Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005512
Marshall Elementary
3550 Altadena Ave., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 344-5100 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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
22.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
345 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 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.5pp since 2014
Math
29.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.1% | 16.4% | 28.1% | 40.4% |
| Math | 8.9% | 21.0% | 29.9% | 40.1% |
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 | 31.5% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 29.5% |
| 2018-19 | 47.3% | 51.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.1% | 52.8% |
| 2016-17 | 42.2% | 40.5% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Marshall Elementary
Marshall Elementary's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Elementary this school | 367 | 94.0% | 30.4% |
| Bayview Elementary San Pablo | 335 | 96.1% | 13.4% |
| Manzanita Community Elementary Oakland | 335 | 98.2% | 7.7% |
| Fulton K-8 San Diego | 310 | 90.3% | 22.4% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Richmond | 375 | 90.1% | 5.7% |
| Woodlake Elementary Sacramento | 351 | 91.2% | 21.0% |
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 Marshall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #3,452 of 5,151 | #295 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,227 of 5,172 ▼ 240 | #275 of 393 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,823 of 5,172 ▼ 54 | #318 of 393 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,199 of 5,116 | #105 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #4,099 of 5,915 | #325 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,941 of 5,352 | #201 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #1,749 of 5,354 | #190 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #577 of 5,625 | #24 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #812 of 3,837 | #48 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
367
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 367 | 16 | 22.9:1 | 94% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 95% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 91% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 96% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 90% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 97% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | N/A | N/A | 96% (505) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 34% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 29 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (497 to 367); teachers down 27% (22 to 16).
About Marshall Elementary
Marshall Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in California, with an address in San Diego. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 367 students. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
San Diego Unified has 94,828 students spread across 174 schools.
Roughly 58% of students at Marshall Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 11% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Marshall Elementary's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Marshall Elementary, 16 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.9:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Roughly 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 40 points above the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Marshall Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Marshall Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.4% is 6.0 points above the 24.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Marshall Elementary, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
The closest public school, Fay Elementary, is about 0.5 miles from Marshall Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.7%; Marshall Elementary's is 30.4%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 367, an 8% decrease from 398 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Marshall Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Marshall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Marshall Elementary?
Marshall Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Marshall Elementary serve?
Marshall Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Elementary?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at Marshall Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall Elementary?
At Marshall Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 58% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Marshall Elementary in?
Marshall Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.