Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005506
Perkins K-8
1770 Main St., San Diego, CA 92113 · (619) 344-5300 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
364 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 62% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
21.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.2pp since 2014
Math
19.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 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 | 7.6% | 14.2% | 20.4% | 57.8% |
| Math | 6.3% | 13.5% | 23.6% | 56.5% |
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 | 21.8% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 20.1% | 13.9% |
| 2018-19 | 26.5% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 22.4% | 14.8% |
| 2016-17 | 26.2% | 13.3% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Perkins K-8
Perkins K-8's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins K-8 this school | 381 | 95.5% | 17.8% |
| Edison Elementary San Diego | 375 | 96.3% | 53.1% |
| Edward M. Downer Elementary San Pablo | 388 | 96.1% | 14.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hanford | 392 | 94.6% | 26.8% |
| Gardena Elementary Gardena | 398 | 95.2% | 30.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Pomona | 345 | 95.7% | 16.7% |
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 Perkins K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #4,761 of 5,151 | #375 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,323 of 5,172 ▲ 509 | #344 of 393 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,740 of 5,172 ▲ 147 | #371 of 393 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #2,044 of 5,116 | #132 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,915 of 5,915 | #308 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #961 of 5,352 | #51 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #4,100 of 5,354 | #356 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #379 of 5,625 | #14 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,893 of 3,837 | #140 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
381
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 96% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 19.6 | 19.4:1 | 92% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 19.6 | 18.5:1 | 93% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 93% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 20.6 | 22.0:1 | 95% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 95% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | N/A | N/A | 93% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 92% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 24 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perkins K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (454 to 381); teachers down 8% (20.6 to 19).
About Perkins K-8
Perkins K-8 is one of the public schools in San Diego, California. It is a small elementary school. It educates 381 students in kindergarten through 8.
San Diego Unified has 94,828 students spread across 174 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Perkins K-8, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. Perkins K-8 has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Perkins K-8, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.
Perkins K-8 is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Perkins K-8 is 5.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.8%. Predicted: 23.6%.
Among San Diego County residents, median household income is about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
The school nearest to Perkins K-8 is Monarch, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Perkins K-8 ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 419 in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25, a decrease of 38 students.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Perkins K-8What is the total enrollment at Perkins K-8?
Perkins K-8 enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Perkins K-8 serve?
Perkins K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Perkins K-8?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Perkins K-8.
What is the student diversity at Perkins K-8?
Student demographics at Perkins K-8 are roughly 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Perkins K-8 in?
Perkins K-8 is part of San Diego Unified.
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