Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005460
Florence Elementary
3914 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 · (619) 344-5900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
19.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
138 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
64%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
53.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
35.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.4% | 29.9% | 22.1% | 24.7% |
| Math | 10.8% | 24.3% | 37.8% | 27.0% |
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 | 53.3% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.6% | 39.3% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 60.2% |
| 2017-18 | 66.3% | 58.1% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 48.5% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Florence Elementary
Florence Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Elementary this school | 213 | 64.8% | 44.1% |
| Richard Crane Elementary Rohnert Park | 274 | 63.1% | 24.7% |
| Cabrillo Elementary San Diego | 157 | 68.8% | 42.7% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Sacramento | 173 | 64.2% | 27.6% |
| Growth Public Sacramento | 300 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Mountain View Montessori Charter Victorville | 227 | 58.6% | 61.6% |
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 Florence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,143 of 5,151 | #204 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,733 of 5,172 ▼ 486 | #244 of 393 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,806 of 5,172 ▲ 126 | #184 of 393 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,582 of 5,116 | #141 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #5,303 of 5,915 | #413 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #666 of 5,352 | #36 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #1,332 of 5,354 | #133 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #3,247 of 5,625 | #200 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #2,526 of 3,837 | #182 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
213
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 65% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 12 | 19.2:1 | 71% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 69% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 11 | 20.7:1 | 68% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 11 | 21.8:1 | 70% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 80% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | N/A | N/A | 77% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 70% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 12 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (240 to 213); teachers unchanged (11 to 11).
About Florence Elementary
Florence Elementary is an elementary school in San Diego, California, reachable at (619) 344-5900. The student body numbers 213 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 54% smaller than that.
San Diego Unified enrolls 94,828 students, and its 174 schools include Florence Elementary.
Florence Elementary's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 23% White, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Asian. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Florence Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Florence Elementary employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Florence Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for Florence Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Florence Elementary is 2.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Within San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
Grant K-8 is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Florence Elementary places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 228 in 2020-21 and 213 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.7:1 to 19.4:1.
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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
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- Florence ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 628 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolFlorence, KY · 610 students
- Florence ElementaryFlorence, MS · 537 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolFLORENCE, TX · 523 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Florence ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Florence Elementary?
Florence Elementary enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-05.
Is Florence Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Florence Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence Elementary is approximately 19.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florence Elementary?
At Florence Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 53% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Florence Elementary in?
Florence Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
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