Fulton K-8

Fulton K-8 is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in San Diego, California, part of San Diego Unified, serveing 310 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Fulton K-8 sits 33% below that benchmark.

Fulton K-8 is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that educates 94,828 students overall.

On demographics, Fulton K-8 lists that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Fulton K-8 lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fulton K-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Fulton K-8 is one.

The closest other public school is Morse High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fulton K-8. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fulton K-8 at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 342 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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