Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005502
Clairemont Canyons Academy
4133 Mt. Albertine Ave., San Diego, CA 92111 · (619) 605-1350 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
233 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 190% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
42.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.6% | 14.9% | 24.3% | 40.2% |
| Math | 19.6% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 33.6% |
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 | 35.5% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 36.1% |
| 2017-18 | 50.7% | 45.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Clairemont Canyons Academy
Clairemont Canyons Academy's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clairemont Canyons Academy this school | 318 | 73.3% | 41.0% |
| James Marshall Elementary Sacramento | 337 | 73.3% | 28.2% |
| Cyril Spinelli Elementary Antelope | 347 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Redding Elementary San Francisco | 240 | 70.0% | 19.9% |
| Perry Elementary San Diego | 341 | 73.0% | 38.7% |
| O. W. Erlewine Elementary Sacramento | 300 | 63.3% | 37.7% |
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 Clairemont Canyons Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,387 of 5,151 | #220 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,146 of 5,172 ▼ 253 | #203 of 393 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,380 of 5,172 ▼ 1,028 | #288 of 393 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,133 of 5,116 | #98 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #4,606 of 5,915 | #363 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #443 of 5,352 | #26 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #51 of 5,354 | #2 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #2,747 of 5,625 | #144 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #1,480 of 3,837 | #101 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
318
+49 (+18%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 73% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 73% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 74% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 66% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 71% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 64% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | N/A | N/A | 74% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 46% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 27 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clairemont Canyons Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (395 to 318); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Clairemont Canyons Academy
In San Diego, California, part of San Diego County, Clairemont Canyons Academy is an elementary school. Total enrollment is 318 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 32% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Clairemont Canyons Academy is one school in San Diego Unified, a system of 174 schools with 94,828 students.
The student body at Clairemont Canyons Academy has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 33%. Other groups make up 26% White, 18% Asian, 14% Black, and 8% multiracial. In San Diego County overall, the Hispanic share is about 35%. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Clairemont Canyons Academy are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 73% of students (233) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points above the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Among California public elementary schools, Clairemont Canyons Academy outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clairemont Canyons Academy's results are 4.4 points above predicted: 41.0% against 36.6%.
The school's county is San Diego County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
The closest school to Clairemont Canyons Academy is Kavod Charter, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Clairemont Canyons Academy is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
Clairemont Canyons Academy is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 18%.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Clairemont Canyons AcademyHow large is Clairemont Canyons Academy?
Clairemont Canyons Academy enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clairemont Canyons Academy serve?
Clairemont Canyons Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clairemont Canyons Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clairemont Canyons Academy is approximately 18.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clairemont Canyons Academy?
At Clairemont Canyons Academy, the student body is approximately 26% White, 33% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Clairemont Canyons Academy in?
Clairemont Canyons Academy is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.