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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488012201
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
653 Poinsettia Ave., Vista, CA 92081 · (760) 290-2888 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
400 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
43.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
49.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 22.2% | 29.7% | 27.0% |
| Math | 22.0% | 27.4% | 26.0% | 24.7% |
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 | 43.3% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.3% | 46.7% |
| 2018-19 | 54.2% | 53.3% |
| 2017-18 | 54.3% | 49.2% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 44.3% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary this school | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary Visalia | 618 | 68.4% | 38.4% |
| James Monroe Elementary Bermuda Dunes | 562 | 69.0% | 57.2% |
| Miguelito Elementary Lompoc | 634 | 69.9% | 30.5% |
| Golden West Elementary Manteca | 591 | 71.2% | 16.3% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Bakersfield | 621 | 65.7% | 51.9% |
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 Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,927 of 5,151 | #192 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,641 of 5,172 ▼ 70 | #179 of 393 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,614 of 5,172 ▼ 396 | #246 of 393 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,094 of 5,116 | #215 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #1,575 of 5,915 | #116 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,405 of 5,352 | #150 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #3,241 of 5,354 | #307 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #3,010 of 5,625 | #177 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #970 of 3,837 | #67 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
579
-63 (-10%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 579 | 26 | 22.3:1 | 69% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 72% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 66% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 54% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | N/A | N/A | 76% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 31 | 25.2:1 | 77% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | N/A | N/A | 74% (610) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary.
About Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is one of the public schools in Vista, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 579 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 25% bigger than that.
In San Marcos Unified, 19 schools enroll a combined 18,837 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary, at 73%. The remaining shares are 17% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is 8.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.0% versus 39.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
La Mirada Academy is located about 1.0 miles from Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary. The five-mile area around Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 642. The ratio was 25.7:1 in 2020-21 and 22.3:1 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
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- La Mirada Academy1.0 mi · 868
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- Hannalei Elementary1.6 mi · 480
- High Tech Elementary North County1.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Joli Ann Leichtag ElementaryHow large is Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary?
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary serve?
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary?
At Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary, the student body is approximately 17% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary public or private?
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Marcos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.