Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060861000877
Silver Wing Elementary
3730 Arey Dr., San Diego, CA 92154 · (619) 423-3950 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
253 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 56% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
44.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.5pp since 2014
Math
26.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.9% | 24.6% | 25.6% | 29.9% |
| Math | 11.5% | 14.8% | 36.9% | 36.9% |
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 | 44.5% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 28.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 49.5% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 48.4% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Silver Wing Elementary
Silver Wing Elementary's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Wing Elementary this school | 335 | 75.5% | 36.1% |
| William W. Orr Elementary Norwalk | 353 | 77.3% | 60.6% |
| Harding Street Elementary Sylmar | 357 | 77.9% | 44.3% |
| West Whittier Elementary Whittier | 346 | 76.0% | 42.0% |
| John H. Nuffer Elementary Norwalk | 316 | 78.5% | 27.1% |
| D. D. Johnston Elementary Norwalk | 361 | 73.4% | 44.0% |
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 Wing Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,853 of 5,151 | #252 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #3,628 of 5,172 ▼ 409 | #304 of 393 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,499 of 5,172 ▼ 271 | #234 of 393 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #1,242 of 5,116 | #113 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #4,420 of 5,915 | #354 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,449 of 5,352 | #153 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #4,500 of 5,354 | #376 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #2,581 of 5,625 | #130 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,671 of 3,837 | #119 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
335
-46 (-12%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | 76% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 71% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 76% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | 82% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 18 | 22.6:1 | 81% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 18 | 24.8:1 | 81% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 64% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 61% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 24 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Wing Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (407 to 335); teachers down 17% (18 to 15).
About Silver Wing Elementary
Silver Wing Elementary is an elementary school in San Diego, California, according to federal school records. It enrolled 335 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Enrollment across the 43 schools in Chula Vista Elementary totals 22,235 students.
The student body at Silver Wing Elementary is 90% Hispanic. Other groups make up 4% Asian. County-wide, 35% of San Diego County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 22.3 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 76%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.
Silver Wing Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Silver Wing Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.1% actual, 35.3% predicted).
San Diego County has about 3,288,774 residents, and the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Silver Wing Elementary, San Diego County has 765 other public schools.
The closest public school, Montgomery Middle, is about 0.2 miles from Silver Wing Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.4%; Silver Wing Elementary's is 36.1%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Federal data place Silver Wing Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Silver Wing Elementary's enrollment dropped from 381 in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Silver Wing Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- Montgomery Senior High0.8 mi · 1,568
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Wing ElementaryHow large is Silver Wing Elementary?
Silver Wing Elementary enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Silver Wing Elementary serve?
Silver Wing Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Silver Wing Elementary have?
Silver Wing Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
How diverse is Silver Wing Elementary?
Silver Wing Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Silver Wing Elementary?
Silver Wing Elementary is overseen by Chula Vista Elementary in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.