Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005540
Rolando Park Elementary
6620 Marlowe Dr., San Diego, CA 92115 · (619) 344-3600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
180 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 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
68%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
58.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.0pp since 2014
Math
46.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 27.7% | 20.5% | 21.4% |
| Math | 22.2% | 23.9% | 30.8% | 23.1% |
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 | 58.0% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.6% | 61.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.3% | 61.4% |
| 2018-19 | 67.1% | 57.5% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 57.7% |
| 2016-17 | 40.7% | 45.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Rolando Park Elementary
Rolando Park Elementary's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Park Elementary this school | 270 | 66.7% | 51.6% |
| Tara Hills Elementary San Pablo | 317 | 67.5% | 19.0% |
| Mann Elementary Long Beach | 320 | 68.1% | 39.9% |
| Dewey Elementary San Diego | 267 | 65.2% | 50.7% |
| Tahoe Elementary Sacramento | 319 | 66.5% | 20.6% |
| Riverside Elementary Richmond | 343 | 66.8% | 18.9% |
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 Rolando Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #1,608 of 5,151 | #174 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,842 of 5,172 ▼ 194 | #185 of 393 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,464 of 5,172 ▲ 107 | #163 of 393 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.3pp | #48 of 5,116 | #3 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #4,999 of 5,915 | #392 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,364 of 5,352 | #69 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #874 of 5,354 | #77 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #3,142 of 5,625 | #190 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.7% | #124 of 1,139 | #8 of 97 |
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
270
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 270 | 13 | 20.8:1 | 67% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 70% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 70% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 12 | 21.1:1 | 73% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 9 | 22.8:1 | 87% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | 87% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | N/A | N/A | 87% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 71% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolando Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (205 to 270); teachers up 44% (9 to 13).
About Rolando Park Elementary
Rolando Park Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in San Diego, California. The school's enrollment of 270 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
A total of 174 schools make up San Diego Unified, with 94,828 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Rolando Park Elementary, at 51%. The remaining shares are 17% Black, 13% White, 10% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. Rolando Park Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.8:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rolando Park Elementary is 67%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
allk12 grades Rolando Park Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rolando Park Elementary is +11.1 points: 51.6% actual, 40.5% predicted.
San Diego County census figures show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Vista La Mesa Academy is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rolando Park Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rolando Park Elementary is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Rolando Park Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment increase, from 253 in 2020-21 to 270 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Rolando Park Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Rolando Park ElementaryHow large is Rolando Park Elementary?
Rolando Park Elementary enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rolando Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rolando Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rolando Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rolando Park Elementary is approximately 20.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rolando Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Rolando Park Elementary are roughly 13% White, 51% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolando Park Elementary?
Rolando Park 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.