Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005489
Jones Elementary
2751 Greyling Dr., San Diego, CA 92123 · (619) 605-8800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
25.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
135 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 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
74%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
48.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
35.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.6% | 24.4% | 20.5% | 31.5% |
| Math | 10.9% | 24.2% | 31.3% | 33.6% |
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 | 48.0% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 44.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 39.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.3% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.4% | 58.9% |
| 2016-17 | 67.7% | 59.1% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Jones Elementary
Jones Elementary's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Elementary this school | 257 | 52.5% | 44.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary Concord | 267 | 56.2% | 34.3% |
| California Creative Learning Academy Los Angeles | 330 | 48.8% | N/A |
| Rio Vista Elementary North Hollywood | 348 | 54.6% | 46.6% |
| Ridgecrest Elem Acad for Language Music and Sci Ridgecrest | 239 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Katherine Elementary Simi Valley | 300 | 52.7% | 44.6% |
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 Jones Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,149 of 5,151 | #206 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #2,731 of 5,172 ▼ 407 | #243 of 393 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,186 of 5,172 ▼ 513 | #209 of 393 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #570 of 5,116 | #42 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #5,088 of 5,915 | #399 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,737 of 5,352 | #373 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #185 of 5,354 | #13 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #3,807 of 5,625 | #247 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #1,965 of 3,837 | #147 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
257
-22 (-8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 257 | 10 | 25.7:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 48% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 51% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 11 | 25.4:1 | 54% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 12 | 25.3:1 | 50% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | N/A | N/A | 62% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 59% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (304 to 257); teachers down 17% (12 to 10).
About Jones Elementary
Jones Elementary is a small elementary school located in San Diego, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 257 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Jones Elementary is part of a district of 174 schools: San Diego Unified, with 94,828 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Jones Elementary, at 33%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 5% Black. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 48% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 10 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.7:1. This ratio sits 3.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
allk12 grades Jones Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jones Elementary is 4.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.1% versus 48.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Recent Census Bureau figures 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. Besides Jones Elementary, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
The school nearest to Jones Elementary is Elevate, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Jones Elementary places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Jones Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Jones Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Other Jones Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Jones Elementary. Jones Elementary is the 11th largest of the 13.
- Jones Elementary SchoolBremen, GA · 750 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 662 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 553 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolJones, OK · 553 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Elevate0.6 mi · 476
- Angier Elementary0.7 mi · 398
- San Diego County Court0.7 mi · 219
- Wegeforth Elementary0.8 mi · 200
- Taft Middle0.8 mi · 410
- School for Entrepreneurship and Technology0.9 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Jones ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jones Elementary?
Jones Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jones Elementary serve?
Jones Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jones Elementary is approximately 25.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jones Elementary?
Jones Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Jones Elementary?
Jones Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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