Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005483
Horton Elementary
5050 Guymon St., San Diego, CA 92102 · (619) 344-3700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
25.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
374 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 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
28%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
22.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
16.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 14.2% | 24.9% | 52.7% |
| Math | 3.5% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 61.4% |
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 | 22.5% | 16.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 9.8% |
| 2018-19 | 33.2% | 23.2% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 20.3% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Horton Elementary
Horton Elementary's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Elementary this school | 386 | 96.9% | 16.9% |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary Fresno | 368 | 97.3% | 33.0% |
| Encanto Elementary San Diego | 386 | 93.5% | 26.4% |
| Baker Elementary San Diego | 361 | 97.2% | 21.7% |
| Rio Vista Elementary San Bernardino | 412 | 95.6% | 22.3% |
| Edward M. Downer Elementary San Pablo | 388 | 96.1% | 14.4% |
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 Horton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #4,822 of 5,151 | #378 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #4,620 of 5,172 ▲ 351 | #365 of 393 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,691 of 5,172 ▲ 197 | #369 of 393 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,977 of 5,116 | #123 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #3,861 of 5,915 | #298 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,754 of 5,352 | #376 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #4,033 of 5,354 | #352 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #216 of 5,625 | #4 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #2,403 of 3,837 | #173 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
386
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 933
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 386 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 97% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 18 | 21.0:1 | 97% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 16 | 24.3:1 | 98% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 16 | 27.5:1 | 98% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 98% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | N/A | N/A | 93% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 905 | 44 | 20.6:1 | 82% (745) |
| 1990-91 | 933 | 34 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (440 to 386); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Horton Elementary
Horton Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in San Diego, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 386 students.
A total of 174 schools make up San Diego Unified, with 94,828 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Horton Elementary, 84%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black and 5% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. By the diversity index, Horton Elementary comes in at 28%.
The school has about 25.7 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 43 points above the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Horton Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Horton Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 16.9% actual against 22.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for San Diego County show that median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
Nearest public school: KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Horton Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 21.8% on proficiency, and Horton Elementary is below that at 16.9%.
The federal government classifies Horton Elementary's location as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Horton Elementary enrolled 389; in 2024-25, 386. The number of students per teacher rose from 24.3 to 25.7 over 4 years.
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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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Other Horton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Horton Elementary. Horton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Horton ElemHorton, KS · 226 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Horton ElementaryHow many students attend Horton Elementary?
Horton Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Horton Elementary serve?
Horton Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Horton Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at Horton Elementary.
How diverse is Horton Elementary?
Horton Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 84% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Horton Elementary public or private?
Horton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.