Dewey Elementary

As a small primary school in San Diego, California, Dewey Elementary instructs 267 students from grades K through 4, operated by San Diego Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 465.

San Diego Unified comprises 174 schools with combined enrollment of 94,828 students; Dewey Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Dewey Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Black, 18% White, 15% multiracial, 7% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Dewey Elementary records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dewey Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dewey Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dewey Elementary.

Dewey Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dewey Elementary has shrank 31%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 26% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

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