Total enrollment
3,048
-111 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Lemon Grove
California · 3,048 students · 2 cities
Lemon Grove in California operates 8 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 3,048 students (around 381 per school).
4-year change in Lemon Grove
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+2 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lemon Grove ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #367 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,048 | #360 of 587 | #3,173 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #293 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #417 of 587 | #8,792 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.3% | #213 of 587 | #1,605 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #310 of 530 | #2,878 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lemon Grove
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Mt. Vernon Elementary at 40.9% proficient to San Miguel Elementary at 23.7%, a gap of 17.2 points. That is the 351st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,724 to 2,507 students (down 33%) and from 161 to 111 full-time teachers (down 31%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista La Mesa Academy | La Mesa | Elementary | KG-08 | 518 |
| Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities | Lemon Grove | Middle | 06-08 | 516 |
| San Miguel Elementary | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-06 | 435 |
| Lemon Grove Academy Elementary | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-06 | 399 |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-06 | 359 |
| Monterey Heights Elementary | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-06 | 341 |
| San Altos Elementary | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-06 | 338 |
| Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center | Lemon Grove | Elementary | KG-KG | 142 |
About Lemon Grove
Lemon Grove is a small California school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 3,048.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lemon Grove is built around 7 elementary and 1 middle.
On a per-school basis, Lemon Grove runs about 381 students per school, 34% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Lemon Grove has declined 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,159 students to 3,048. Lemon Grove now counts 8 public schools, up from 6 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lemon Grove discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.