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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northmont Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY·NCES 062025002440
Northmont Elementary
9405 Gregory St., La Mesa, CA 91942 · (619) 668-5830 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
230 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 101 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
46.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.9pp since 2014
Math
35.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 33.5% | 20.1% | 33.0% |
| Math | 12.3% | 23.1% | 27.7% | 36.9% |
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 | 46.9% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.1% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.9% | 40.2% |
| 2018-19 | 53.5% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.8% | 41.5% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Northmont Elementary
Northmont Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northmont Elementary this school | 422 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| Malloch Elementary Fresno | 495 | 52.7% | 45.7% |
| H. Roger Tatarian Elementary Fresno | 470 | 51.9% | 50.3% |
| Maryland Avenue Elementary La Mesa | 451 | 58.5% | 49.6% |
| Chandler Elementary Sherman Oaks | 450 | 56.4% | 59.4% |
| George C. Marshall Elementary Seaside | 516 | 55.4% | 36.9% |
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 Northmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,666 of 5,151 | #240 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,707 of 5,172 ▼ 27 | #242 of 393 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #2,279 of 5,172 ▲ 572 | #217 of 393 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #868 of 5,116 | #72 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,393 of 5,915 | #263 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,328 of 5,352 | #328 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #723 of 5,354 | #59 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #3,719 of 5,625 | #238 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #2,563 of 3,837 | #185 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
422
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 27.1:1
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 | 422 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 55% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 16 | 26.7:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 15 | 28.7:1 | 58% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 16 | 27.1:1 | 51% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 17 | 27.9:1 | 49% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 18 | 27.6:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 40% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 24 | 22.0:1 | 31% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 23 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (474 to 422); teachers unchanged (17 to 17).
About Northmont Elementary
Northmont Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in La Mesa, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 422 students.
La Mesa-Spring Valley has a total of 22 schools and 10,491 students, Northmont Elementary among them.
Enrollment at Northmont Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. It is also 32% White, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 35% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Northmont Elementary comes in at 69%.
Northmont Elementary's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 24.8:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 55%. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is about the same, 54%.
In California, Northmont Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.0% actual against a predicted 47.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Northmont Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The next-closest public school is Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Northmont Elementary's average proficiency of 38.0% compares with 45.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Northmont Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Northmont Elementary saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 27.1 to 24.8 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Northmont Elementary. 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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaMiddle · 800 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Spring Valley AcademyMiddle · 597 students
- Fletcher Hills ElementaryElementary · 540 students
Other schools in La Mesa
- Helix HighHigh · 2,554 students
- Grossmont HighHigh · 2,172 students
- La Mesa Arts AcademyMiddle · 1,059 students
- Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyMiddle · 897 students
- Murdock ElementaryElementary · 608 students
- Avocado ElementaryElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy0.6 mi · 897
- Trust Blended Learning0.6 mi · 52
- Fletcher Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 540
- Grossmont High0.7 mi · 2,172
- EJE Middle Academy1.4 mi · 254
- EJE Elementary Academy Charter1.4 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Northmont ElementaryHow large is Northmont Elementary?
Northmont Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northmont Elementary serve?
Northmont Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Northmont Elementary have?
Northmont Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
How diverse is Northmont Elementary?
Northmont Elementary reports a student body of 32% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Northmont Elementary public or private?
Northmont Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Mesa-Spring Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.