Maryland Avenue Elementary

Maryland Avenue Elementary, an average-sized elementary school in La Mesa, California, part of La Mesa-Spring Valley, instructs 451 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within La Mesa-Spring Valley, which oversees 22 schools and 10,491 students, Maryland Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Maryland Avenue Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 34% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.7:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Maryland Avenue Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for San Diego County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Maryland Avenue Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Harriet Tubman Village Charter, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maryland Avenue Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

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