1
Enrollment
689
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005330
Dingeman Elementary
11840 Scripps Creek Dr., San Diego, CA 92131 · (858) 549-4437 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
123 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 | 162 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (162) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
55%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
85.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.6pp since 2014
Math
86.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 65.1% | 20.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| Math | 72.2% | 13.7% | 9.3% | 4.8% |
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 | 85.4% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 86.9% |
| 2022-23 | 84.7% | 87.5% |
| 2021-22 | 86.3% | 88.2% |
| 2018-19 | 83.9% | 90.2% |
| 2017-18 | 86.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016-17 | 87.1% | 89.6% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in California's top 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 Dingeman Elementary
Dingeman Elementary's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingeman Elementary this school | 689 | 17.9% | 85.8% |
| Eastwood Elementary Irvine | 647 | 15.6% | 69.8% |
| Mangini Ranch Elementary Folsom | 598 | 14.2% | 80.2% |
| Foster City Elementary Foster City | 624 | 12.0% | 75.9% |
| Brywood Elementary Irvine | 578 | 17.6% | 77.9% |
| Valentine Elementary San Marino | 711 | 11.3% | 88.4% |
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 Dingeman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #74 of 5,151 | #9 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #79 of 5,172 ▼ 11 | #10 of 393 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #96 of 5,172 ▼ 4 | #12 of 393 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,339 of 5,116 | #123 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #822 of 5,915 | #69 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,815 of 5,352 | #382 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #2,335 of 5,354 | #239 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #5,217 of 5,625 | #390 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #2,445 of 3,837 | #176 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
689
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 689 | 26.6 | 25.9:1 | 18% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 26.4 | 26.3:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 26.5 | 24.3:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 28 | 25.3:1 | 7% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 29.3 | 26.7:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 30 | 28.6:1 | 7% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | N/A | N/A | 7% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 947 | 43 | 22.0:1 | 3% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dingeman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (782 to 689); teachers down 9% (29.3 to 26.6).
About Dingeman Elementary
Dingeman Elementary, located in San Diego, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 689 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 48% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
San Diego Unified includes 174 schools. Together they enroll 94,828 students.
More than half of the students at Dingeman Elementary are Asian (64%). The next largest groups are 18% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. In San Diego County overall, about 12% of residents are Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dingeman Elementary scores 55%.
A staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 25.9:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.6 students per teacher. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 36 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 85.8%, is 16.7 points above the 69.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
The county, San Diego County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Dingeman Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Dingeman Elementary's nearest public school is Scripps Elementary (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dingeman Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dingeman Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Dingeman Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Dingeman Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Dingeman ElementaryHow many students attend Dingeman Elementary?
Dingeman Elementary enrolls approximately 689 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dingeman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dingeman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dingeman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dingeman Elementary is approximately 25.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dingeman Elementary?
Dingeman Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 64% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dingeman Elementary?
Dingeman Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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