Best Elementary Schools in Imperial Beach, CA

Summary:

The city of Imperial Beach, California is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from grades K-6. These schools, which include Imperial Beach Charter, Bayside STEAM Academy, Central Elementary, Oneonta Elementary, and SBUSD Virtual Academy, vary in size, academic performance, and student demographics.

Imperial Beach Charter stands out as the largest school with 788 students and the highest test scores in 6th grade ELA and 3rd grade Math. However, it also has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 34.7%. Oneonta Elementary is the second-highest performer, with strong test scores in 5th grade ELA and 4th grade ELA, and a relatively diverse student population.

Overall, the elementary schools in Imperial Beach face challenges common to many economically disadvantaged areas, with high free/reduced lunch rates and chronic absenteeism. While the schools generally underperform compared to South Bay Union District and California state averages, the data suggests opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes for these students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Bayside STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	490 Emory St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-2500	410	17	24.1	70.7%	27 (6.6%)	10 (2.4%)	334 (81.5%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	27.6	4113^th of 5874 public elementary schools	30.0%		24.8	4373^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	25.7%	260	13.0		13.0	29.3	27.6	28.3	32.3			29.4	43.9	23.3	16.7	24.2			25.8	91.6	94.4	97.2	95.8	93.0	97.2	$7,983
Central Elementary	Public	K-6	1290 Ebony Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5000	395	16	24.6	73.2%	31 (7.8%)	10 (2.5%)	332 (84.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.8	5423^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.1	5594^th of 5883 public elementary schools	4.9%	171	4.7		4.7	20.8	13.3	25.0	30.7			23.2	21.8	10.6	3.1	6.6			10.1							$6,301
Imperial Beach Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 Imperial Beach Blvd.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5600	788	33	24.2	56.1%	183 (23.2%)	16 (2.0%)	509 (64.6%)	26 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.2%)	32.6	3684^th of 5874 public elementary schools	37.3%		33.6	3575^th of 5883 public elementary schools	39.2%	109	21.3	10.6	15.0	29.3	21.1	35.0	49.3	29.1	27.4	31.4	36.0	23.7	13.6	30.3	21.6	17.5	23.1	96.8						$7,681
Oneonta Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Tenth St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8600	387	17	23.4	63.6%	43 (11.1%)	10 (2.6%)	284 (73.4%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.1%)	25.4	4322^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	26.4%		20.2	4829^th of 5883 public elementary schools	17.9%	507	14.9		14.9	28.0	33.3	40.4	35.7			34.2	20.0	24.1	6.4	16.7			17.3	96.2						$7,526
SBUSD Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	490 Emory St.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 628-1605	131	6	21.8	58.8%	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	114 (87.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	9.9	5715^th of 5874 public elementary schools	2.7%		16.1	5258^th of 5883 public elementary schools	10.6%	457	5.3		5.3	25.0	15.8	21.1	10.5			17.8	12.5	0.0	5.3	5.3			5.5	72.9	72.9	91.7	77.1	72.9	75.0

Cities Near Imperial Beach

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Diego	1.14 mi	333	332^nd
Chula Vista	2.91 mi	85	342^nd
San Ysidro	3 mi	6	811^th
Coronado	5.06 mi	6	42^nd
National City	6.01 mi	18	646^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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