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What's one thing Lemon Crest Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062079010310
Lemon Crest Elementary
12463 Lemon Crest Dr., Lakeside, CA 92040 · (619) 390-2527 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
258 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
29.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
19.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp 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 20 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 48.7% |
| Math | 5.9% | 13.9% | 30.7% | 49.5% |
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 | 29.1% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 24.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 27.5% |
| 2018-19 | 37.8% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.3% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lemon Crest Elementary
Lemon Crest Elementary's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Crest Elementary this school | 437 | 59.0% | 25.4% |
| Northridge Elementary Fair Oaks | 423 | 59.8% | 25.6% |
| Hemlock Elementary Vacaville | 413 | 58.4% | 36.6% |
| Woodside K-8 Citrus Heights | 506 | 62.5% | 31.2% |
| A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired Sacramento | 405 | 58.0% | 21.2% |
| San Onofre Elementary San Clemente | 489 | 63.4% | 72.1% |
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 Lemon Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,030 of 5,151 | #325 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,326 of 5,172 ▼ 406 | #345 of 393 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #4,063 of 5,172 ▼ 338 | #329 of 393 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #280 of 5,116 | #21 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #3,194 of 5,915 | #241 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,043 of 5,352 | #106 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #1,348 of 5,354 | #137 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #3,520 of 5,625 | #221 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #990 of 3,837 | #69 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
437
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 437 | 20.1 | 21.8:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 22.1 | 20.6:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 24.4 | 20.4:1 | 48% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 67% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 69% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 65% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | N/A | N/A | 49% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 37% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemon Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (575 to 437); teachers down 20% (25 to 20.1).
About Lemon Crest Elementary
Located in Lakeside, California, Lemon Crest Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 437 students, from kindergarten through 5.
The Lakeside Union Elementary system has 9 schools and 4,504 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Lemon Crest Elementary, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.8:1, with 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lemon Crest Elementary is 59%.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Lemon Crest Elementary is 45.0%. It actually posts 25.4%, which is 19.5 points lower and in the bottom 10% of California schools.
San Diego County has these Census figures: the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, 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.
Tierra del Sol Middle is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lemon Crest Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lemon Crest Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Lemon Crest Elementary dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 459 to 437 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lemon Crest Elementary. 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 Lakeside Union Elementary
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Tierra del Sol MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Lakeside Farms ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Lindo Park ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Lakeside
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,810 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 724 students
- Tierra del Sol MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Lakeside Farms ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra del Sol Middle0.6 mi · 713
- Lindo Park Elementary0.7 mi · 421
- Riverview Elementary0.7 mi · 469
- Lakeside Middle1.0 mi · 724
- River Valley Charter1.0 mi · 231
- El Capitan High1.1 mi · 1,810
Frequently asked questions
About Lemon Crest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lemon Crest Elementary?
Lemon Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lemon Crest Elementary serve?
Lemon Crest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lemon Crest Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Lemon Crest Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lemon Crest Elementary?
Student demographics at Lemon Crest Elementary are roughly 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lemon Crest Elementary?
Lemon Crest Elementary is overseen by Lakeside Union Elementary in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.