Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN DIEGO UNIFIED·NCES 063432005569
Wegeforth Elementary
3443 Ediwhar Ave., San Diego, CA 92123 · (858) 987-5900 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
144 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 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
74%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
49.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.0pp since 2014
Math
44.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.6% | 28.4% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| Math | 23.3% | 21.4% | 27.2% | 28.2% |
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 | 49.0% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 46.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 47.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 34.4% | 39.4% |
| 2016-17 | 41.8% | 43.3% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Wegeforth Elementary
Wegeforth Elementary's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wegeforth Elementary this school | 200 | 72.0% | 45.4% |
| Ross Elementary San Diego | 187 | 72.7% | 40.0% |
| Solano Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 198 | 68.2% | 63.8% |
| Tenderloin Community San Francisco | 282 | 74.1% | 19.2% |
| Valley View Elementary Richmond | 220 | 65.0% | 28.0% |
| Sequoia Elementary San Diego | 180 | 74.4% | 56.5% |
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 Wegeforth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,035 of 5,151 | #196 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,956 of 5,172 ▼ 238 | #191 of 393 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,115 of 5,172 ▲ 451 | #201 of 393 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #850 of 5,116 | #68 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #5,353 of 5,915 | #418 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #939 of 5,352 | #49 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #179 of 5,354 | #11 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #2,841 of 5,625 | #156 of 442 |
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
200
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 200 | 10 | 20.0:1 | 72% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 10 | 19.4:1 | 69% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 66% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 63% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 10 | 19.7:1 | 59% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 10 | 20.4:1 | 65% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | N/A | N/A | 76% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 51% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 12 | 29.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wegeforth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (197 to 200); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).
About Wegeforth Elementary
Wegeforth Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in San Diego, California. It educates 200 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Wegeforth Elementary is one of the 174 schools that make up San Diego Unified (94,828 students in total).
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Wegeforth Elementary. The largest is Hispanic students, at 40%. The next largest groups are 19% Asian, 18% multiracial, 16% White, and 8% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1 at Wegeforth Elementary, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 20.0:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 72% of enrollment. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.4%.
Within San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
The nearest other public school, Taft Middle, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wegeforth Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Wegeforth Elementary grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 195 to 200 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.7:1 to 20.0:1.
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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 Wegeforth ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wegeforth Elementary?
Wegeforth Elementary enrolls approximately 200 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wegeforth Elementary serve?
Wegeforth Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wegeforth Elementary?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Wegeforth Elementary.
How diverse is Wegeforth Elementary?
Wegeforth Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Wegeforth Elementary?
Wegeforth Elementary is overseen by San Diego Unified in San Diego County.
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