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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005484
Fay Elementary
4080 52nd St., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 624-2600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
494 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
23.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 16.7% | 20.7% | 55.4% |
| Math | 3.8% | 17.1% | 21.8% | 57.3% |
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 | 23.9% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 22.9% | 15.5% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 9.5% |
| 2018-19 | 28.6% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.0% | 28.3% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 30.8% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Fay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,506 of 5,151 | #362 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,211 of 5,172 | #339 of 393 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,583 of 5,172 | #366 of 393 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #1,491 of 5,116 | #96 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,260 of 5,915 | #171 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.0:1 | #5,129 of 5,352 | #404 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #2,182 of 5,354 | #224 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #309 of 5,625 | #11 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1,440 of 3,837 | #98 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 514 | 19 | 27.0:1 | 96% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 21 | 23.3:1 | 96% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 91% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 22 | 23.5:1 | 87% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 24.5 | 26.2:1 | 97% (625) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 29 | 24.6:1 | 97% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | N/A | N/A | 98% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 1,167 | 64 | 18.2:1 | 41% (483) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 34 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fay Elementary.
About Fay Elementary
Fay Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in San Diego, California. It reports enrollment of 514 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district for Fay Elementary is San Diego Unified, with 174 schools and 94,828 students.
Hispanic students are 61% of those enrolled at Fay Elementary. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all San Diego County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 27.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
In California, Fay Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.9% actual against a predicted 23.2%.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fay Elementary is closest to City Heights Preparatory Charter, about 0.3 miles away. Fay Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Fay Elementary's average proficiency of 20.9% compares with 27.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Fay Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (517) and 2024-25 (514). Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.5:1 in 2020-21, and 27.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fay Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Fay ElementaryHow large is Fay Elementary?
Fay Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fay Elementary serve?
Fay Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fay Elementary?
Approximately 27.0:1 students per teacher at Fay Elementary.
How diverse is Fay Elementary?
Fay Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 61% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Fay Elementary public or private?
Fay Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.