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If you had an hour of school board time for El Toyon Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATIONAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 062667004043
El Toyon Elementary
2000 East Division St., National City, CA 91950 · (619) 336-8000 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
330 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
32.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 23.5% | 21.7% | 47.0% |
| Math | 10.1% | 22.8% | 25.1% | 42.0% |
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 | 31.3% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.4% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 27.5% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.9% | 30.5% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 30.5% | 28.7% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 El Toyon Elementary
El Toyon Elementary's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Toyon Elementary this school | 381 | 86.6% | 28.9% |
| Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary Buena Park | 365 | 87.7% | 32.9% |
| Reseda Elementary Reseda | 378 | 87.8% | 44.8% |
| Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary Newhall | 414 | 86.0% | 47.1% |
| Ford Elementary Richmond | 371 | 85.4% | 13.8% |
| Nevada Avenue Elementary West Hills | 379 | 87.3% | 31.4% |
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 El Toyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #3,650 of 5,151 | #306 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #2,927 of 5,172 ▲ 705 | #255 of 393 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,837 of 5,172 ▲ 418 | #319 of 393 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #854 of 5,116 | #51 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,912 of 5,915 | #306 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,521 of 5,352 | #158 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #3,688 of 5,354 | #326 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #1,513 of 5,625 | #70 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,496 of 3,837 | #103 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
381
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 87% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 83% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 81% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 20 | 21.9:1 | 81% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 88% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 21 | 24.1:1 | 81% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 85% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 26 | 23.6:1 | 100% (611) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 25 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Toyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (472 to 381); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About El Toyon Elementary
El Toyon Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in National Elementary, located in National City, California. It teaches 381 students in kindergarten through 6.
The district for El Toyon Elementary is National Elementary, with 10 schools and 3,964 students.
Federal enrollment data show El Toyon Elementary is 80% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% White. San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at El Toyon Elementary, there are about 22.4 students; the school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. There are 330 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 87% of enrollment. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
On the allk12 Grade, El Toyon Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 40% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, El Toyon Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 28.9% actual against 28.8% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that 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. San Diego County has 766 public schools with about 467,437 students, including El Toyon Elementary.
The closest school to El Toyon Elementary is Rancho de la Nacion, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: El Toyon Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 28.9% versus a 27.7% average.
NCES assigns El Toyon Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 381, compared with 439 in 2020-21.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in National Elementary
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
- Lincoln AcresElementary · 423 students
- Ira HarbisonElementary · 393 students
- Palmer WayElementary · 387 students
Other schools in National City
- San Diego Workforce Innovation HighHigh · 2,722 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Granger Junior HighMiddle · 724 students
- National City MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho de la Nacion0.1 mi · 332
- San Diego Workforce Innovation High0.2 mi · 2,722
- Knox Middle0.5 mi · 488
- Ira Harbison0.9 mi · 393
- Palmer Way0.9 mi · 387
- Porter Elementary1.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About El Toyon ElementaryHow large is El Toyon Elementary?
El Toyon Elementary enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-06.
Is El Toyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Toyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does El Toyon Elementary have?
El Toyon Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at El Toyon Elementary?
Student demographics at El Toyon Elementary are roughly 2% White, 80% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is El Toyon Elementary in?
El Toyon Elementary is part of National Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.