Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005567
Washington Elementary
1789 State St., San Diego, CA 92101 · (619) 344-6300 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
181 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
16.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 16.4% | 26.4% | 46.4% |
| Math | 3.7% | 12.8% | 29.4% | 54.1% |
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 | 27.3% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 13.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.8% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.3% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 40.2% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.5% | 47.9% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 46.6% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 245 | 73.9% | 19.7% |
| Crestwood Street STEAM Magnet Rancho Palos Verdes | 289 | 73.0% | 45.8% |
| Kepler Neighborhood Fresno | 301 | 70.4% | N/A |
| Loma Elementary Spring Valley | 315 | 73.0% | 31.5% |
| Skyline North Elementary Barstow | 322 | 74.2% | 20.1% |
| Casa de Oro Elementary Spring Valley | 320 | 73.8% | 28.4% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #4,603 of 5,151 | #366 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #4,611 of 5,172 ▲ 212 | #364 of 393 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,241 of 5,172 ▲ 462 | #342 of 393 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #298 of 5,116 | #22 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #5,148 of 5,915 | #404 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,403 of 5,352 | #149 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #1,706 of 5,354 | #182 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #2,702 of 5,625 | #140 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #958 of 3,837 | #63 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
245
-34 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 245 | 11 | 22.3:1 | 74% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 12 | 21.4:1 | 75% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 12 | 21.4:1 | 69% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 64% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 12 | 27.0:1 | 75% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 13 | 25.5:1 | 72% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 85% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 87% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 11 | 29.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (324 to 245); teachers down 8% (12 to 11).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary is a small elementary school found in San Diego, California. The student body numbers 245 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
San Diego Unified counts 174 schools and 94,828 students, including Washington Elementary.
At 58%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Washington Elementary combined. The remaining students are 18% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. Washington Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1 at Washington Elementary, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 74% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
allk12 grades Washington Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Washington Elementary scores 16.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 19.7% actual versus 36.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Washington Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
The nearest other public school, King-Chavez Community High, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington Elementary.
Washington Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 245, 12% below the 279 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 19.9:1 to 22.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow large is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 18% White, 58% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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