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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432011382
Porter Elementary
4800 T St., San Diego, CA 92113 · (619) 266-7700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- CThree-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
23.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
567 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
49%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
20.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
11.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 13.9% | 20.4% | 59.6% |
| Math | 4.1% | 6.9% | 20.7% | 68.3% |
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 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 10.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 19.9% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 25.2% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 18.4% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Porter Elementary
Porter Elementary's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Elementary this school | 590 | 96.1% | 15.9% |
| Deborah A. Williams Elementary Fresno | 582 | 95.9% | 21.3% |
| One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary Gardena | 554 | 96.0% | 34.9% |
| Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary Los Angeles | 527 | 97.0% | 29.7% |
| Manchester Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 98.0% | 27.9% |
| Del Rey Elementary Victorville | 644 | 96.3% | 13.8% |
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 Porter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #4,889 of 5,151 | #380 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #4,997 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #386 of 393 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,841 of 5,172 ▼ 244 | #376 of 393 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,418 of 5,116 | #134 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #1,487 of 5,915 | #107 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,439 of 5,352 | #247 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #2,853 of 5,354 | #280 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #310 of 5,625 | #12 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #283 of 3,837 | #13 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
590
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 590 | 25 | 23.6:1 | 96% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 26 | 24.9:1 | 95% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 90% (566) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 25 | 26.2:1 | 89% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 911 | 35 | 26.0:1 | 94% (855) |
| 2015-16 | 996 | 41 | 24.3:1 | 94% (940) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | N/A | N/A | 93% (742) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Porter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (911 to 590); teachers down 29% (35 to 25).
About Porter Elementary
Porter Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California. It serves 590 students in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
In San Diego Unified, 174 schools enroll a combined 94,828 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Porter Elementary are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. San Diego County's residents are about 35% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 23.6:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Porter Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In California, Porter Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 15.9% actual against a predicted 23.2%.
San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln High, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Porter Elementary ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Porter Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 656. Its ratio of students to teachers was 26.2:1 in 2020-21, and 23.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Other Porter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Porter Elementary. Porter Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Porter Elementary SchoolPORTER, TX · 931 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 453 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 445 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolHagerhill, KY · 431 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High0.2 mi · 1,487
- Knox Middle0.5 mi · 488
- KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 314
- Chollas/Mead Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- Horton Elementary0.8 mi · 386
- America's Finest Charter0.8 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Porter ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Porter Elementary?
Porter Elementary enrolls approximately 590 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Porter Elementary serve?
Porter Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Porter Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Porter Elementary is approximately 23.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Porter Elementary?
Student demographics at Porter Elementary are roughly 1% White, 69% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Porter Elementary?
Porter Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.