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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rosa Parks Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432007328
Rosa Parks Elementary
4510 Landis St., San Diego, CA 92105 · (619) 282-6803 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
- 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.
- DThree-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
26.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
688 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 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
40%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
25.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
15.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.7% | 13.0% | 23.4% | 50.9% |
| Math | 4.4% | 10.6% | 27.4% | 57.5% |
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 | 25.7% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 22.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.1% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 29.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.2% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 30.2% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Rosa Parks Elementary
Rosa Parks Elementary's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Parks Elementary this school | 705 | 97.6% | 21.6% |
| Birney Elementary Fresno | 731 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Mollie S. Bakman Elementary Fresno | 722 | 93.6% | 22.3% |
| West Fresno Elementary Fresno | 594 | 94.9% | 22.3% |
| Miguel Hidalgo Elementary Fresno | 572 | 98.3% | 16.0% |
| Addams Elementary Fresno | 748 | 96.0% | 20.5% |
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 Rosa Parks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,432 of 5,151 | #360 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #4,744 of 5,172 ▼ 351 | #372 of 393 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #4,408 of 5,172 ▼ 344 | #354 of 393 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #901 of 5,116 | #75 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #734 of 5,915 | #59 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,889 of 5,352 | #387 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,455 of 5,354 | #317 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #136 of 5,625 | #2 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #724 of 3,837 | #43 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
705
-118 (-14%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,543
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 24.2:1
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 | 705 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 98% (688) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 96% (677) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 32 | 22.7:1 | 96% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 34 | 24.2:1 | 97% (800) |
| 2017-18 | 974 | 39 | 25.0:1 | 95% (929) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 44 | 21.7:1 | 96% (915) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | N/A | N/A | 99% (872) |
| 2000-01 | 1,543 | 79 | 19.5:1 | 28% (435) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Parks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (974 to 705); teachers down 31% (39 to 27).
About Rosa Parks Elementary
Among the schools in San Diego, California, is Rosa Parks Elementary, a large elementary school. The school counts 705 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 52% bigger than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Rosa Parks Elementary reports to San Diego Unified, which has 174 schools and 94,828 students.
A majority of students at Rosa Parks Elementary, 76%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Asian and 7% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. Rosa Parks Elementary has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Rosa Parks Elementary employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 26.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for Rosa Parks Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.4%.
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
The school nearest to Rosa Parks Elementary is Clark Middle, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Rosa Parks Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rosa Parks Elementary ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 823 in 2020-21 and 705 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 24.2:1 to 26.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Rosa Parks 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
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Other Rosa Parks Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Rosa Parks Elementary. Rosa Parks Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 15.
- Rosa Parks ElementaryCorona, CA · 970 students
- Rosa Parks ElementarySacramento, CA · 722 students
- Rosa Parks ElementaryLynwood, CA · 343 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 681 students
- Rosa Parks Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Middle0.4 mi · 696
- Joyner Elementary0.5 mi · 410
- Euclid Elementary0.5 mi · 509
- TRACE0.6 mi · 437
- Ibarra Elementary0.6 mi · 390
- Hoover High0.6 mi · 2,011
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa Parks ElementaryHow large is Rosa Parks Elementary?
Rosa Parks Elementary enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rosa Parks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosa Parks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rosa Parks Elementary have?
Rosa Parks Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosa Parks Elementary?
At Rosa Parks Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rosa Parks Elementary in?
Rosa Parks Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.