Dailard Elementary

Dailard Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in San Diego, California, operated by San Diego Unified. Current enrollment sits at 567 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 22% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Dailard Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that serves 94,828 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dailard Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Dailard Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, Dailard Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.5%.

In the area at large, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 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 Dailard Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Henry High, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dailard Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Dailard Elementary's enrollment has rose 8% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 567).

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