Marvin Elementary

Located at 5720 Brunswick Ave., in San Diego, California, Marvin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that teaches 543 students (grades K through 5), run under San Diego Unified.

Within San Diego Unified, which oversees 174 schools and 94,828 students, Marvin Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Marvin Elementary reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 9% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 28% of students at Marvin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. 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), Marvin Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 62.6%; Marvin Elementary posts 78.3%, +15.7 points above that line.

Around the school, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Marvin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lewis Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marvin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marvin Elementary has increased 11%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 28% to 23%. Class-load math has widened: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 26.1:1 in 2025.

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