Birney Elementary

Birney Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in San Diego, California, operated by San Diego Unified, with 535 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Birney Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that works with 94,828 students overall.

Demographically, Birney Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Birney Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Birney Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 71.2%, +18.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Birney Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Home & Hosp/Transition Support is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Birney Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Birney Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.4%.

Birney Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Birney Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 535).

Inside the community feed, members of the Birney Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.