Is La Jolla Elementary a good school?

Yes! La Jolla Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 76 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend La Jolla Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 489 students attended La Jolla Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Jolla Elementary?

Students at La Jolla Elementary are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian.

What schools do graduates of La Jolla Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Jolla Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Muirlands Middle High : La Jolla High

La Jolla Elementary

Summary:

La Jolla Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in La Jolla, CA, serving 489 students in grades K-5 and part of the San Diego Unified School District.

La Jolla Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic achievement. Students significantly outperform their peers in the district and state, with 85.51% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 86.5% in Mathematics, compared to 54.22% and 43.89% in the district, respectively. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top in the state for Hispanic, Asian, and low-socioeconomic status students.

While La Jolla Elementary is a standout performer, several nearby schools, such as Bird Rock Elementary and Torrey Pines Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic achievement. However, La Jolla Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio (23.2) compared to some of the nearby schools, which may be an area for the school to consider optimizing to further support student learning.

Detail:

Public K-5

1111 Marine St.
La Jolla, CA 92037-5131

(858) 454-7196

District: San Diego Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,302

Students who attend La Jolla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Muirlands Middle
High:	La Jolla High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Jolla Elementary ranks better than 98.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 117 ranked elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.07. (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 La Jolla Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.5%), Hispanic (15.3%), two or more races (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Jolla Elementary is 23.2. 82 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare La Jolla Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Jolla Elementary is $8,302. 63 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Jolla Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Jolla Elementary 76^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Jolla Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 604^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Jolla Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.00	456^th	4809	90.5%
2005	92.41	361^st	4822	92.5%
2006	93.94	269^th	4818	94.4%
2007	95.42	202^nd	5113	96.0%
2008	94.58	208^th	5113	95.9%
2009	96.93	57^th	5193	98.9%
2010	97.11	26^th	5314	99.5%
2011	96.57	35^th	5377	99.3%
2012	95.46	63^rd	5390	98.8%
2013	96.78	28^th	5530	99.5%
2015	98.97	19^th	5611	99.7%
2016	99.03	8^th	5614	99.9%
2017	99.38	3^rd	5692	99.9%
2018	99.39	2^nd	5662	100.0%
2019	99.37	3^rd	5789	99.9%
2022	98.91	27^th	5883	99.5%
2023	98.69	40^th	5874	99.3%
2024	98.07	76^th	5862	98.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.19	108^th	669	83.9%
2024	76.82	147^th	669	78.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	99.98	5^th	2420	99.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	99.99	1^st	5173	100.0%
2023	99.86	7^th	5374	99.9%
2024	99.71	14^th	5511	99.7%

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Rank History for Female students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.00	1^st	5413	100.0%
2019	98.77	4^th	5492	99.9%
2022	97.89	71^st	5635	98.7%
2023	97.52	94^th	5617	98.3%
2024	97.34	89^th	5605	98.4%

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Rank History for Male students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.34	3^rd	5431	99.9%
2019	99.35	4^th	5510	99.9%
2022	99.13	12^th	5663	99.8%
2023	98.57	31^st	5650	99.5%
2024	97.69	82^nd	5636	98.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	90.86	1^st	1190	99.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	99.95	1^st	4830	100.0%
2019	99.74	9^th	4963	99.8%
2022	99.99	2^nd	5084	100.0%
2024	99.87	6^th	5102	99.9%

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Rank History for White students at La Jolla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.37	2^nd	2737	99.9%
2019	96.78	3^rd	2834	99.9%
2022	93.24	29^th	2726	98.9%
2023	92.70	35^th	2662	98.7%
2024	89.25	108^th	2647	95.9%

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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

Review counts

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50%

17%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Great school! We love it! Mrs.Tripi is an incredible woman. Thanks! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

This is my daughter's first year at La Jolla Elementary and we have had such a great experience! The principal, Ms. Tripi is incredibly dedicated to the school and students. She knows all the students by name and actively participates in each classroom. We really like that the school focuses on academics but teachers also focus on character development of their students. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Student-teacher ratio significantly changed from previous years, which significantly affected the students' education this academic year. There are several teachers who are either incompetent, overworked, or bordering on pathologically depressed and should not be allowed to teach. Maybe they were all better when class size was smaller, but the increased work load has put several teachers over the edge, into unacceptable performance, especially for such a highly rated school. My prediction is that surrounding private schools will see increased enrollment in the 2015-2016 academic year. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

This school plays favorites with generous donors, which are appreciated, but if you are not one of them, they couldn't care less. The teachers are alright, about half use public shaming and humiliation of students to keep them in line. If your child tests GATE, they really do not have the resources to handle that. The homework they give out is ridiculous. Our child just blew off his homework, saying it was redundant and repetitive and a waste of time. He was really right about that. He rarely turned in his homework, the teacher would send us regular emails scolding us about his lack of homework, but still gives him high marks.... despite that, the teacher says it is unfair that some students aren't turning in homework while others are. They also ask the parents to not help so much with homework. We really don't know what they want, but as long as he gets high marks, it seems that the homework really is a waste of time he could use for other enriching after school activities. Anyway, it is nothing special, the teachers are alright, but there is definitely a clique among the socially active parents, which works against the parents who are not part of that tennis dress wearing set. Good luck with this school. It is hit and miss based on the teacher Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 21, 2011

