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Does Del Sur Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
891
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153012196
Del Sur Elementary
15665 Paseo Del Sur, San Diego, CA 92127 · (858) 674-6200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- DThree-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
23.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
81 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 178 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (178).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
80.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.1pp since 2014
Math
79.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.8% | 27.1% | 11.6% | 7.6% |
| Math | 51.9% | 27.3% | 11.6% | 9.2% |
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 | 80.9% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 85.7% | 80.1% |
| 2021-22 | 86.9% | 82.9% |
| 2018-19 | 83.8% | 83.7% |
| 2017-18 | 85.3% | 83.8% |
| 2016-17 | 86.5% | 81.3% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Del Sur Elementary
Del Sur Elementary's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Sur Elementary this school | 891 | 9.1% | 80.3% |
| Vista Verde Irvine | 837 | 10.3% | 81.5% |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary La Canada | 715 | 4.8% | 83.8% |
| Westwood Elementary San Diego | 832 | 14.2% | 75.3% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Mission Viejo | 704 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Willow Grove Elementary San Diego | 701 | 14.1% | 81.3% |
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 Del Sur Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #214 of 5,151 | #26 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #266 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #33 of 393 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #222 of 5,172 ▼ 15 | #28 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #586 of 5,116 | #43 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #181 of 5,915 | #16 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,715 of 5,352 | #271 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #1,017 of 5,354 | #90 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #5,494 of 5,625 | #431 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #3,329 of 3,837 | #235 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
891
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+127% since 2010-11, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 891 | 37.2 | 23.9:1 | 9% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 39.2 | 24.1:1 | 10% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 37.7 | 25.7:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 39 | 24.0:1 | 8% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 938 | 34.7 | 27.0:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 25 | 28.2:1 | 9% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | N/A | N/A | 16% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Sur Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (938 to 891); teachers up 7% (34.7 to 37.2).
About Del Sur Elementary
Del Sur Elementary serves students in San Diego, California, as a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 891 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 92% larger than average.
Poway Unified is the local district for Del Sur Elementary. It runs 39 schools with 34,259 students.
White students are the largest group at Del Sur Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 37% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Del Sur Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 23.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 9% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 45 points higher.
Del Sur Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Del Sur Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.3% and a predicted 74.2%.
Among San Diego County residents, median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
Design 39 Campus is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Del Sur Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Del Sur Elementary went from 935 students to 891.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
Other schools in San Diego
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Henry HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Mira Mesa HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
Nearby schools
- Design 39 Campus1.1 mi · 1,216
- Del Norte High1.1 mi · 2,557
- Stone Ranch Elementary1.7 mi · 692
- Monterey Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 770
- Willow Grove Elementary2.1 mi · 701
- Oak Valley Middle2.2 mi · 1,503
Frequently asked questions
About Del Sur ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Del Sur Elementary?
Del Sur Elementary enrolls approximately 891 students in grades KG-05.
Is Del Sur Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Del Sur Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Del Sur Elementary have?
Del Sur Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Del Sur Elementary?
At Del Sur Elementary, the student body is approximately 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 37% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Del Sur Elementary public or private?
Del Sur Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.