Best San Diego �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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San Diego, California �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Banyan Tree Foundations Academy (Closed 2022)

Special Education School

3450 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 367-5430

Gr: 7-12 | 39 students

Community Transition Academy (Closed 2024)

Special Education School

Po Box 34612
San Diego, CA 92163
(858) 603-4812

Gr: 9-12 | 7 students

Cornerstone Christian Academy (Closed 2021)

(Pentecostal)

4079 54th Street
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 229-2800

Gr: PK-7 | 54 students

FaithPrep Academy of California (Closed 2023)

(Christian)

277 Rosecrans
San Diego, CA 92106
(877) 280-8526

Gr: K-12

Foundations Academy (Closed 2024)

Special Education School

3450 Clairemont Dr.
San Diego, CA 92110
(858) 367-5430

Gr: 2-8 | 10 students Avg. class size: 2 students Acceptance rate listed

Holy Family School (Closed 2015)

(Catholic)

1945 Coolidge St
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 277-0222

Gr: K-8 | 88 students

University Of Schoolan Diego High School (Closed 2016)

(Catholic)

5961 Linda Vista Rd
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 298-8277

Gr: 9-12 | 1,478 student

Wee Care Preschool (Closed 2008)

Daycare / Preschool

3580 Mount Acadia Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 560-0985

Gr: NS | 150 students

Overview

This Town (San Diego)

This State (CA)

# Schools

70 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	San Diego, CA Total Schools
2025	70
2024	70
2023	70
2022	68
2021	71
2020	69
2019	69
2018	69
2017	69
2016	72
2015	76

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Student Body:

# Students

15,250 Students

504,987 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	224	204	199
2024	226	199	192
2023	223	206	193
2022	229	213	205
2021	216	209	201
2020	221	202	188
2019	231	201	193
2018	231	194	190
2017	244	201	199
2016	236	193	196
2015	201	180	183

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% Average Students of Color

42%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	42%	50%	33%
2024	42%	49%	32%
2023	42%	49%	32%
2022	39%	47%	32%
2021	39%	47%	31%
2020	39%	46%	31%
2019	40%	48%	31%
2018	41%	46%	30%
2017	43%	49%	31%
2016	44%	49%	31%
2015	44%	49%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,467 Teachers

44,285 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	12:1	11:1
2024	10:1	12:1	11:1
2023	10:1	12:1	11:1
2022	13:1	12:1	11:1
2021	13:1	12:1	11:1
2020	13:1	12:1	11:1
2019	12:1	12:1	11:1
2018	12:1	12:1	11:1
2017	12:1	12:1	11:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

63%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	64%	59%	54%
2024	62%	58%	54%
2023	60%	58%	53%
2022	59%	59%	53%
2021	57%	58%	53%
2020	55%	57%	53%
2019	54%	57%	52%
2018	54%	57%	52%
2017	58%	57%	51%
2016	53%	56%	51%
2015	63%	56%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	15	17	16
2024	15	17	15
2023	15	17	15
2022	15	17	15
2021	15	17	15
2020	15	17	15
2019	14	17	15
2018	14	17	15
2017	14	17	15
2016	14	17	15
2015	14	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	18	13	12
2024	14	12	11
2023	15	12	10
2022	15	12	10
2021	15	12	10
2020	15	12	10
2019	15	12	10
2018	15	11	10
2017	15	11	10
2016	12	10	9
2015	10	9	9

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Average SAT score

1287

(Out of 1600)

1270

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1,287	1,268	1,236
2024	1,287	1,256	1,233
2023	1,278	1,254	1,231
2022	1,285	1,257	1,232
2021	1,285	1,256	1,232
2020	1,285	1,250	1,229
2019	1,285	1,247	1,230
2018	1,276	1,245	1,227
2017	1,257	1,253	1,232
2016	1,300	1,374	1,292

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	30	28	26
2024	30	28	26
2023	28	28	26
2022	28	27	26
2021	28	27	26
2020	28	27	26
2019	28	27	26
2018	28	26	25
2017	28	26	25
2016	27	26	25
2015	27	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,779

$17,521

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$16,576	$17,472	$14,043
2024	$15,325	$16,481	$12,357
2023	$13,662	$15,797	$11,693
2022	$15,097	$15,172	$11,199
2021	$13,994	$14,410	$10,824
2020	$13,102	$13,806	$10,496
2019	$12,445	$13,359	$10,300
2018	$12,076	$12,957	$10,056
2017	$11,507	$12,372	$9,712
2016	$10,202	$11,774	$9,307
2015	$8,774	$10,743	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,316