Donna Trippi is very rude and very unwelcoming to new students. She needs to take her East Coast mentality and go back to NY! Close Quote

Enrollment information for La Jolla Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	317	22	22	235	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1989	286	25	23	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	270	19	20	224	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1991	205	16	14	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1992	197	15	19	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1993	238	11	25	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1994	236	18	23	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1995	290	19	46	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
1996	290	19	46	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	506
1997	314	10	43	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1998	313	13	44	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1999	338	14	62	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	566
2000	345	9	58	141	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
2001	317	11	69	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2002	297	12	74	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
2003	297	12	74	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	499
2004	306	10	72	121	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
2005	308	5	64	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
2006	304	13	70	120	5	n/a	n/a	0	512
2007	341	9	62	101	3	n/a	n/a	6	522
2008	370	13	62	104	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
2009	388	13	57	90	3	2	0	0	553
2010	407	4	37	111	0	0	41	0	600
2011	429	2	36	108	0	1	46	0	622
2012	451	3	40	105	0	1	37	0	637
2013	449	5	45	92	1	1	43	0	636
2014	425	8	52	83	1	1	43	0	613
2015	402	7	53	85	1	1	46	0	595
2016	379	5	50	72	4	1	48	0	559
2017	396	3	50	73	2	0	44	0	568
2018	357	5	48	67	3	0	55	0	535
2019	393	3	45	70	2	0	59	0	572
2020	396	4	43	77	1	0	76	0	597
2021	293	4	40	71	1	0	74	0	483
2022	268	2	40	70	0	0	60	0	440
2023	296	3	56	75	0	0	59	0	489

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 La Jolla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	22.1	26.9	n/a
1989	571	20.1	28.4	n/a
1990	533	21.1	25.2	n/a
1991	407	17.1	23.8	n/a
1992	376	17.4	21.6	39.9
1993	443	17.1	25.9	37.7
1994	450	18.0	25.0	39.6
1995	506	20.0	25.3	32.6
1996	506	20.0	25.3	32.6
1997	523	22.0	23.8	30
1998	529	25.0	21.2	28.2
1999	566	29.0	19.5	24.7
2000	554	30.0	18.5	24
2001	528	26.0	20.3	18.2
2002	499	28.8	17.3	20
2003	499	28.8	17.3	20
2004	510	26.8	19.0	18.6
2005	494	25.6	19.3	17.8
2006	512	27.4	18.7	16.6
2007	522	27.0	19.3	14.3
2008	552	29.8	18.5	15.2
2009	553	28.0	19.1	12.3
2010	600	26.0	23.0	11.3
2011	622	n/a	n/a	10.9
2012	637	28.0	22.7	n/a
2013	636	28.5	22.3	6.3
2014	613	24.0	25.5	7
2015	595	25.0	23.8	6.4
2016	559	24.0	23.2	9.7
2017	568	24.0	23.6	9.5
2018	535	23.5	22.7	10.1
2019	572	23.5	24.3	11
2020	597	n/a	n/a	8.4
2021	483	24.0	20.1	10.6
2022	440	20.0	22.0	14.3
2023	489	21.0	23.2	18.4

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 La Jolla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	22.1	26.9	n/a
1989	571	20.1	28.4	n/a
1990	533	21.1	25.2	n/a
1991	407	17.1	23.8	n/a
1992	376	17.4	21.6	39.9
1993	443	17.1	25.9	37.7
1994	450	18.0	25.0	39.6
1995	506	20.0	25.3	32.6
1996	506	20.0	25.3	32.6
1997	523	22.0	23.8	30
1998	529	25.0	21.2	28.2
1999	566	29.0	19.5	24.7
2000	554	30.0	18.5	24
2001	528	26.0	20.3	18.2
2002	499	28.8	17.3	20
2003	499	28.8	17.3	20
2004	510	26.8	19.0	18.6
2005	494	25.6	19.3	17.8
2006	512	27.4	18.7	16.6
2007	522	27.0	19.3	14.3
2008	552	29.8	18.5	15.2
2009	553	28.0	19.1	12.3
2010	600	26.0	23.0	11.3
2011	622	n/a	n/a	10.9
2012	637	28.0	22.7	n/a
2013	636	28.5	22.3	6.3
2014	613	24.0	25.5	7
2015	595	25.0	23.8	6.4
2016	559	24.0	23.2	9.7
2017	568	24.0	23.6	9.5
2018	535	23.5	22.7	10.1
2019	572	23.5	24.3	11
2020	597	n/a	n/a	8.4
2021	483	24.0	20.1	10.6
2022	440	20.0	22.0	14.3
2023	489	21.0	23.2	18.4

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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