Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005441
Cubberley Elementary
3201 Marathon Dr., San Diego, CA 92123 · (619) 605-3900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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.
- A-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
23.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
111 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 | 58 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 115% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
77%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
55.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.6% | 33.8% | 27.0% | 17.6% |
| Math | 9.3% | 36.0% | 32.0% | 22.7% |
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 | 55.4% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 40.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.1% | 47.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.2% | 58.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Cubberley Elementary
Cubberley Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cubberley Elementary this school | 199 | 55.8% | 49.1% |
| San Francisco Community Alternative San Francisco | 230 | 50.0% | 38.1% |
| Antioch Charter Academy II Antioch | 204 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Valley View Elementary Richmond | 220 | 65.0% | 28.0% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Sacramento | 173 | 64.2% | 27.6% |
| Jones Elementary San Diego | 257 | 52.5% | 44.1% |
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 Cubberley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,777 of 5,151 | #186 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,895 of 5,172 ▼ 57 | #188 of 393 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,661 of 5,172 ▲ 193 | #175 of 393 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #961 of 5,116 | #60 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #5,357 of 5,915 | #419 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #3,659 of 5,625 | #233 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
199
+44 (+28%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 199 | 8.5 | 23.4:1 | 56% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 8.5 | 22.7:1 | 44% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 8.5 | 20.1:1 | 42% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 6 | 25.8:1 | 55% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 7 | 25.7:1 | 58% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 6 | 25.7:1 | 62% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | N/A | N/A | 72% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 47% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 16 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cubberley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (180 to 199); teachers up 21% (7 to 8.5).
About Cubberley Elementary
Cubberley Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in San Diego, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 199 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 57% smaller than that.
San Diego Unified (174 schools, 94,828 students) runs Cubberley Elementary.
Enrollment at Cubberley Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 34%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 21% multiracial, 12% Black, and 12% Asian. The Hispanic share in San Diego County as a whole is similar, at about 35%. The chance that two students picked at random at Cubberley Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 77%.
The school reports 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 23.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 56% of students. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
allk12 grades Cubberley Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cubberley Elementary, the prediction is 46.9% and the result is 49.1%.
In the county around the school, San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Cubberley Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
The closest public school, Taft Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Cubberley Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Cubberley Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 28%, from 155 to 199. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.8 to 23.4 over 4 years.
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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 Cubberley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cubberley Elementary?
Cubberley Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cubberley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cubberley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cubberley Elementary have?
Cubberley Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cubberley Elementary?
Student demographics at Cubberley Elementary are roughly 22% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 21% Two or more.
What district is Cubberley Elementary in?
Cubberley Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.