Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432007317
Kimbrough Elementary
321 Hoitt St., San Diego, CA 92102 · (619) 362-4400 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
22.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
306 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 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
10%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
29.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 42.7% |
| Math | 2.0% | 15.0% | 24.8% | 58.2% |
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 | 29.3% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 15.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 18.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.2% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 32.9% | 25.7% |
| 2016-17 | 26.1% | 28.1% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Kimbrough Elementary
Kimbrough Elementary's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbrough Elementary this school | 316 | 96.8% | 21.7% |
| Murchison Street Elementary Los Angeles | 312 | 98.4% | 37.3% |
| Christopher Dena Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 94.9% | 34.8% |
| Burbank Elementary San Diego | 317 | 95.0% | 20.7% |
| Los Cerritos Paramount | 341 | 97.9% | 36.3% |
| Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies Los Angeles | 344 | 95.6% | 35.4% |
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 Kimbrough Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #4,426 of 5,151 | #359 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,570 of 5,172 ▲ 319 | #361 of 393 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #4,051 of 5,172 ▲ 30 | #328 of 393 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,063 of 5,116 | #92 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #4,631 of 5,915 | #368 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,651 of 5,352 | #171 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #4,915 of 5,354 | #403 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #217 of 5,625 | #5 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,898 of 3,837 | #206 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
316
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-69% since 2000-01, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 97% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 97% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 97% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 14 | 22.9:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 14 | 24.6:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 98% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 99% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 57 | 18.1:1 | 20% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimbrough Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (345 to 316); teachers unchanged (14 to 14).
About Kimbrough Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Kimbrough Elementary serves students in San Diego, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 316 students. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.
San Diego Unified includes 174 schools. Together they enroll 94,828 students.
Kimbrough Elementary's enrollment is 95% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 60 points above the 35% share among San Diego County residents. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 14 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.6:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
allk12 grades Kimbrough Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kimbrough Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.7% actual against 22.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Nearest public school: King-Chavez Preparatory Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Kimbrough Elementary is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Kimbrough Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 316, starting from 320.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Kimbrough ElementaryHow large is Kimbrough Elementary?
Kimbrough Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kimbrough Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kimbrough Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kimbrough Elementary have?
Kimbrough Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kimbrough Elementary?
Student demographics at Kimbrough Elementary are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kimbrough Elementary public or private?
Kimbrough Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.