Boone Elementary
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.6% | 20.2% | 27.2% | 41.0% |
| Math | 6.9% | 19.1% | 26.6% | 47.4% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.8% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 25.1% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 33.7% |
| 2017-18 | 37.5% | 30.8% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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%.
Schools most like Boone Elementary
Boone Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Elementary this school | 342 | 84.2% | 27.1% |
| Dolores Street Elementary Carson | 370 | 85.1% | 39.4% |
| John Marshall Elementary Stockton | 394 | 81.7% | 9.0% |
| Penn Elementary San Diego | 366 | 81.4% | 46.8% |
| Hillcrest Elementary San Francisco | 317 | 81.1% | 9.5% |
| Ernie Pyle Elementary Bellflower | 341 | 80.9% | 39.6% |
Where Boone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,843 of 5,151 | #319 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #3,663 of 5,172 ▼ 46 | #307 of 393 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,796 of 5,172 ▲ 472 | #314 of 393 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,917 of 5,116 | #202 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #4,364 of 5,915 | #347 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,055 of 5,352 | #304 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #2,196 of 5,354 | #226 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #1,738 of 5,625 | #79 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #911 of 3,837 | #60 of 279 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 14 | 24.4:1 | 84% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 16 | 22.7:1 | 82% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 84% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 81% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 19 | 24.0:1 | 76% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 20 | 24.8:1 | 81% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 85% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 43 | 21.7:1 | 58% (545) |
| 1990-91 | 1,043 | 42 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (456 to 342); teachers down 26% (19 to 14).
About Boone Elementary
Boone Elementary is a public small elementary school in San Diego, California. It enrolled 342 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The 174 schools of San Diego Unified, including Boone Elementary, enroll 94,828 students.
Boone Elementary's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 14% Asian, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. By the diversity index, Boone Elementary comes in at 56%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.4:1, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Boone Elementary is 84%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Boone Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Boone Elementary's results are 3.1 points below predicted: 27.1% against 30.2%.
Among San Diego County residents, median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Boone Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The closest public school, Bell Middle, is about 0.5 miles from Boone Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.2%; Boone Elementary's is 27.1%, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal data place Boone Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 342 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 378. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 22.2:1 to 24.4:1.
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