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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002431
La Mesa Dale Elementary
4251 Olive Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941 · (619) 668-5740 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
26.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
314 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 101 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.4pp since 2014
Math
39.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.7% | 25.7% | 19.2% | 29.4% |
| Math | 20.4% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 36.6% |
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 | 51.4% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 32.4% |
| 2018-19 | 52.1% | 42.3% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 41.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.9% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 La Mesa Dale Elementary
La Mesa Dale Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Mesa Dale Elementary this school | 460 | 68.3% | 44.3% |
| Dona Merced Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 547 | 67.8% | 43.7% |
| Sequoia Elementary Sacramento | 408 | 63.7% | 37.6% |
| Sweetwater Springs Elementary Spring Valley | 378 | 69.8% | 40.6% |
| Toluca Lake Elementary North Hollywood | 503 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
| Rolando Elementary La Mesa | 371 | 68.7% | 39.3% |
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 La Mesa Dale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,126 of 5,151 | #201 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,302 of 5,172 ▲ 75 | #212 of 393 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,927 of 5,172 ▲ 7 | #194 of 393 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #992 of 5,116 | #64 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #2,906 of 5,915 | #222 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,958 of 5,352 | #392 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #985 of 5,354 | #86 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #3,056 of 5,625 | #184 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #3,719 of 3,837 | #267 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
460
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 29.0:1
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 | 460 | 17.5 | 26.3:1 | 68% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 19.5 | 26.7:1 | 67% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 19 | 27.6:1 | 72% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 18 | 29.0:1 | 68% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 16 | 29.1:1 | 75% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 16 | 28.4:1 | 78% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 69% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 50% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Mesa Dale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (466 to 460); teachers up 9% (16 to 17.5).
About La Mesa Dale Elementary
La Mesa Dale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in La Mesa, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 460 students.
La Mesa-Spring Valley includes 22 schools. Together they enroll 10,491 students.
A majority of students at La Mesa Dale Elementary, 50%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. La Mesa Dale Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 26.3:1, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 68% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for La Mesa Dale Elementary is B+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, La Mesa Dale Elementary's results are 4.8 points above predicted: 44.3% against 39.5%.
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
The nearest public school is La Mesa Arts Academy, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, La Mesa Dale Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies La Mesa Dale Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 522 to 460. The school's ratio fell from 29.0:1 to 26.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at La Mesa Dale Elementary. 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
Related schools
Other schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaMiddle · 800 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Spring Valley AcademyMiddle · 597 students
- Fletcher Hills ElementaryElementary · 540 students
Other schools in La Mesa
- Helix HighHigh · 2,554 students
- Grossmont HighHigh · 2,172 students
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Avocado ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- La Mesa Arts Academy0.2 mi · 1,059
- Helix High0.3 mi · 2,554
- Rolando Elementary1.0 mi · 371
- Vista La Mesa Academy1.0 mi · 518
- Lemon Grove Academy Elementary1.1 mi · 399
- The Learning Choice Academy - East County1.1 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About La Mesa Dale ElementaryHow large is La Mesa Dale Elementary?
La Mesa Dale Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
Is La Mesa Dale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Mesa Dale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at La Mesa Dale Elementary?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at La Mesa Dale Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Mesa Dale Elementary?
At La Mesa Dale Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 50% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is La Mesa Dale Elementary public or private?
La Mesa Dale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.