Rolando Elementary

Rolando Elementary operates as a cozy primary school in La Mesa, California, one of the schools within La Mesa-Spring Valley. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 22 schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley (10,491 students total), Rolando Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rolando Elementary reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% White, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rolando Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Rolando Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 36.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Rolando Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harriet Tubman Village Charter, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rolando Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Rolando Elementary's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 371).

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