Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005464
Freese Elementary
8140 Greenlawn Dr., San Diego, CA 92114 · (619) 344-3100 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
230 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 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
62%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
32.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
28.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.8% | 21.6% | 24.5% | 43.2% |
| Math | 13.1% | 15.3% | 28.5% | 43.1% |
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 | 32.4% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 40.8% |
| 2022-23 | 32.8% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 22.4% |
| 2018-19 | 46.6% | 32.9% |
| 2017-18 | 46.1% | 38.6% |
| 2016-17 | 37.6% | 40.5% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Freese Elementary
Freese Elementary's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freese Elementary this school | 280 | 82.1% | 35.7% |
| Tolenas Elementary Fairfield | 316 | 83.9% | 12.3% |
| Boone Elementary San Diego | 342 | 84.2% | 27.1% |
| Garfield Elementary San Leandro | 357 | 82.9% | 25.2% |
| John Bidwell Elementary Sacramento | 262 | 76.7% | 29.0% |
| Del Amo Elementary Carson | 285 | 75.4% | 43.6% |
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 Freese Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #2,893 of 5,151 | #255 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,373 of 5,172 ▼ 1,253 | #286 of 393 ▼ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #3,740 of 5,172 ▼ 1,075 | #309 of 393 ▼ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #2,195 of 5,116 | #144 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #4,927 of 5,915 | #385 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,851 of 5,352 | #94 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,628 of 5,354 | #169 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #1,961 of 5,625 | #92 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #1,085 of 1,139 | #91 of 97 |
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
280
+25 (+10%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 280 | 13 | 21.5:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 11 | 23.7:1 | 78% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | 82% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 11 | 23.2:1 | 79% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 11 | 25.3:1 | 87% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 12 | 25.5:1 | 88% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 88% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | 38 | 19.7:1 | 76% (572) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 30 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freese Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (278 to 280); teachers up 18% (11 to 13).
About Freese Elementary
Freese Elementary serves students in San Diego, California, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 280 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 40% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Freese Elementary is one of 174 schools in San Diego Unified, which enrolls 94,828 students in total.
The share of Hispanic students at Freese Elementary is 57%, a majority. After that, the student body is 16% Asian, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. Census figures show San Diego County is about 35% Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Freese Elementary are from different groups.
Freese Elementary lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 0.8 students per teacher. About 82% of students at Freese Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 28 points lower.
Test results at Freese Elementary are 4.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.7% actual, 31.4% predicted).
In San Diego County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Freese Elementary among them.
Freese Elementary's nearest public school is Audubon K-8 (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Freese Elementary places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 255 to 280. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.5:1, from 23.2:1.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Freese ElementaryHow large is Freese Elementary?
Freese Elementary enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Freese Elementary serve?
Freese Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freese Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freese Elementary is approximately 21.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Freese Elementary?
Student demographics at Freese Elementary are roughly 4% White, 57% Hispanic, 15% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Freese Elementary in?
Freese Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
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