Ericson Elementary

Ericson Elementary is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in San Diego, California, one of the schools within San Diego Unified, with 650 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Ericson Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that educates 94,828 students overall.

Demographically, Ericson Elementary records that 53% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Ericson Elementary shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ericson Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.9%; Ericson Elementary posts 73.4%, +17.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ericson Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Sandburg Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ericson Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ericson Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 647 students in 2018 to 650 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 48% to 53%.

On the community side, the feed for Ericson Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.