Loma Elementary

Loma Elementary, a tight-knit elementary campus in Spring Valley, California, part of La Mesa-Spring Valley, works with 315 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 22 schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley (10,491 students total), Loma Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Loma Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 17% White, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Loma Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Loma Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Loma Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 27.8%, a residual of -8.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Diego County put the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Loma Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monte Vista High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Loma Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loma Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loma Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 323 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 65% to 54%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.