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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BAY UNION·NCES 063738006322
George Nicoloff Elementary
1777 Howard Ave., San Ysidro, CA 92173 · (619) 428-1605 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
24.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
492 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
22.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
18.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 7.3% | 15.6% | 28.2% | 48.8% |
| Math | 5.4% | 12.6% | 28.1% | 53.9% |
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 | 22.9% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.8% | 14.6% |
| 2022-23 | 20.7% | 9.7% |
| 2021-22 | 16.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020-21 | 8.7% | 5.9% |
| 2018-19 | 24.6% | 23.4% |
| 2017-18 | 26.9% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 20.4% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 George Nicoloff Elementary
George Nicoloff Elementary's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Nicoloff Elementary this school | 616 | 79.9% | 19.5% |
| Los Padres Elementary Salinas | 620 | 80.5% | 24.8% |
| KIPP Raices Academy Los Angeles | 619 | 80.9% | N/A |
| KIPP Iluminar Academy Los Angeles | 593 | 79.9% | N/A |
| Alianza Charter Watsonville | 626 | 80.2% | 32.2% |
| Lamont Elementary Lamont | 586 | 79.7% | 19.6% |
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 George Nicoloff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #4,620 of 5,151 | #367 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #4,477 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #352 of 393 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #4,653 of 5,172 ▼ 66 | #368 of 393 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #1,207 of 5,116 | #77 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #1,259 of 5,915 | #95 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #4,192 of 5,352 | #316 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #5,056 of 5,354 | #410 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #2,200 of 5,625 | #107 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #1,098 of 3,837 | #76 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
616
-49 (-7%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 68% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 73% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 50% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 33 | 24.2:1 | 69% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 831 | 30 | 27.7:1 | 68% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | N/A | N/A | 87% (757) |
| 2000-01 | 1,345 | 63 | 21.4:1 | 52% (694) |
| 1990-91 | 1,097 | 41 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Nicoloff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (799 to 616); teachers down 24% (33 to 25).
About George Nicoloff Elementary
George Nicoloff Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in San Ysidro, California, one of the schools in South Bay Union. Enrollment totals 616 students across kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 32% larger than that mark.
South Bay Union is made up of 12 schools with 5,513 students in all.
Hispanic students are 96% of those enrolled at George Nicoloff Elementary. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at George Nicoloff Elementary totals 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 80% of students (492) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, George Nicoloff Elementary lands at D, ahead of 13% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for George Nicoloff Elementary is -13.3 points: 19.5% actual, 32.7% predicted.
The school is in San Diego County, where the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across San Diego County, 766 public schools serve about 467,437 students.
Among nearby public schools, Southwest Middle is closest at about 0.5 miles. George Nicoloff Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, George Nicoloff Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 616 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 665. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.9:1 to 24.6:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the George Nicoloff Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Montgomery Middle1.0 mi · 734
- Southwest Senior High1.0 mi · 1,563
Frequently asked questions
About George Nicoloff ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at George Nicoloff Elementary?
George Nicoloff Elementary enrolls approximately 616 students in grades KG-06.
Is George Nicoloff Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
George Nicoloff Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does George Nicoloff Elementary have?
George Nicoloff Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Nicoloff Elementary?
At George Nicoloff Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is George Nicoloff Elementary public or private?
George Nicoloff Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Bay Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.