Tierrasanta Elementary

Tierrasanta Elementary, an average-sized elementary-level community in San Diego, California, overseen by San Diego Unified, serves 500 students, covering grades K through 5.

Tierrasanta Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that instructs 94,828 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Tierrasanta Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tierrasanta Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 69.8%, a residual of +8.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for San Diego County shows median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Tierrasanta Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is De Portola Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tierrasanta Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 53.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Tierrasanta Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 500). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 28% to 34% over that span.

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