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What tradition at Monterey Heights Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEMON GROVE·NCES 062133002551
Monterey Heights Elementary
7550 Canton Dr., Lemon Grove, CA 91945 · (619) 825-5633 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
25.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
229 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.8pp since 2014
Math
41.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 22.7% | 21.7% | 34.5% |
| Math | 22.6% | 18.6% | 25.0% | 33.8% |
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 | 43.8% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 27.2% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 35.2% |
| 2017-18 | 41.5% | 29.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.1% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Monterey Heights Elementary
Monterey Heights Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Heights Elementary this school | 341 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| San Altos Elementary Lemon Grove | 338 | 70.4% | 33.9% |
| Willard Elementary Pasadena | 394 | 64.2% | 46.4% |
| Canoas Elementary San Jose | 282 | 71.6% | 32.9% |
| Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary San Francisco | 381 | 63.0% | 31.3% |
| Ivy Academia Woodland Hills | 398 | 69.6% | N/A |
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 Monterey Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,761 of 5,151 | #246 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #2,208 of 5,172 ▲ 1,505 | #209 of 393 ▲ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,567 of 5,172 ▲ 742 | #242 of 393 ▲ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #547 of 5,116 | #32 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #4,371 of 5,915 | #348 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,756 of 5,352 | #377 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #2,637 of 5,354 | #266 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #3,111 of 5,625 | #187 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,189 of 3,837 | #80 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
341
-170 (-33%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 341 | 13.3 | 25.7:1 | 67% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 68% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 18 | 24.3:1 | 76% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 19 | 24.4:1 | 74% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 99% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 59% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 21 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (438 to 341); teachers down 26% (18 to 13.3).
About Monterey Heights Elementary
Monterey Heights Elementary is a small elementary school located in Lemon Grove, California. Its enrollment is 341 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Federal data list 8 schools in Lemon Grove, with 3,048 students enrolled.
About 68% of the student body at Monterey Heights Elementary is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% White, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Monterey Heights Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. The school has 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 25.7:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Federal data show 67% of students (229) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Monterey Heights Elementary outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Monterey Heights Elementary's results are 3.3 points below predicted: 36.9% against 40.2%.
In San Diego County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Monterey Heights Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Monterey Heights Elementary's closest public school neighbor is San Altos Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Monterey Heights Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Monterey Heights Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 36.9% versus a 31.4% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 22.2 in 2020-21 to 25.7 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other schools in Lemon Grove
- Vista La Mesa AcademyElementary · 518 students
- Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and HumanitiesMiddle · 516 students
- San Miguel ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Lemon Grove Academy ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- San Altos ElementaryElementary · 338 students
Other schools in Lemon Grove
- Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and HumanitiesMiddle · 516 students
- San Miguel ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Lemon Grove Academy ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- San Altos ElementaryElementary · 338 students
- Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 142 students
Nearby schools
- San Altos Elementary0.8 mi · 338
- Audubon K-80.8 mi · 495
- Keiller Leadership Academy0.9 mi · 635
- Avondale Elementary0.9 mi · 291
- Mount Miguel High0.9 mi · 1,539
- Mt. Vernon Elementary1.0 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Monterey Heights Elementary?
Monterey Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Monterey Heights Elementary serve?
Monterey Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monterey Heights Elementary is approximately 25.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Monterey Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Monterey Heights Elementary are roughly 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Monterey Heights Elementary in?
Monterey Heights Elementary is part of Lemon Grove.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.