El Toyon Elementary

Set in National City, California, El Toyon Elementary is an intimate elementary school, operated by National Elementary. It works with 381 students across grades K through 6.

Within National Elementary, which oversees 10 schools and 3,964 students, El Toyon Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, El Toyon Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% White. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, El Toyon Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 87% of students at El Toyon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, El Toyon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), El Toyon Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rancho de la Nacion, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts El Toyon Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the El Toyon Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.