Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JULIAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061914002306
Julian Elementary
1704 Cape Horn Ave., Julian, CA 92036 · (760) 765-0661 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
19.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
102 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 41 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Julian Elementary→Julian Junior High
Based on grade levels within Julian Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.3pp since 2014
Math
43.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.8% | 19.5% | 14.6% | 39.0% |
| Math | 27.2% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 38.3% |
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 | 46.3% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 24.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 35.5% |
| 2017-18 | 33.7% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 27.4% | 39.4% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Julian Elementary
Julian Elementary's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Elementary this school | 189 | 54.0% | 40.4% |
| Knolls Elementary Simi Valley | 212 | 56.1% | 23.9% |
| Toler Elementary San Diego | 235 | 54.0% | 53.5% |
| Richfield Elementary Corning | 253 | 52.2% | 40.5% |
| Plainfield Elementary Woodland | 257 | 57.2% | 44.7% |
| Plymouth Elementary Plymouth | 209 | 52.6% | 26.1% |
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 Julian Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,453 of 5,151 | #228 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,053 of 5,172 ▲ 596 | #197 of 393 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #2,334 of 5,172 ▲ 731 | #221 of 393 ▲ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.1pp | #112 of 5,116 | #4 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #5,389 of 5,915 | #424 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #3,749 of 5,625 | #243 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #3,014 of 3,837 | #216 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
189
+19 (+11%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
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 | 189 | 9.7 | 19.5:1 | 54% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 9.6 | 19.4:1 | 61% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 10 | 18.7:1 | 65% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 7 | 24.3:1 | 58% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 9.6 | 21.4:1 | 68% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 10 | 21.3:1 | 63% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | N/A | N/A | 59% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 7% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julian Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (204 to 189); teachers up 2% (9.6 to 9.7).
About Julian Elementary
Students in Julian, California, attend Julian Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 189 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 59% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Julian Elementary is in Julian Union Elementary, a district with 299 students across 2 schools.
The largest group at Julian Elementary is Hispanic students, at 43%. Other students are 40% White and 15% multiracial. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Julian Elementary lists 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 2.8 students per teacher. About 54% of students at Julian Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in San Diego County is close, at 54%.
Julian Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Julian Elementary are 7.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.4% actual, 47.9% predicted).
In San Diego County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 766 public schools in the county, enrolling about 467,437, Julian Elementary among them.
The closest school to Julian Elementary is Julian Junior High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Julian Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Julian Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.4% against a local average of 37.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 170 to 189. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.5:1, from 24.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Julian
- Brookfield Engineering Science Technology AcademyCombined · 693 students
- Julian CharterCombined · 203 students
- Julian HighHigh · 112 students
- Julian Junior HighMiddle · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Julian Junior High0.0 mi · 110
- Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy0.0 mi · 693
- Julian Charter0.0 mi · 203
- Julian High0.1 mi · 112
- Spencer Valley Elementary3.2 mi · 41
- James Dukes Elementary12.4 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Julian ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Julian Elementary?
Julian Elementary enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Julian Elementary serve?
Julian Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Julian Elementary have?
Julian Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Julian Elementary?
Student demographics at Julian Elementary are roughly 40% White, 43% Hispanic, 15% Two or more.
What district is Julian Elementary in?
Julian Elementary is part of Julian Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.