Kempton Street Literacy Academy

Kempton Street Literacy Academy is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Spring Valley, California, part of La Mesa-Spring Valley. The school hosts 480 students in grades K through 5.

La Mesa-Spring Valley comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 10,491 students; Kempton Street Literacy Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kempton Street Literacy Academy lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kempton Street Literacy Academy reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Kempton Street Literacy Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Kempton Street Literacy Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Kempton Street Literacy Academy is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kempton Street Literacy Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.0%.

Kempton Street Literacy Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kempton Street Literacy Academy has grew 17%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Kempton Street Literacy Academy typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.