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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005545
Sandburg Elementary
11230 Avenida del Gato, San Diego, CA 92126 · (858) 566-0510 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
23.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
248 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 | 181 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (181) is 145% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
69%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
63.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
66.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.5% | 22.2% | 21.7% | 14.5% |
| Math | 37.5% | 28.9% | 18.8% | 14.9% |
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 | 63.8% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 67.7% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 72.3% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 69.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.3% | 81.6% |
| 2017-18 | 76.5% | 77.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 75.0% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Sandburg Elementary
Sandburg Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburg Elementary this school | 570 | 43.5% | 66.9% |
| Juliet Morris Elementary Cypress | 562 | 43.2% | 69.7% |
| Hickman Elementary San Diego | 457 | 40.7% | 73.9% |
| Glenmoor Elementary Fremont | 536 | 47.9% | 62.9% |
| Myford Elementary Irvine | 542 | 38.2% | 72.0% |
| Marshall Elementary Castro Valley | 515 | 44.5% | 67.6% |
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 Sandburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #791 of 5,151 | #93 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #763 of 5,172 ▼ 56 | #91 of 393 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #1,097 of 5,172 ▼ 376 | #127 of 393 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #784 of 5,116 | #59 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #1,650 of 5,915 | #120 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,258 of 5,352 | #228 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #711 of 5,354 | #56 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #4,196 of 5,625 | #287 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #3,609 of 3,837 | #257 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
570
+58 (+11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 570 | 24.4 | 23.4:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 23.6 | 23.5:1 | 43% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 22.4 | 21.9:1 | 41% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 20 | 25.6:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 22.2 | 26.3:1 | 37% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 36% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | N/A | N/A | 42% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 38 | 19.5:1 | 22% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 29 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (584 to 570); teachers up 10% (22.2 to 24.4).
About Sandburg Elementary
Sandburg Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California. The school counts 570 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Sandburg Elementary is one of 174 schools in San Diego Unified, which enrolls 94,828 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Sandburg Elementary, at 46%. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, and 17% White. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 12% Asian. Sandburg Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.4:1, with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Sandburg Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sandburg Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.9% is 12.9 points above the 54.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
The nearest other public school, Ericson Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sandburg Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 570. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.6 to 23.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Sandburg Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sandburg Elementary. Sandburg Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Sandburg Elementary SchoolCENTENNIAL, CO · 495 students
- Sandburg ElementaryMadison, WI · 410 students
- Sandburg Elementary SchoolSpringfield, IL · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Ericson Elementary0.7 mi · 650
- Hickman Elementary0.8 mi · 457
- Challenger Middle1.0 mi · 960
- Park Village Elementary1.1 mi · 671
- Mira Mesa High1.2 mi · 2,187
- Mason Elementary1.5 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Sandburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandburg Elementary?
Sandburg Elementary enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sandburg Elementary serve?
Sandburg Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sandburg Elementary have?
Sandburg Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sandburg Elementary?
Student demographics at Sandburg Elementary are roughly 17% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 46% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Sandburg Elementary in?
Sandburg Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.