Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005421
Bird Rock Elementary
5371 La Jolla Hermosa Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037 · (619) 605-3500 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
41 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 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
46%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
80.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.8pp since 2014
Math
83.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 57.6% | 22.7% | 13.9% | 5.8% |
| Math | 58.1% | 25.6% | 13.9% | 2.3% |
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 | 80.2% | 83.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.4% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 80.4% |
| 2018-19 | 85.5% | 88.0% |
| 2017-18 | 85.8% | 83.7% |
| 2016-17 | 81.5% | 80.6% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Bird Rock Elementary
Bird Rock Elementary's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Rock Elementary this school | 383 | 10.7% | 79.6% |
| Franklin Elementary Loomis | 433 | 11.3% | 65.7% |
| Flora Vista Elementary Encinitas | 377 | 13.3% | 69.8% |
| Ada W. Harris Elementary Cardiff-by-the-Sea | 382 | 11.0% | 71.2% |
| Sunset View Elementary San Diego | 408 | 14.5% | 77.7% |
| Harbor View Elementary Corona Del Mar | 344 | 12.2% | 77.8% |
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 Bird Rock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #244 of 5,151 | #30 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #127 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #16 of 393 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #259 of 5,172 ▲ 376 | #30 of 393 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #2,250 of 5,116 | #151 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #3,890 of 5,915 | #302 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,417 of 5,352 | #244 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #3,100 of 5,354 | #299 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #5,453 of 5,625 | #423 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #2,014 of 3,837 | #150 of 279 |
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
383
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 383 | 16.3 | 23.6:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 17.3 | 24.1:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 16.4 | 22.1:1 | 14% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 16 | 24.4:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 18 | 28.7:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | N/A | N/A | 8% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 13% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 15 | 29.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bird Rock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (451 to 383); teachers down 10% (18 to 16.3).
About Bird Rock Elementary
This page covers Bird Rock Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in La Jolla, California. A federal count lists 383 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Bird Rock Elementary is part of a district of 174 schools: San Diego Unified, with 94,828 students.
Bird Rock Elementary is 72% White by enrollment. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 48% White among all San Diego County residents. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 16.3 full-time equivalents, or about 23.6 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 11%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Bird Rock Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In California, Bird Rock Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 79.6% actual against a predicted 73.3%.
Across San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Pacific Beach Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bird Rock Elementary. On state test proficiency, Bird Rock Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Bird Rock Elementary enrolled 390; in 2024-25, 383.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Bird Rock ElementaryHow many students attend Bird Rock Elementary?
Bird Rock Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bird Rock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bird Rock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bird Rock Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bird Rock Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bird Rock Elementary?
At Bird Rock Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Bird Rock Elementary public or private?
Bird Rock 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.