Sparrow Academy

La Mesa, California, is home to Sparrow Academy, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 156 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.

Sparrow Academy reports to Sparrow Academy District.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Sparrow Academy. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 39% White and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Diego County's population at about 35%. Sparrow Academy's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 22.3:1, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sparrow Academy is 34%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.

San Diego County census figures 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%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.

The closest public school, Lemon Avenue Elementary, is about 0.4 miles from Sparrow Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

NCES assigns Sparrow Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Sparrow Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 322 students at Sparrow Academy; in 2024-25, 156. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 26.8:1 to 22.3:1.

Community posts for Sparrow Academy can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.