San Altos Elementary

Located at 1750 Madera St., in Lemon Grove, California, San Altos Elementary is a small elementary school that educates 338 students (grades K through 6), run under Lemon Grove. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Within Lemon Grove, which oversees 8 schools and 3,048 students, San Altos Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, San Altos Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 10% Asian, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, San Altos Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting San Altos Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, San Altos Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), San Altos Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is San Miguel Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts San Altos Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 27.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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