Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEMON GROVE·NCES 062133002554
San Altos Elementary
1750 Madera St., Lemon Grove, CA 91945 · (619) 825-5621 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
21.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
238 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.5pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.7% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 42.2% |
| Math | 11.9% | 20.8% | 23.2% | 44.0% |
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 | 35.5% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.6% | 43.2% |
| 2016-17 | 40.9% | 29.4% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 San Altos Elementary
San Altos Elementary's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Altos Elementary this school | 338 | 70.4% | 33.9% |
| Monterey Heights Elementary Lemon Grove | 341 | 67.2% | 36.9% |
| Canoas Elementary San Jose | 282 | 71.6% | 32.9% |
| Almaden Elementary San Jose | 305 | 71.8% | 34.8% |
| Aspire Summit Charter Academy Modesto | 355 | 72.7% | N/A |
| Serra (Junipero) Elementary San Francisco | 283 | 67.8% | 28.1% |
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 San Altos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,071 of 5,151 | #270 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #2,942 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #257 of 393 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,373 of 5,172 ▼ 163 | #286 of 393 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #1,395 of 5,116 | #91 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #4,393 of 5,915 | #351 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,589 of 5,352 | #80 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #2,834 of 5,354 | #279 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #2,933 of 5,625 | #168 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #2,425 of 3,837 | #174 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
338
+45 (+15%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 338 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 70% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 70% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | 53% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 58% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 66% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 70% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 99% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 45% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 20 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Altos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (384 to 338); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About San Altos Elementary
San Altos Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lemon Grove, California. In all, 338 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Lemon Grove totals 3,048 students.
Hispanic students are 70% of those enrolled at San Altos Elementary. Other reported shares: 10% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all San Diego County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
On staff are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 70% of students at San Altos Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
San Altos Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, San Altos Elementary is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.9%. Predicted: 38.3%.
In the surrounding county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting San Altos Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
San Miguel Elementary, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. San Altos Elementary places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 15% over 4 years, reaching 338 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.1:1.
The discussion board for San Altos Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Lemon Grove
- Vista La Mesa AcademyElementary · 518 students
- Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and HumanitiesMiddle · 516 students
- San Miguel ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Lemon Grove Academy ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Monterey Heights ElementaryElementary · 341 students
Other schools in Lemon Grove
- Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and HumanitiesMiddle · 516 students
- San Miguel ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Lemon Grove Academy ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Monterey Heights ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 142 students
Nearby schools
- San Miguel Elementary0.8 mi · 435
- Monterey Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 341
- Keiller Leadership Academy0.8 mi · 635
- Encanto Elementary0.9 mi · 386
- Audubon K-81.3 mi · 495
- Fulton K-81.5 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About San Altos ElementaryHow large is San Altos Elementary?
San Altos Elementary enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does San Altos Elementary serve?
San Altos Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does San Altos Elementary have?
San Altos Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Altos Elementary?
At San Altos Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is San Altos Elementary in?
San Altos Elementary is part of Lemon Grove.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.