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Doyle Elementary

3950 Berino Ct., San Diego, CA 92122 · (619) 605-4500 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-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

Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
252 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten18931%
Grade 18815%
Grade 210317%
Grade 38314%
Grade 48113%
Grade 55910%

This year's kindergarten class (189) is 220% larger than its 5th grade class (59).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
17028%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
14724%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
23639%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
427%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31352%
Female
29048%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
67.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
69.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts40.0%27.0%14.0%19.0%
Math43.8%25.9%15.2%15.2%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.0%69.6%
2023-2467.0%71.8%
2022-2363.8%65.5%
2021-2262.8%69.3%
2018-1978.3%76.9%
2017-1875.3%74.0%
2016-1774.1%73.9%
2015-1677.0%71.0%
2014-1571.0%67.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Doyle Elementary

Doyle Elementary's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Doyle Elementary this school60341.8%68.6%
Frank Vessels Elementary
Cypress
65037.7%65.4%
Myford Elementary
Irvine
54238.2%72.0%
Juliet Morris Elementary
Cypress
56243.2%69.7%
Cox (James H.) Elementary
Fountain Valley
60735.7%68.2%
Sandburg Elementary
San Diego
57043.5%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 Doyle Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn San Diego County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.6%#717 of 5,151#86 of 392
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.6%#616 of 5,172
▼ 98
#73 of 393
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#905 of 5,172
▼ 38
#108 of 393
▼ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.3pp#2,557 of 5,116#176 of 387
Enrollment
ranked largest first
603#1,375 of 5,915#103 of 453
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.9:1#4,389 of 5,352#332 of 418
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.3%#597 of 5,354#49 of 418
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.8%#4,262 of 5,625#295 of 442
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.8%#1,935 of 3,837#146 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 2024-25
Enrollment
603
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 23.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2560324.224.9:142% (252)
2023-2467227.324.6:145% (302)
2022-2362426.623.5:149% (303)
2020-216132623.6:131% (192)
2017-187162825.6:134% (245)
2015-168863525.3:130% (263)
2010-11767N/AN/A55% (422)
2000-017633919.6:129% (218)
1990-916552823.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doyle Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (716 to 603); teachers down 14% (28 to 24.2).

About Doyle Elementary

This page covers Doyle Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in San Diego, California. A federal count lists 603 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 30% bigger than that.

San Diego Unified operates 174 schools. Combined enrollment is 94,828 students.

Enrollment at Doyle Elementary is mixed, with Asian students the largest group at 39%. The school is also 28% White, 24% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 12% Asian share among all San Diego County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Doyle Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 24.9:1, with 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Doyle Elementary is 42%. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 12 points higher.

Doyle Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.0% at Doyle Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.6%.

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.

The shortest distance from Doyle Elementary to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to University City High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Doyle Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.

NCES assigns Doyle Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's size has been steady, with 613 students in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.6:1 in 2020-21, and 24.9:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Doyle Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

San Diego County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Doyle Elementary
District
San Diego Unified
Address
3950 Berino Ct., San Diego, CA 92122
Phone
(619) 605-4500
County
San Diego County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
603
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
24.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
252 (42%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
063432005448
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Doyle Elementary. Doyle Elementary is the largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Doyle Elementary
How large is Doyle Elementary?
Doyle Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades KG-05.
Is Doyle Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doyle Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Doyle Elementary?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at Doyle Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Doyle Elementary?
Student demographics at Doyle Elementary are roughly 28% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 39% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Doyle Elementary?
Doyle Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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