Central Elementary

Central Elementary, an average-sized primary school in San Diego, California, operated by San Diego Unified, hosts 497 students, covering grades K through 5.

San Diego Unified comprises 174 schools with combined enrollment of 94,828 students; Central Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Central Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Asian, 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Central Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Central Elementary is one.

Wilson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Central Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 699 (now 497). The Black share of enrollment rose from 8% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Central Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.