George Nicoloff Elementary

George Nicoloff Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in San Ysidro, California, operated by South Bay Union, instructing 616 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 12 schools in South Bay Union (5,513 students total), George Nicoloff Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, George Nicoloff Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, George Nicoloff Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George Nicoloff Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.9%, the actual is 18.3%, a residual of -13.6 points.

In the area at large, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 George Nicoloff Elementary is one.

Southwest Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Nicoloff Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 26.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. George Nicoloff Elementary's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 616).

In the discussion threads here, members of the George Nicoloff Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.