Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005504
Loma Portal Elementary
3341 Browning St., San Diego, CA 92106 · (619) 223-1683 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of California public elementary schools
- A-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.
- C-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
26.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
119 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 133 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 125% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Loma Portal Elementary→Dana
Based on grade levels within San Diego Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.0pp since 2014
Math
60.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.8% | 21.1% | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| Math | 30.4% | 29.6% | 19.2% | 20.8% |
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 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 60.9% |
| 2022-23 | 64.3% | 68.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.2% | 59.9% |
| 2018-19 | 65.9% | 63.7% |
| 2017-18 | 69.5% | 69.5% |
| 2016-17 | 69.0% | 61.3% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Loma Portal Elementary
Loma Portal Elementary's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Portal Elementary this school | 392 | 30.4% | 61.6% |
| Banyan Elementary Newbury Park | 416 | 29.1% | 74.6% |
| Cosumnes River Elementary Sloughhouse | 350 | 26.6% | 70.0% |
| San Ramon Elementary Novato | 456 | 30.5% | 64.0% |
| Wood Ranch Elementary Simi Valley | 452 | 31.4% | 53.1% |
| Sessions Elementary San Diego | 424 | 34.9% | 66.5% |
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 Loma Portal Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #1,040 of 5,151 | #115 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,066 of 5,172 ▼ 87 | #119 of 393 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,260 of 5,172 ▼ 246 | #145 of 393 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,233 of 5,116 | #110 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #3,792 of 5,915 | #289 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,899 of 5,352 | #388 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #2,012 of 5,354 | #214 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #4,744 of 5,625 | #347 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #629 of 1,139 | #49 of 97 |
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
392
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 392 | 15 | 26.1:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 31% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 16 | 24.2:1 | 24% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 14.6 | 25.0:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 45% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 25% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 14 | 31.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loma Portal Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (365 to 392); teachers up 3% (14.6 to 15).
About Loma Portal Elementary
Located in San Diego, California, Loma Portal Elementary is a small elementary school. It educates 392 students in kindergarten through 4.
San Diego Unified runs Loma Portal Elementary along with 173 other schools, enrolling 94,828 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Loma Portal Elementary, at 57%. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 48% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 15 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 26.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 30% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, higher than here.
Loma Portal Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Loma Portal Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 61.6%. Predicted: 61.8%.
San Diego County has about 3,288,774 residents, and 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%. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
The nearest public school is Point Loma High, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 387 to 392, a small change. Students per teacher rose from 24.2 in 2020-21 to 26.1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Loma Portal ElementaryHow many students attend Loma Portal Elementary?
Loma Portal Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-04.
Is Loma Portal Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loma Portal Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Loma Portal Elementary have?
Loma Portal Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Loma Portal Elementary?
Student demographics at Loma Portal Elementary are roughly 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Loma Portal Elementary in?
Loma Portal Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.