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If you could change one rule at Central Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATIONAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 062667004042
Central Elementary
933 E Ave., National City, CA 91950 · (619) 336-7400 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
434 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
32.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
22.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.6% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 43.7% |
| Math | 8.4% | 13.6% | 34.1% | 44.0% |
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 | 32.8% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 43.2% | 31.7% |
| 2017-18 | 44.5% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 44.6% | 37.1% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 477 | 91.0% | 28.2% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Garden Grove | 480 | 91.7% | 40.5% |
| Tracy Elementary Baldwin Park | 498 | 91.4% | 30.5% |
| Gates Street Elementary Los Angeles | 450 | 93.8% | 41.4% |
| Howard Elementary Montclair | 433 | 88.9% | 39.1% |
| Chase Street Elementary Panorama City | 436 | 91.5% | 35.1% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,729 of 5,151 | #309 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,103 of 5,172 ▼ 566 | #331 of 393 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,687 of 5,172 ▼ 36 | #305 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,359 of 5,116 | #162 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #2,719 of 5,915 | #206 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,622 of 5,352 | #265 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #3,996 of 5,354 | #346 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #979 of 5,625 | #44 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #1,275 of 3,837 | #87 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
477
-72 (-13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 477 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 91% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 83% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 22 | 22.8:1 | 81% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 73% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 84% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 78% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | N/A | N/A | 87% (578) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 39 | 21.4:1 | 100% (830) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 31 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (607 to 477); teachers down 26% (27 to 20).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in National City, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 477 students.
The 10 schools of National Elementary, including Central Elementary, enroll 3,964 students.
Central Elementary enrolls a student body that is 83% Hispanic. The school is also 12% Asian. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. By the diversity index, Central Elementary comes in at 29%.
Its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 91% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Elementary is 2.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.2% actual, 26.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
San Diego County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
The nearest public school is Integrity Charter, at about 0.3 miles. Central Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 29.4%, higher than Central Elementary's 28.2%.
NCES describes the area around Central Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 549 to 477. The school's ratio rose from 20.3:1 to 23.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in National Elementary
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
- Lincoln AcresElementary · 423 students
- Ira HarbisonElementary · 393 students
- Palmer WayElementary · 387 students
- El Toyon ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in National City
- San Diego Workforce Innovation HighHigh · 2,722 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Granger Junior HighMiddle · 724 students
- National City MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 43rd largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementaryEscondido, CA · 575 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Integrity Charter0.3 mi · 393
- National City Middle0.5 mi · 709
- John A. Otis Elementary0.5 mi · 367
- Kimball0.8 mi · 322
- Balboa Elementary0.9 mi · 457
- Rancho de la Nacion1.0 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Central Elementary have?
Central Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary?
At Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of National Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.