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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATIONAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 062667004044
Ira Harbison
3235 EastEighth St., National City, CA 91950 · (619) 336-8200 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
23.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
301 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 83 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
41.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
35.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 24.1% | 30.5% | 27.6% |
| Math | 13.9% | 21.6% | 26.0% | 38.5% |
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 | 41.9% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 30.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 16.6% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 24.3% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 36.1% |
| 2016-17 | 51.6% | 33.7% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Ira Harbison
Ira Harbison's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Harbison this school | 393 | 76.6% | 37.3% |
| Katherine R. Smith Elementary San Jose | 373 | 73.7% | 21.9% |
| Moscone (George R.) Elementary San Francisco | 334 | 77.5% | 31.4% |
| Ruus Elementary Hayward | 361 | 78.1% | 23.6% |
| Agnes Ware Stanley Elementary Garden Grove | 354 | 74.9% | 51.3% |
| Walker Elementary San Diego | 398 | 76.1% | 40.4% |
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 Ira Harbison ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,722 of 5,151 | #242 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #2,691 of 5,172 ▲ 394 | #240 of 393 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,741 of 5,172 ▲ 91 | #255 of 393 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #232 of 5,116 | #15 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #3,780 of 5,915 | #287 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,078 of 5,352 | #210 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #2,504 of 5,354 | #256 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #2,489 of 5,625 | #123 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #651 of 3,837 | #38 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
393
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 393 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 74% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 72% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 18 | 24.0:1 | 63% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 71% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 23 | 25.3:1 | 60% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | N/A | N/A | 86% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 100% (618) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 23 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ira Harbison.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (550 to 393); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About Ira Harbison
Ira Harbison is a low-enrollment elementary school located in National City, California. It reports enrollment of 393 students in kindergarten through 6.
Ira Harbison belongs to National Elementary, a district of 10 schools and 3,964 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ira Harbison is 62% Hispanic. Next come 27% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% White. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Ira Harbison, there are about 23.1 students; the school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 77%. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Ira Harbison earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ira Harbison is +2.7 points: 37.3% actual, 34.7% predicted.
For the population of San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County's 766 public schools enroll about 467,437 students and include Ira Harbison.
About 0.5 miles separate Ira Harbison from the closest public school, Palmer Way. The five-mile area around Ira Harbison holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ira Harbison at 4th of 8.
Federal data place Ira Harbison in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 393 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in National Elementary
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
- Lincoln AcresElementary · 423 students
- Palmer WayElementary · 387 students
- El Toyon ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in National City
- San Diego Workforce Innovation HighHigh · 2,722 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Granger Junior HighMiddle · 724 students
- National City MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Palmer Way0.5 mi · 387
- Paradise Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 213
- Nye Elementary0.8 mi · 385
- San Diego Workforce Innovation High0.8 mi · 2,722
- Perry Elementary0.8 mi · 341
- El Toyon Elementary0.9 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Ira HarbisonHow large is Ira Harbison?
Ira Harbison enrolls approximately 393 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ira Harbison serve?
Ira Harbison serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ira Harbison?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Ira Harbison.
How diverse is Ira Harbison?
Ira Harbison reports a student body of 2% White, 62% Hispanic, 3% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ira Harbison in?
Ira Harbison is part of National Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.