,172 ▼ 260 | #261 of 393 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #391 of 5,116 | #29 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #1,614 of 5,915 | #118 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,492 of 5,352 | #349 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #859 of 5,354 | #75 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #2,763 of 5,625 | #146 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #1,039 of 1,139 | #84 of 97 |
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
573
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 573 | 22.8 | 25.1:1 | 73% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 22.3 | 26.9:1 | 69% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 23.3 | 24.0:1 | 61% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 22 | 25.4:1 | 42% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 23.9 | 23.7:1 | 49% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 54% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | N/A | N/A | 39% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 19% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 30 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avocado Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (566 to 573); teachers down 4% (23.9 to 22.8).
About Avocado Elementary
Avocado Elementary is a public elementary school in La Mesa, California. The school had 573 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Avocado Elementary is one of the 25 schools that make up Cajon Valley Union (15,974 students in total).
At Avocado Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 43%. The school is also 35% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Avocado Elementary total 22.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.1:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 73%. That is 19 points above the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Avocado Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.2% and a predicted 36.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Avocado Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
College Preparatory Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Avocado Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Avocado Elementary's average proficiency of 37.2% compares with 41.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Avocado Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Avocado Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cajon Valley Union
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Naranca ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Cajon Valley MiddleMiddle · 942 students
- Montgomery MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Lexington ElementaryElementary · 878 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 766 students
Other schools in La Mesa
- Helix HighHigh · 2,554 students
- Grossmont HighHigh · 2,172 students
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Murray Manor ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other Avocado Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Avocado Elementary. Avocado Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- AVOCADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOMESTEAD, FL · 669 students
Nearby schools
- College Preparatory Middle0.7 mi · 397
- Casa de Oro Elementary0.8 mi · 320
- Fuerte Elementary1.1 mi · 686
- Loma Elementary1.1 mi · 315
- Monte Vista High1.2 mi · 1,543
- Highlands Elementary1.5 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Avocado ElementaryHow large is Avocado Elementary?
Avocado Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades KG-05.
Is Avocado Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Avocado Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Avocado Elementary have?
Avocado Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
How diverse is Avocado Elementary?
Avocado Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Avocado Elementary?
Avocado Elementary is overseen by Cajon Valley Union in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.