Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002427
Casa de Oro Elementary
10227 Ramona Dr., Spring Valley, CA 91977 · (619) 668-5715 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- 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.
- FThree-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
24.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
236 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
31.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.2pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What 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 24 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 15.9% | 25.8% | 42.4% |
| Math | 8.1% | 15.4% | 29.4% | 47.1% |
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 | 31.8% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 47.4% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 23.5% |
| 2016-17 | 39.6% | 30.8% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Casa de Oro Elementary
Casa de Oro Elementary's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa de Oro Elementary this school | 320 | 73.8% | 28.4% |
| Highlands Elementary Spring Valley | 357 | 73.9% | 35.2% |
| Adams Elementary San Diego | 290 | 70.7% | 34.5% |
| Skyline North Elementary Barstow | 322 | 74.2% | 20.1% |
| Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet Rancho Palos Verdes | 289 | 73.0% | 45.8% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Upland | 409 | 74.1% | 45.2% |
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 Casa de Oro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,713 of 5,151 | #308 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #3,933 of 5,172 ▼ 305 | #321 of 393 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,793 of 5,172 ▼ 179 | #313 of 393 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #133 of 5,116 | #9 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #4,580 of 5,915 | #361 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,181 of 5,352 | #314 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #2,308 of 5,354 | #236 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #2,710 of 5,625 | #141 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #2,215 of 3,837 | #163 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
320
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 320 | 13 | 24.6:1 | 74% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 79% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 15 | 24.0:1 | 80% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 13 | 27.1:1 | 72% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 14 | 26.4:1 | 81% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 14 | 26.2:1 | 74% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 71% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 56% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 23 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Casa de Oro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (370 to 320); teachers down 7% (14 to 13).
About Casa de Oro Elementary
Casa de Oro Elementary sits in Spring Valley, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 320 students. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 31% lower.
La Mesa-Spring Valley is responsible for 22 schools, Casa de Oro Elementary included, with 10,491 students in all.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Casa de Oro Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 16% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Casa de Oro Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Casa de Oro Elementary is 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 24.6:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Casa de Oro Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Casa de Oro Elementary would score about 36.3%. It scores 28.4%, 8.0 points below that figure.
San Diego County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Casa de Oro Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
College Preparatory Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Casa de Oro Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 28.4% versus a 38.3% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 352 to 320 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 24.6 students per teacher, compared with 27.1 in 2020-21.
The Casa de Oro Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Spring Valley AcademyMiddle · 597 students
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Nearby schools
- College Preparatory Middle0.1 mi · 397
- Monte Vista High0.7 mi · 1,543
- Highlands Elementary0.8 mi · 357
- Avocado Elementary0.8 mi · 573
- Loma Elementary0.8 mi · 315
- Spring Valley Academy0.9 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Casa de Oro ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Casa de Oro Elementary?
Casa de Oro Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
Is Casa de Oro Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Casa de Oro Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Casa de Oro Elementary have?
Casa de Oro Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Casa de Oro Elementary?
At Casa de Oro Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 64% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Casa de Oro Elementary?
Casa de Oro Elementary is overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.