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Best elementary schools in San Diego Unified (2025)

Schools classified as elementary by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in San Diego Unified, California. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and California.

  1. 1
    83
    Bird Rock ElementaryLa Jolla · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 383 students
  2. 2
    83
    La Jolla ElementaryLa Jolla · Public Elementary95% Math proficiency · 566 students
  3. 3
    83
    Jerabek ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary91% Math proficiency · 718 students
  4. 4
    83
    Torrey Pines ElementaryLa Jolla · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 465 students
  5. 5
    82
    Scripps ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 733 students
  6. 6
    82
    Sunset View ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 408 students
  7. 7
    82
    Dingeman ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 689 students
  8. 8
    81
    Silver Gate ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 399 students
  9. 9
    81
    Curie ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 536 students
  10. 10
    79
    Holmes ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 495 students
  11. 11
    79
    Miramar Ranch ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 637 students
  12. 12
    78
    Hearst ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary84% Math proficiency · 527 students
  13. 13
    77
    Kumeyaay ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 398 students
  14. 14
    77
    Benchley/Weinberger ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 560 students
  15. 15
    77
    Dailard ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 567 students
  16. 16
    76
    Marvin ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 543 students
  17. 17
    76
    Green ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 493 students
  18. 18
    75
    Sessions ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 424 students
  19. 19
    75
    Barnard ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 473 students
  20. 20
    75
    Alcott ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 234 students
  21. 21
    75
    McKinley ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 588 students
  22. 22
    73
    Doyle ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 603 students
  23. 23
    72
    Bay Park ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 504 students
  24. 24
    72
    Hickman ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 457 students
  25. 25
    72
    Sandburg ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 570 students
  26. 26
    72
    Ericson ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 650 students
  27. 27
    71
    Grant K-8San Diego · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 743 students
  28. 28
    71
    Ocean Beach ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 432 students
  29. 29
    70
    Jonas Salk ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 732 students
  30. 30
    69
    Pacific Beach ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 312 students
  31. 31
    69
    Vista Grande ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 364 students
  32. 32
    69
    Tierrasanta ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 500 students
  33. 33
    68
    Longfellow UTK-8San Diego · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 726 students
  34. 34
    67
    Birney ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 535 students
  35. 35
    67
    Loma Portal ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 392 students
  36. 36
    66
    Hardy ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 353 students
  37. 37
    62
    Hawthorne ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 248 students
  38. 38
    62
    Spreckels ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 680 students
  39. 39
    62
    Jones ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 257 students
  40. 40
    61
    Toler ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 235 students
  41. 41
    61
    Cadman ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 184 students
  42. 42
    60
    Nye ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 385 students
  43. 43
    59
    Chesterton ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 365 students
  44. 44
    58
    Language AcademySan Diego · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 1,015 students
  45. 45
    57
    Crown Point ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 313 students
  46. 46
    57
    Garfield ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 308 students
  47. 47
    57
    Rolando Park ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 270 students
  48. 48
    57
    Hancock ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 644 students
  49. 49
    57
    Florence ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 213 students
  50. 50
    55
    Jefferson ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 400 students
  51. 51
    54
    Hage ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary58% Math proficiency · 505 students
  52. 52
    54
    Gage ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 698 students
  53. 53
    52
    Miller ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary56% Math proficiency · 611 students
  54. 54
    51
    Cubberley ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 199 students
  55. 55
    51
    Mason ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 538 students
  56. 56
    50
    Dewey ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 267 students
  57. 57
    48
    Angier ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 398 students
  58. 58
    48
    Juarez ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 264 students
  59. 59
    47
    Bethune K-8San Diego · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 520 students
  60. 60
    46
    Normal Heights ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 275 students
  61. 61
    45
    Foster ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 518 students
  62. 62
    44
    Edison ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary56% Math proficiency · 375 students
  63. 63
    44
    Zamorano ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary49% Math proficiency · 823 students
  64. 64
    42
    Oak Park ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 545 students
  65. 65
    42
    Perry ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 341 students
  66. 66
    38
    Ross ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 187 students
  67. 67
    38
    Field ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 238 students
  68. 68
    38
    Franklin ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 380 students
  69. 69
    37
    Paradise Hills ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 213 students
  70. 70
    37
    Sequoia ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 180 students
  71. 71
    37
    Penn ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 366 students
  72. 72
    37
    Rowan ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 205 students
  73. 73
    35
    Cabrillo ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary44.5% Math proficiency · 157 students
  74. 74
    35
    John MuirSan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 336 students
  75. 75
    34
    Pendleton ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 352 students
  76. 76
    34
    Walker ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 398 students
  77. 77
    33
    Marshall ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary49% Math proficiency · 367 students
  78. 78
    33
    Lafayette ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 208 students
  79. 79
    33
    Pacific View Leadership ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 227 students
  80. 80
    33
    Clairemont Canyons AcademySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 318 students
  81. 81
    32
    Washington ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 245 students
  82. 82
    31
    Nipaquay ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary61.1% Free/reduced-price lunch · 378 students
  83. 83
    31
    Wegeforth ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 200 students
  84. 84
    31
    Sherman ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 535 students
  85. 85
    31
    Chollas/Mead ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary45% Math proficiency · 534 students
  86. 86
    30
    Freese ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 280 students
  87. 87
    30
    Adams ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 290 students
  88. 88
    29
    Golden Hill K-8San Diego · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 464 students
  89. 89
    28
    Whitman ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary15% Math proficiency · 102 students
  90. 90
    28
    Hamilton ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 406 students
  91. 91
    26
    Valencia Park ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 393 students
  92. 92
    25
    Boone ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 342 students
  93. 93
    24
    Johnson ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 283 students
  94. 94
    23
    Carver ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 187 students
  95. 95
    23
    Mountain ViewSan Diego · Public Elementary87.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 195 students
  96. 96
    23
    Encanto ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary33% Math proficiency · 386 students
  97. 97
    22
    Balboa ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 457 students
  98. 98
    20
    Webster ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 208 students
  99. 99
    19
    Ibarra ElementarySan Diego · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 390 students
  100. 100
    19
    Audubon K-8San Diego · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 495 students

Bird Rock Elementary in La Jolla leads the 2025 list of elementary schools in San Diego Unified with a Success Index (US) of 83.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider California elementary schools rankings, every school on the San Diego Unified page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best elementary school in San Diego Unified?

Bird Rock Elementary in La Jolla, California ranks first among elementary schools in San Diego Unified with a Success Index (US) of 83.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 383).

How are elementary schools in San Diego Unified ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.