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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005443
Dailard Elementary
6425 Cibola Rd., San Diego, CA 92120 · (619) 860-5900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
133 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 157 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (157) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%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
78.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.3pp since 2014
Math
73.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.6% | 29.6% | 14.2% | 7.5% |
| Math | 45.9% | 28.1% | 21.3% | 4.7% |
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 | 78.3% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 76.5% |
| 2022-23 | 74.8% | 74.4% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 74.9% |
| 2018-19 | 74.9% | 78.1% |
| 2017-18 | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.8% | 70.0% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Dailard Elementary
Dailard Elementary's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dailard Elementary this school | 567 | 23.5% | 76.4% |
| Hearst Elementary San Diego | 527 | 25.8% | 77.1% |
| Mariemont Elementary Sacramento | 589 | 26.5% | 64.7% |
| Caleb Greenwood Elementary Sacramento | 536 | 24.1% | 74.7% |
| Benchley/Weinberger Elementary San Diego | 560 | 20.0% | 72.4% |
| John Malcom Elementary Laguna Niguel | 553 | 24.6% | 66.9% |
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 Dailard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #375 of 5,151 | #50 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #457 of 5,172 ▼ 94 | #56 of 393 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #349 of 5,172 ▲ 32 | #43 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,621 of 5,116 | #144 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,683 of 5,915 | #122 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,767 of 5,352 | #379 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #1,899 of 5,354 | #202 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #5,024 of 5,625 | #374 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #622 of 1,139 | #47 of 97 |
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
567
+47 (+9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 567 | 22 | 25.8:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 21 | 25.8:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 20 | 26.4:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | N/A | N/A | 26% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 33% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 22 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dailard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (527 to 567); teachers up 10% (20 to 22).
About Dailard Elementary
Dailard Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in San Diego Unified, located in San Diego, California. A federal count lists 567 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
San Diego Unified runs 174 schools with a combined 94,828 students. Dailard Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 59% of students at Dailard Elementary are White. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in San Diego County, the White share is about 48%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 22 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.8:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 23% of students at Dailard Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Dailard Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Dailard Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.4%, compared with a predicted 65.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
Nearby, Henry High is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Dailard Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Dailard Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Dailard Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 567 students in 2024-25, 47 more than the 520 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 24.8:1 to 25.8:1.
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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
Quick facts
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- Benchley/Weinberger Elementary1.4 mi · 560
- Lewis Middle1.6 mi · 1,013
- Hearst Elementary1.6 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Dailard ElementaryHow many students attend Dailard Elementary?
Dailard Elementary enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dailard Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dailard Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dailard Elementary have?
Dailard Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
How diverse is Dailard Elementary?
Dailard Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Dailard Elementary?
Dailard Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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