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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Silver Gate Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005552
Silver Gate Elementary
1499 Venice St., San Diego, CA 92107 · (619) 222-1139 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test 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.
- C-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
24.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
94 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 109 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 36% larger than its 4th grade class (80).
Student demographics
52%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Silver Gate Elementary→Dana
Based on grade levels within San Diego Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
81.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.7% | 22.1% | 9.7% | 8.4% |
| Math | 60.5% | 21.0% | 14.0% | 4.5% |
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 | 81.8% | 81.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 83.5% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 85.2% |
| 2021-22 | 82.6% | 88.4% |
| 2018-19 | 85.2% | 86.8% |
| 2017-18 | 84.8% | 77.7% |
| 2016-17 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in California's top 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 Silver Gate Elementary
Silver Gate Elementary's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Gate Elementary this school | 399 | 23.6% | 81.5% |
| Rio del Mar Elementary Aptos | 393 | 22.1% | 54.8% |
| Sequoia Elementary Santa Rosa | 414 | 22.7% | 54.2% |
| Park Dale Lane Elementary Encinitas | 424 | 24.5% | 60.8% |
| Tularcitos Elementary Carmel Valley | 447 | 23.3% | 71.8% |
| Sinsheimer Elementary San Luis Obispo | 401 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
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 Silver Gate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #170 of 5,151 | #20 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #185 of 5,172 ▼ 60 | #23 of 393 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #192 of 5,172 ▲ 103 | #25 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #785 of 5,116 | #60 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,706 of 5,915 | #279 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,988 of 5,352 | #296 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #2,575 of 5,354 | #262 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #5,019 of 5,625 | #373 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #1,182 of 3,837 | #78 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
399
-60 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 399 | 16.4 | 24.3:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 16.6 | 24.7:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 23 | 25.2:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | N/A | N/A | 22% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 28% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 24 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Gate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (513 to 399); teachers down 22% (21 to 16.4).
About Silver Gate Elementary
Located in San Diego, California, Silver Gate Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 399 students.
The 174 schools of San Diego Unified, including Silver Gate Elementary, enroll 94,828 students.
At Silver Gate Elementary, White students make up 65% of the student body. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In San Diego County overall, about 48% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 16.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 24.3:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Silver Gate 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.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 65.7%. Silver Gate Elementary posts 81.5%, 15.7 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Dana is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Silver Gate Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Silver Gate Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 81.5% versus a 62.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 13% from its 2020-21 level of 459. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 24.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Silver Gate ElementaryHow large is Silver Gate Elementary?
Silver Gate Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Silver Gate Elementary serve?
Silver Gate Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Gate Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Gate Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Silver Gate Elementary?
Student demographics at Silver Gate Elementary are roughly 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Silver Gate Elementary in?
Silver Gate Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
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