Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002433
La Presa Elementary
519 La Presa St., Spring Valley, CA 91977 · (619) 668-5790 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
24.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
276 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
47%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
40.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.5pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 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 are up about 18 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 | 16.5% | 24.1% | 20.9% | 38.6% |
| Math | 9.3% | 19.1% | 29.0% | 42.6% |
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 | 40.5% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.8% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 30.3% |
| 2017-18 | 41.6% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.2% | 29.7% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Presa Elementary
La Presa Elementary's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Presa Elementary this school | 346 | 79.8% | 33.9% |
| Vista Grande Elementary Ontario | 358 | 77.9% | 49.4% |
| Bryant Elementary Riverside | 332 | 81.0% | 39.9% |
| Willow Elementary Lakewood | 346 | 80.3% | 25.6% |
| Aspen Valley Prep Academy Fresno | 320 | 76.6% | N/A |
| Wilson Elementary Stockton | 346 | 85.5% | 15.5% |
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 Presa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,070 of 5,151 | #269 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,379 of 5,172 ▲ 79 | #287 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,877 of 5,172 ▼ 230 | #262 of 393 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #2,151 of 5,116 | #140 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #4,316 of 5,915 | #345 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,253 of 5,352 | #324 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #2,962 of 5,354 | #289 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #2,206 of 5,625 | #108 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #1,292 of 3,837 | #89 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
346
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 84% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 15.6 | 23.9:1 | 89% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 15 | 26.9:1 | 86% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 16 | 27.4:1 | 83% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 14 | 28.6:1 | 87% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | N/A | N/A | 84% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 58% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Presa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (439 to 346); teachers down 12% (16 to 14).
About La Presa Elementary
La Presa Elementary is a public elementary school in Spring Valley, California. A total of 346 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 26% lower.
La Mesa-Spring Valley (22 schools, 10,491 students) runs La Presa Elementary.
La Presa Elementary is 71% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 10% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.7:1, with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at La Presa Elementary is 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for La Presa Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
La Presa Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.9% is 1.1 points above the 32.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
La Presa Elementary is located in San Diego County, where the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides La Presa Elementary, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
The closest public school, Kempton Street Literacy Academy, is about 0.6 miles from La Presa Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, La Presa Elementary ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal data place La Presa Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 404 in 2020-21 to 346 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.9:1 to 24.7:1.
Community posts for La Presa Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Spring Valley
- Steele Canyon HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 1,543 students
- Mount Miguel HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaMiddle · 800 students
- Spring Valley AcademyMiddle · 597 students
- Kempton Street Literacy AcademyElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Kempton Street Literacy Academy0.6 mi · 480
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La Presa0.8 mi · 800
- Rancho Elementary1.4 mi · 324
- Avondale Elementary1.7 mi · 291
- Bancroft Elementary1.8 mi · 391
- Mount Miguel High1.8 mi · 1,539
Frequently asked questions
About La Presa ElementaryHow many students attend La Presa Elementary?
La Presa Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does La Presa Elementary serve?
La Presa Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Presa Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Presa Elementary is approximately 24.7:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Presa Elementary?
At La Presa Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is La Presa Elementary public or private?
La Presa 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.