Ross Elementary

Set in San Diego, California, Ross Elementary is a compact elementary-level community, operated by San Diego Unified. It serves 187 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Ross Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that hosts 94,828 students overall.

On demographics, Ross Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 19% White, 17% Asian, 13% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ross Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ross Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Ross Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kavod Charter, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ross Elementary comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 243 students in 2018 compared to 187 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 19% over that span.

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