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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005557
Sunset View Elementary
4365 Hill St., San Diego, CA 92107 · (619) 223-7156 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- 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.
- 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
24.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
59 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 134 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 139% larger than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
46%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
Sunset View 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
73.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
78.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.9% | 21.7% | 17.8% | 8.5% |
| Math | 48.1% | 30.2% | 15.5% | 6.2% |
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 | 73.6% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 80.3% |
| 2022-23 | 75.6% | 85.1% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 77.5% |
| 2018-19 | 83.9% | 84.7% |
| 2017-18 | 85.5% | 88.8% |
| 2016-17 | 79.3% | 81.7% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
77.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Sunset View Elementary
Sunset View Elementary's state test result (77.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset View Elementary this school | 408 | 14.5% | 77.7% |
| Lake Forest Elementary El Dorado Hills | 421 | 14.3% | 68.2% |
| Sonoma Mountain Elementary Petaluma | 422 | 15.4% | 71.1% |
| Flora Vista Elementary Encinitas | 377 | 13.3% | 69.8% |
| Franklin Elementary Loomis | 433 | 11.3% | 65.7% |
| Bird Rock Elementary La Jolla | 383 | 10.7% | 79.6% |
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 Sunset View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #327 of 5,151 | #40 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #298 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #36 of 393 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #558 of 5,172 ▼ 214 | #65 of 393 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #3,031 of 5,116 | #212 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #3,600 of 5,915 | #273 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #3,768 of 5,352 | #274 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #3,065 of 5,354 | #296 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #5,338 of 5,625 | #406 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,147 of 3,837 | #226 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
408
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 408 | 17 | 24.0:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | N/A | N/A | 19% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 21% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 19 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (436 to 408); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Sunset View Elementary
Among the schools in San Diego, California, is Sunset View Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 408 students.
San Diego Unified runs Sunset View Elementary along with 173 other schools, enrolling 94,828 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Sunset View Elementary is 71% White. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 24.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sunset View Elementary, which has 17. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 14%. Public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Sunset View Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of California public elementary schools.
Sunset View Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.7%, compared with a predicted 71.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across San Diego County, 766 public schools serve about 467,437 students.
Sunset View Elementary's nearest public school is Silver Gate Elementary (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Sunset View Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Sunset View Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 416 in 2020-21 to 408 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
On allk12, people connected to Sunset View Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Sunset View Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sunset View Elementary. Sunset View Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Sunset View Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 411 students
- SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Gate Elementary0.7 mi · 399
- Cabrillo Elementary1.0 mi · 157
- Dana1.1 mi · 646
- Ocean Beach Elementary1.5 mi · 432
- Point Loma High1.8 mi · 1,724
- High Tech Middle Media Arts1.9 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset View Elementary?
Sunset View Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-04.
Is Sunset View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Sunset View Elementary have?
Sunset View Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunset View Elementary?
Student demographics at Sunset View Elementary are roughly 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Sunset View Elementary in?
Sunset View Elementary is part of San Diego Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.