Nipaquay Elementary

Nipaquay Elementary is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in San Diego, California, overseen by San Diego Unified, with 378 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

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

On demographics, Nipaquay Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% White, 14% multiracial, 13% Asian, 9% Black. That composition is broadly in line with San Diego County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Nipaquay Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Nipaquay Elementary is one.

Elevate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nipaquay Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nipaquay Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.