$1,026

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$1,316	$1,026	$1,115
2024	$883	$993	$1,094
2023	$883	$878	$1,136
2022	$1,512	$903	$1,075
2021	$883	$784	$1,028
2020	$883	$802	$1,130
2019	$1,224	$931	$1,199
2018	$1,224	$1,017	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

30%

28%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	30%	28%	34%
2024	30%	28%	33%
2023	31%	27%	33%
2022	31%	27%	32%
2021	30%	27%	32%
2020	30%	27%	31%
2019	30%	26%	30%
2018	31%	26%	29%
2017	26%	26%	29%
2016	27%	24%	28%
2015	29%	24%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,429

$8,379

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$6,429	$8,316	$6,227
2024	$7,544	$8,163	$6,113
2023	$5,336	$7,722	$5,785
2022	$4,225	$7,550	$5,514
2021	$4,070	$6,152	$5,269
2020	$4,070	$5,983	$5,141
2019	$4,070	$5,550	$5,007
2018	$4,270	$5,239	$4,752
2017	$4,500	$4,890	$4,582
2016	$2,917	$4,403	$4,396
2015	$2,438	$4,262	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	80%	81%	81%
2024	81%	84%	85%
2023	84%	84%	85%
2022	84%	84%	85%
2021	84%	85%	86%
2020	83%	85%	86%
2019	84%	84%	85%
2018	83%	85%	85%
2017	82%	86%	86%
2016	87%	85%	85%
2015	81%	86%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$25.85 million

$32.38 million

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Endowment Trends (2024-2025)
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$25 M	$33 M	$53 M
2024	$1 M	$11 M	$51 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.71

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.71	0.74	0.64
2024	0.71	0.74	0.64
2023	0.71	0.74	0.63
2022	0.70	0.72	0.62
2021	0.70	0.73	0.62
2020	0.70	0.73	0.62
2019	0.72	0.72	0.61
2018	0.72	0.72	0.60
2017	0.71	0.71	0.59
2016	0.72	0.71	0.59
2015	0.73	0.71	0.58

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# American Indian Students

37 Students

2,780 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2019	1%	1%	1%
2018	1%	1%	1%
2017	2%	2%	1%
2016	2%	2%	1%
2015	2%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

1,482 Students

57,672 Students

% Asian Students

10%

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	10%	12%	5%
2024	10%	12%	5%
2023	11%	12%	5%
2022	10%	10%	5%
2021	10%	10%	5%
2020	10%	10%	5%
2019	10%	11%	4%
2018	10%	11%	4%
2017	9%	10%	4%
2016	9%	10%	4%
2015	10%	11%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,903 Students

81,147 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	13%	17%	9%
2024	13%	17%	9%
2023	13%	17%	9%
2022	12%	17%	8%
2021	12%	17%	9%
2020	12%	17%	9%
2019	15%	17%	8%
2018	15%	17%	8%
2017	14%	17%	8%
2016	14%	17%	8%
2015	15%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

420 Students

23,614 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	5%	8%
2024	3%	5%	8%
2023	2%	5%	8%
2022	2%	5%	7%
2021	3%	5%	8%
2020	3%	5%	8%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	3%	5%	8%
2017	4%	5%	7%
2016	5%	5%	8%
2015	5%	5%	8%

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# White Students

5,470 Students

193,595 Students

% White Students

37%

40%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	37%	40%	55%
2024	38%	40%	55%
2023	35%	40%	55%
2022	39%	43%	57%
2021	40%	43%	57%
2020	40%	43%	58%
2019	40%	44%	59%
2018	40%	45%	59%
2017	42%	46%	61%
2016	42%	46%	61%
2015	40%	46%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

103 Students

3,914 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

5,252 Students

122,766 Students

% of Others Students

36%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Diego, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	24%	22%
2024	35%	24%	22%
2023	38%	24%	22%
2022	37%	23%	22%
2021	35%	23%	20%
2020	35%	23%	19%
2019	30%	21%	20%
2018	30%	20%	20%
2017	29%	20%	19%
2016	28%	20%	18%
2015	28%	19%	18%

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