Lemon Avenue Elementary

Lemon Avenue Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in La Mesa, California, overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley, caters to 502 students, covering grades K through 5.

La Mesa-Spring Valley runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 10,491 students. Lemon Avenue Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lemon Avenue Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with San Diego County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Lemon Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lemon Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.7%.

Around the school, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lemon Avenue Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Sparrow Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lemon Avenue Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 626 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lemon Avenue Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.