Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005490
Juarez Elementary
2633 Melbourne Dr., San Diego, CA 92123 · (858) 935-2800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
26.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
152 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 | 100 | 38% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 426% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
58%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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
27.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 16.3% | 30.0% | 38.8% |
| Math | 7.6% | 20.3% | 29.1% | 43.0% |
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 | 31.3% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 33.7% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 48.7% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 38.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.4% | 48.3% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Juarez Elementary
Juarez Elementary's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juarez Elementary this school | 264 | 57.6% | 33.4% |
| Point Fermin Elementary San Pedro | 304 | 61.2% | 62.0% |
| Beethoven Street Elementary Los Angeles | 315 | 61.3% | 55.0% |
| Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6) Duarte | 317 | 61.2% | 55.4% |
| Mountain View Montessori Charter Victorville | 227 | 58.6% | 61.6% |
| Miwok Valley Elementary Charter Petaluma | 288 | 64.6% | 20.9% |
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 Juarez Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,125 of 5,151 | #273 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,436 of 5,172 ▼ 963 | #291 of 393 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,849 of 5,172 ▼ 930 | #320 of 393 ▼ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #26 of 5,116 | #1 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #5,042 of 5,915 | #396 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.4:1 | #4,986 of 5,352 | #397 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #2,044 of 5,354 | #215 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #3,580 of 5,625 | #228 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #914 of 1,139 | #73 of 97 |
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
264
+25 (+10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
26.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 264 | 10 | 26.4:1 | 58% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 10 | 26.2:1 | 55% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 9 | 22.6:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 41% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 11 | 23.4:1 | 52% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 10 | 24.0:1 | 57% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | N/A | N/A | 78% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 54% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 13 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juarez Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (257 to 264); teachers down 9% (11 to 10).
About Juarez Elementary
Juarez Elementary is a small elementary school in San Diego, California, under San Diego Unified. Federal data show 264 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The district for Juarez Elementary is San Diego Unified, with 174 schools and 94,828 students.
The largest group at Juarez Elementary is Hispanic students, at 61%. Other groups include 19% White, 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 26.4:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Juarez Elementary, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among California public elementary schools, Juarez Elementary outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Juarez Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 33.4% actual against 45.8% predicted.
In San Diego County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Juarez Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Cubberley Elementary, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.8%; Juarez Elementary's is 33.4%, ranking 7th of 7.
The NCES locale for Juarez Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 264, compared with 239 in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.9:1 in 2020-21 and 26.4:1 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Juarez ElementaryHow many students attend Juarez Elementary?
Juarez Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Juarez Elementary serve?
Juarez Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juarez Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juarez Elementary is approximately 26.4:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Juarez Elementary?
Student demographics at Juarez Elementary are roughly 19% White, 61% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Juarez Elementary?
Juarez Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.