Is Maryland Avenue Elementary a good school?

Maryland Avenue Elementary ranks 1788 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maryland Avenue Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 458 students attended Maryland Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maryland Avenue Elementary?

Students at Maryland Avenue Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 36% White, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Maryland Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maryland Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy High : Grossmont High

Maryland Avenue Elementary

Summary:

Maryland Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in La Mesa, California, serving 458 students in grades K-6 and part of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District.

Maryland Avenue Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with particularly strong performance in 5th grade ELA. The school also excels in Science (CAST), with 40.82% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 32.72% for the district and 32.68% for the state. Maryland Avenue Elementary's subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, also perform exceptionally well, with the school ranking highly in these categories among California elementary schools.

However, Maryland Avenue Elementary faces some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.3% in 2017-2018 to 29.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. The school also serves a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (56.55%) compared to nearby schools, such as Lemon Avenue Elementary (45.16%) and Rolando Elementary (69.93%), suggesting a more economically disadvantaged population that may require additional support and resources.

Detail:

Public K-6

5400 Maryland Ave.
La Mesa, CA 91941-5214

(619) 668-5744

District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

SchoolDigger Rank:
1788^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,526

Students who attend Maryland Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy
High:	Grossmont High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 458

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

White:

36.5%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maryland Avenue Elementary ranks better than 69.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Maryland Avenue Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.3%), White (36.5%), two or more races (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maryland Avenue Elementary is 22.9, which is the 2^nd best among 17 elementary schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maryland Avenue Elementary is $5,526. 14 elementary schools in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maryland Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Maryland Avenue Elementary 1788^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Maryland Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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La Mesa-Spring Valley:

SchoolDigger ranks La Mesa-Spring Valley 766^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Maryland Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.15	1029^th	4809	78.6%
2005	70.44	1318^th	4822	72.7%
2006	63.70	1604^th	4818	66.7%
2007	58.97	1875^th	5113	63.3%
2008	74.79	1199^th	5113	76.5%
2009	62.00	1820^th	5193	65.0%
2010	65.39	1702^nd	5314	68.0%
2011	54.72	2313^th	5377	57.0%
2012	65.31	1773^rd	5390	67.1%
2013	60.69	2077^th	5530	62.4%
2015	62.81	1808^th	5611	67.8%
2016	62.58	1880^th	5614	66.5%
2017	57.67	2143^rd	5692	62.4%
2018	57.21	2177^th	5662	61.6%
2019	62.41	1949^th	5789	66.3%
2022	61.97	1949^th	5883	66.9%
2023	59.15	2089^th	5874	64.4%
2024	65.57	1788^th	5862	69.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.47	539^th	669	19.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.65	809^th	2420	66.6%
2024	91.03	179^th	2634	93.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.67	1994^th	5084	60.8%
2019	60.70	1737^th	5173	66.4%
2022	62.71	1528^th	5264	71.0%
2023	65.23	1468^th	5374	72.7%
2024	64.39	1534^th	5511	72.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.47	1778^th	5413	67.2%
2019	65.42	1727^th	5492	68.6%
2022	70.97	1485^th	5635	73.6%
2023	55.97	2130^th	5617	62.1%
2024	70.02	1489^th	5605	73.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.60	2469^th	5431	54.5%
2019	58.28	2024^th	5510	63.3%
2022	50.42	2418^th	5663	57.3%
2023	59.85	1955^th	5650	65.4%
2024	59.12	2024^th	5636	64.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.57	1700^th	4830	64.8%
2019	59.06	1746^th	4963	64.8%
2022	65.25	1371^st	5084	73.0%
2023	57.67	1790^th	5098	64.9%
2024	68.38	1255^th	5102	75.4%

