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If you had an hour of school board time for Birney Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005422
Birney Elementary
4345 Campus Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 · (619) 497-3500 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
24.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
242 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 59% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
71%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
76.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
75.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.4% | 28.9% | 15.0% | 8.7% |
| Math | 44.4% | 31.4% | 15.9% | 8.3% |
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 | 76.3% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 66.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.3% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 77.1% | 68.6% |
| 2018-19 | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| 2017-18 | 64.6% | 66.4% |
| 2016-17 | 70.0% | 64.8% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in California's top 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 Birney Elementary
Birney Elementary's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birney Elementary this school | 535 | 45.2% | 73.7% |
| Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter Sherman Oaks | 511 | 42.7% | 61.8% |
| Will Rogers Elementary Santa Monica | 522 | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| Murray Manor Elementary La Mesa | 530 | 50.0% | 57.2% |
| Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley Winnetka | 409 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Condor Elementary Twentynine Palms | 397 | 45.6% | 39.0% |
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 Birney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #482 of 5,151 | #60 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #389 of 5,172 ▲ 366 | #50 of 393 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #427 of 5,172 ▲ 59 | #51 of 393 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,226 of 5,116 | #150 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #2,033 of 5,915 | #150 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,979 of 5,352 | #294 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #488 of 5,354 | #38 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #4,120 of 5,625 | #277 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #3,790 of 3,837 | #272 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
535
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
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 | 535 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 45% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 22 | 24.3:1 | 46% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 21.3 | 25.2:1 | 45% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 53% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | N/A | N/A | 68% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 33 | 19.2:1 | 77% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 28 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (538 to 535); teachers up 3% (21.3 to 22).
About Birney Elementary
San Diego, California, is home to Birney Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 535 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
San Diego Unified includes 174 schools. Together they enroll 94,828 students.
White students account for 38% of enrollment at Birney Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 48% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Birney Elementary scores 71%.
There are about 24.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Birney Elementary, which has 22. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Birney Elementary is about 45%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.
Birney Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Birney Elementary is +20.6 points, in the top 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.7%, and the predicted rate is 53.0%.
In San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across San Diego County, 766 public schools serve about 467,437 students.
Birney Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Home & Hosp/Transition Support, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Birney Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 73.7% is above the 52.6% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Birney Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (538) and 2024-25 (535).
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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
Quick facts
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Other Birney Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Birney Elementary. Birney Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Birney ElementaryFresno, CA · 731 students
- Birney ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 501 students
- Birney ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 432 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 725 students
- Birney Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Home & Hosp/Transition Support0.1 mi · 66
- Garfield Elementary0.8 mi · 308
- ALBA0.9 mi · 20
- Jefferson Elementary1.0 mi · 400
- Florence Elementary1.1 mi · 213
- Roosevelt International Middle1.1 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Birney ElementaryHow large is Birney Elementary?
Birney Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Birney Elementary serve?
Birney Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Birney Elementary?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at Birney Elementary.
How diverse is Birney Elementary?
Birney Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Birney Elementary public or private?
Birney 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.