Bay Park Elementary

Located at 2433 Denver St., in San Diego, California, Bay Park Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that teaches 504 students (grades K through 5), operated by San Diego Unified.

Bay Park Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that hosts 94,828 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bay Park Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, Bay Park Elementary shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Bay Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bay Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 66.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Bay Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Longfellow UTK-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bay Park Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Bay Park Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Bay Park Elementary's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 504). The White share of enrollment increased from 59% to 68% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Bay Park Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.