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Rank History for White students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.34	1158^th	2737	57.7%
2019	54.11	1414^th	2834	50.1%
2022	42.32	1673^rd	2726	38.6%
2023	46.98	1510^th	2662	43.3%
2024	50.68	1387^th	2647	47.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Maryland Avenue Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	351	15	20	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	409
1989	339	10	18	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	407
1990	345	15	21	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	430
1991	368	17	20	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
1992	364	24	26	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	477
1993	362	25	25	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
1994	386	22	25	63	3	n/a	n/a	0	499
1995	362	41	38	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	517
1996	362	41	38	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	517
1997	346	49	28	65	4	n/a	n/a	0	492
1998	357	55	31	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	521
1999	362	41	36	79	5	n/a	n/a	8	531
2000	350	32	39	73	7	n/a	n/a	16	517
2001	321	35	34	77	6	n/a	n/a	20	493
2002	266	33	41	67	16	n/a	n/a	29	452
2003	266	33	41	67	16	n/a	n/a	29	452
2004	230	36	35	64	8	n/a	n/a	30	403
2005	189	46	27	60	7	n/a	n/a	24	353
2006	163	48	26	60	4	n/a	n/a	24	325
2007	166	38	29	70	4	n/a	n/a	21	328
2008	163	39	24	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	297
2009	172	34	19	71	0	1	46	0	343
2010	164	33	16	89	1	5	16	0	324
2011	147	28	18	97	0	2	21	0	313
2012	178	43	25	134	0	0	25	0	405
2013	173	36	21	121	0	4	17	0	372
2014	170	36	17	152	2	5	28	0	410
2015	162	33	14	153	3	4	41	0	410
2016	180	31	14	148	2	4	43	0	422
2017	187	24	22	184	3	2	47	0	469
2018	204	37	33	182	2	4	49	0	511
2019	197	41	31	184	2	2	49	0	506
2020	189	32	26	172	1	4	40	0	464
2021	182	29	26	171	1	5	48	0	462
2022	174	33	25	153	0	5	54	0	444
2023	167	34	29	171	0	1	56	0	458

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Maryland Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	22.3	18.3	n/a
1989	407	22.0	18.5	n/a
1990	430	22.2	19.3	n/a
1991	465	23.2	20.0	n/a
1992	477	23.6	20.2	26.4
1993	484	24.8	19.5	0
1994	499	22.0	22.7	24.4
1995	517	24.5	21.1	30.8
1996	517	24.5	21.1	30.8
1997	492	26.0	18.9	31.5
1998	521	26.0	20.0	33.6
1999	531	28.5	18.6	36.3
2000	517	28.0	18.5	28.5
2001	493	28.0	17.6	27.5
2002	452	24.0	18.8	29.3
2003	452	24.0	18.8	29.3
2004	403	23.0	17.5	25.7
2005	353	20.0	17.7	32.2
2006	325	20.5	15.9	38.5
2007	328	21.7	15.1	35.5
2008	297	29.5	10.1	45.1
2009	343	24.4	12.7	35.9
2010	324	16.3	19.8	41
2011	313	n/a	n/a	40.6
2012	405	14.0	28.9	0
2013	372	14.8	25.0	40.3
2014	410	15.8	25.8	47.8
2015	410	17.0	24.1	47.1
2016	422	18.0	23.4	44.5
2017	469	19.0	24.6	36.7
2018	511	20.0	25.5	41.1
2019	506	19.0	26.6	43.3
2020	464	n/a	n/a	46.1
2021	462	18.0	25.6	46.5
2022	444	18.0	24.6	50.7
2023	458	20.0	22.9	56.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Maryland Avenue Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	22.3	18.3	n/a
1989	407	22.0	18.5	n/a
1990	430	22.2	19.3	n/a
1991	465	23.2	20.0	n/a
1992	477	23.6	20.2	26.4
1993	484	24.8	19.5	0
1994	499	22.0	22.7	24.4
1995	517	24.5	21.1	30.8
1996	517	24.5	21.1	30.8
1997	492	26.0	18.9	31.5
1998	521	26.0	20.0	33.6
1999	531	28.5	18.6	36.3
2000	517	28.0	18.5	28.5
2001	493	28.0	17.6	27.5
2002	452	24.0	18.8	29.3
2003	452	24.0	18.8	29.3
2004	403	23.0	17.5	25.7
2005	353	20.0	17.7	32.2
2006	325	20.5	15.9	38.5
2007	328	21.7	15.1	35.5
2008	297	29.5	10.1	45.1
2009	343	24.4	12.7	35.9
2010	324	16.3	19.8	41
2011	313	n/a	n/a	40.6
2012	405	14.0	28.9	0
2013	372	14.8	25.0	40.3
2014	410	15.8	25.8	47.8
2015	410	17.0	24.1	47.1
2016	422	18.0	23.4	44.5
2017	469	19.0	24.6	36.7
2018	511	20.0	25.5	41.1
2019	506	19.0	26.6	43.3
2020	464	n/a	n/a	46.1
2021	462	18.0	25.6	46.5
2022	444	18.0	24.6	50.7
2023	458	20.0	22.9	56.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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