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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
CA avg 47.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
60.9%
CA avg 35.6% . +13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
+27 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 25.0:1
% White
57%
was 56%
% Hispanic
28%
was 28%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Loma Portal Elementary
Loma Portal Elementary is a K-5 school of compact scale in San Diego, California, operated by San Diego Unified, serveing 392 students in grades K through 4.
Loma Portal Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that serves 94,828 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Loma Portal Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Loma Portal Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 62.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Loma Portal Elementary is one.
Point Loma High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. Loma Portal Elementary's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 392). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
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- Point Loma High0.3 mi · 1,724
- High Tech Middle0.4 mi · 324
- High Tech High Media Arts0.4 mi · 355
- High Tech Middle Media Arts0.4 mi · 331
- High Tech Elementary Explorer0.4 mi · 386
- High Tech High0.4 mi · 412
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.