Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BAY UNION·NCES 063738006325
Sunnyslope Elementary
2500 Elm Ave., San Diego, CA 92154 · (619) 628-8800 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
24.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
253 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.6pp since 2014
Math
25.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 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 up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 15.8% | 20.3% | 48.0% |
| Math | 10.7% | 15.2% | 30.3% | 43.8% |
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 | 31.6% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 25.1% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 17.1% |
| 2020-21 | 11.8% | 8.9% |
| 2018-19 | 25.8% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 21.3% | 16.2% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Sunnyslope Elementary
Sunnyslope Elementary's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyslope Elementary this school | 324 | 78.1% | 28.1% |
| Westmont Elementary Pomona | 327 | 78.9% | 30.8% |
| Durfee Elementary Pico Rivera | 322 | 78.3% | 30.4% |
| Harding Street Elementary Sylmar | 357 | 77.9% | 44.3% |
| John H. Nuffer Elementary Norwalk | 316 | 78.5% | 27.1% |
| Silver Wing Elementary San Diego | 335 | 75.5% | 36.1% |
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 Sunnyslope Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,741 of 5,151 | #311 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,682 of 5,172 ▼ 64 | #312 of 393 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,813 of 5,172 ▲ 57 | #316 of 393 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #804 of 5,116 | #48 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #4,540 of 5,915 | #359 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,390 of 5,352 | #333 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #4,853 of 5,354 | #399 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #2,354 of 5,625 | #116 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #171 of 3,837 | #6 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
324
-94 (-22%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 324 | 13 | 24.9:1 | 78% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 66% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 16 | 24.2:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 71% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 20 | 25.6:1 | 74% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | N/A | N/A | 80% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 50% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 33 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunnyslope Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (531 to 324); teachers down 41% (22 to 13).
About Sunnyslope Elementary
Sunnyslope Elementary is a small elementary school in San Diego, California. The school enrolls 324 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
South Bay Union enrolls 5,513 students, and its 12 schools include Sunnyslope Elementary.
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Sunnyslope Elementary. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 35% Hispanic. Sunnyslope Elementary's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 24.9 students per teacher and 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.6 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 78%. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 24 points.
The allk12 Grade for Sunnyslope Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 33.8% for a school in California with Sunnyslope Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sunnyslope Elementary posts 28.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Sunnyslope Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
Teofilo Mendoza is located about 0.6 miles from Sunnyslope Elementary. The five-mile area around Sunnyslope Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 28.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 94 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 22.0 to 24.9 over 4 years.
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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
Quick facts
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Other Sunnyslope Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Sunnyslope Elementary. Sunnyslope Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Sunnyslope ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 819 students
- Sunnyslope ElementaryHollister, CA · 602 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 684 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolPORT ORCHARD, WA · 503 students
- Sunnyslope Elementary SchoolWENATCHEE, WA · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Teofilo Mendoza0.6 mi · 468
- Nestor Language Academy Charter0.8 mi · 1,079
- Emory Elementary0.8 mi · 399
- Launch Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 578
- Options Secondary0.8 mi · 69
- Southwest Middle0.9 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Sunnyslope ElementaryHow large is Sunnyslope Elementary?
Sunnyslope Elementary enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sunnyslope Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunnyslope Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Sunnyslope Elementary have?
Sunnyslope Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunnyslope Elementary?
At Sunnyslope Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sunnyslope Elementary in?
Sunnyslope Elementary is part of South Bay Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.