Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 115 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BORREGO SPRINGS UNIFIED·NCES 060570000517
Borrego Springs Elementary
1315 Palm Canyon Dr., Borrego Springs, CA 92004 · (760) 767-5333 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
126 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 41 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Borrego Springs Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 29.2% | 11.1% | 48.6% |
| Math | 4.1% | 16.4% | 23.3% | 56.2% |
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 | 40.3% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.8% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 19.3% | 10.7% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.5% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 38.3% | 26.2% |
| 2016-17 | 32.1% | 22.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Borrego Springs Elementary
Borrego Springs Elementary's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borrego Springs Elementary this school | 153 | 82.4% | 23.7% |
| Cinnabar Charter Petaluma | 156 | 83.3% | 21.1% |
| Alvina Elementary Charter Caruthers | 169 | 82.2% | 41.4% |
| Richard Riordan Primary Center Los Angeles | 136 | 77.9% | 61.1% |
| New Hope Elementary Thornton | 164 | 78.0% | 29.5% |
| El Mirage Adelanto | 128 | 78.1% | 10.9% |
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 Borrego Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #4,227 of 5,151 | #340 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,249 of 5,172 ▲ 579 | #340 of 393 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,906 of 5,172 ▲ 1,717 | #264 of 393 ▲ 108 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.4pp | #163 of 5,116 | #10 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #5,514 of 5,915 | #436 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #1,928 of 5,625 | #89 of 442 |
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
153
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 32.0:1
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 | 153 | 6.5 | 23.5:1 | 82% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 5.5 | 27.3:1 | 81% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 5.5 | 28.0:1 | 84% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 5 | 32.0:1 | 86% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 7 | 24.9:1 | 87% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 8 | 22.6:1 | 90% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | N/A | N/A | 97% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 86% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 8 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Borrego Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (174 to 153); teachers down 7% (7 to 6.5).
About Borrego Springs Elementary
Students in Borrego Springs, California, attend Borrego Springs Elementary, a very small elementary school. Enrollment totals 153 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 67% below the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The Borrego Springs Unified system has 3 schools and 344 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% White and 6% multiracial. San Diego County's residents are about 35% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Borrego Springs Elementary, there are about 23.5 students; the school has 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. There are 126 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 82% of enrollment. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
Among California public elementary schools, Borrego Springs Elementary outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Borrego Springs Elementary's results are 7.6 points below predicted: 23.7% against 31.3%.
In the wider San Diego County area, 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%. Borrego Springs Elementary shares San Diego County with 765 other public schools.
Borrego Springs Elementary's nearest public school is Borrego Springs High (about 2.1 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Borrego Springs Elementary is 5th among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 7 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 32.0:1 to 23.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Borrego Springs Unified
- Borrego Springs HighHigh · 108 students
- Borrego Springs MiddleMiddle · 83 students
Other schools in Borrego Springs
- Borrego Springs HighHigh · 108 students
- Borrego Springs MiddleMiddle · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Borrego Springs High2.1 mi · 108
- Borrego Springs Middle2.1 mi · 83
- Warner Elementary17.1 mi · 106
- Warner Junior/Senior High17.1 mi · 98
- Julian Junior High18.9 mi · 110
- Julian Elementary18.9 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Borrego Springs ElementaryHow large is Borrego Springs Elementary?
Borrego Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 153 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Borrego Springs Elementary serve?
Borrego Springs Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Borrego Springs Elementary have?
Borrego Springs Elementary employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Borrego Springs Elementary?
Student demographics at Borrego Springs Elementary are roughly 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Borrego Springs Elementary public or private?
Borrego Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Borrego Springs Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.