Is Oak Park Elementary a good school?

Oak Park Elementary ranks 1866 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Park Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 521 students attended Oak Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park Elementary?

Students at Oak Park Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Oak Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mann Middle High : Crawford High

Oak Park Elementary

Summary:

Oak Park Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 509 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Oak Park Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 2,894 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 1,866 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is generally higher than the state average, with 49.17% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 49.17% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. Oak Park Elementary has particularly strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American students (ranked 53 out of 593 California elementary schools in 2023-2024) and English Language Learner students (ranked 277 out of 3,311 in 2021-2022). However, the school's performance for students with disabilities is an area of concern, with the school ranked 1,129 out of 2,227 California elementary schools in 2021-2022 for this subgroup.

While Oak Park Elementary outperforms nearby schools like Carver Elementary, Marshall Elementary, and Fay Elementary in academic performance, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 13.2% in 2017-2018 to 37.2% in 2022-2023. This is a concerning trend that the school and San Diego Unified School District should investigate and address. Additionally, 81.53% of Oak Park Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public K-5

2606 54th St.
San Diego, CA 92105-4999

(619) 344-5000

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1866^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,804

Students who attend Oak Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mann Middle
High:	Crawford High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 521

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.2%

Asian:

32.1%

African American:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oak Park Elementary ranks better than 68.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 54^th among 117 ranked elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.17. (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 Oak Park Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.2%), Asian (32.1%), African American (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Park Elementary is 22.6, which is the 53^rd best among 117 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Oak Park Elementary employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Park Elementary is $7,804. 86 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Park Elementary 1866^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Oak Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Oak Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.29	2527^th	4809	47.5%
2005	42.23	2589^th	4822	46.3%
2006	55.68	1926^th	4818	60.0%
2007	52.49	2183^rd	5113	57.3%
2008	44.78	2672^nd	5113	47.7%
2009	54.66	2210^th	5193	57.4%
2010	36.61	3381^st	5314	36.4%
2011	32.99	3765^th	5377	30.0%
2012	32.49	3770^th	5390	30.1%
2013	46.48	2894^th	5530	47.7%
2015	61.21	1886^th	5611	66.4%
2016	62.06	1902^nd	5614	66.1%
2017	68.55	1640^th	5692	71.2%
2018	64.27	1849^th	5662	67.3%
2019	60.08	2069^th	5789	64.3%
2022	68.87	1652^nd	5883	71.9%
2023	72.30	1487^th	5874	74.7%
2024	64.17	1866^th	5862	68.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.26	686^th	3246	78.9%
2019	68.20	580^th	3275	82.3%
2022	81.57	277^th	3311	91.6%
2023	67.14	576^th	3250	82.3%
2024	44.23	1532^nd	3160	51.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	63.68	631^st	2634	76.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.03	723^rd	5084	85.8%
2019	76.79	859^th	5173	83.4%
2022	86.88	467^th	5264	91.1%
2023	86.00	541^st	5374	89.9%
2024	75.44	1040^th	5511	81.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.21	20^th	336	94.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	68.73	1562^nd	5413	71.1%
2019	63.64	1814^th	5492	67.0%
2022	67.80	1609^th	5635	71.4%
2023	67.33	1620^th	5617	71.2%
2024	63.11	1805^th	5605	67.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.70	1441^st	2585	44.3%
2022	38.74	1129^th	2227	49.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.92	1987^th	5431	63.4%
2019	53.94	2257^th	5510	59.0%
2022	66.98	1640^th	5663	71.0%
2023	72.37	1395^th	5650	75.3%
2024	62.45	1866^th	5636	66.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.80	743^rd	1071	30.6%
2019	40.85	813^th	1149	29.2%
2022	45.57	769^th	1154	33.4%
2023	49.70	751^st	1190	36.9%
2024	43.52	819^th	1203	31.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.23	100^th	700	85.7%
2019	75.35	122^nd	747	83.7%
2022	79.46	85^th	663	87.2%
2023	80.77	89^th	662	86.6%
2024	84.70	53^rd	593	91.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oak Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.35	1474^th	4830	69.5%
2019	58.41	1780^th	4963	64.1%
2022	69.01	1199^th	5084	76.4%
2023	68.63	1250^th	5098	75.5%
2024	51.84	2146^th	5102	57.9%

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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

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Enrollment information for Oak Park Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	376	195	63	123	2	n/a	n/a	0	759
1989	367	233	69	136	2	n/a	n/a	0	807
1990	300	214	80	132	9	n/a	n/a	0	735
1991	307	212	106	122	11	n/a	n/a	0	758
1992	329	210	131	127	8	n/a	n/a	0	805
1993	289	218	137	127	10	n/a	n/a	0	781
1994	279	237	151	128	8	n/a	n/a	0	803
1995	266	209	179	155	2	n/a	n/a	0	811
1996	266	209	179	155	2	n/a	n/a	0	811
1997	248	244	175	144	1	n/a	n/a	0	812
1998	220	239	182	151	8	n/a	n/a	0	800
1999	217	203	185	138	4	n/a	n/a	0	747
2000	194	199	184	162	8	n/a	n/a	0	747
2001	162	199	183	203	5	n/a	n/a	0	752
2002	104	231	192	230	6	n/a	n/a	0	763
2003	104	231	192	230	6	n/a	n/a	0	763
2004	75	222	197	251	3	n/a	n/a	0	748
2005	64	224	198	247	5	n/a	n/a	0	738
2006	57	211	194	261	8	n/a	n/a	0	731
2007	42	225	195	292	8	n/a	n/a	8	770
2008	39	263	200	336	7	n/a	n/a	0	845
2009	44	211	196	332	8	3	0	0	794
2010	21	188	189	301	5	1	23	0	728
2011	17	191	183	282	3	2	21	0	699
2012	20	181	166	229	0	4	21	0	621
2013	18	168	166	209	0	1	24	0	586
2014	20	145	161	209	0	1	28	0	564
2015	17	132	154	199	0	4	28	0	534
2016	16	142	144	195	0	6	36	0	539
2017	17	123	143	198	1	4	43	0	529
2018	15	139	150	196	0	2	38	0	540
2019	19	128	158	184	3	1	37	0	530
2020	19	135	162	185	3	1	32	0	537
2021	20	120	172	193	2	1	27	0	535
2022	20	111	171	218	2	0	22	0	544
2023	20	92	162	214	3	0	18	0	509
2024	27	77	167	220	1	1	28	0	521

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 Oak Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	30.2	25.1	n/a
1989	807	31.2	25.8	n/a
1990	735	31.2	23.5	n/a
1991	758	31.2	24.2	n/a
1992	805	31.7	25.3	53.7
1993	781	33.2	23.5	56.6
1994	803	34.0	23.6	64.5
1995	811	37.8	21.5	75.3
1996	811	37.8	21.5	75.3
1997	812	38.0	21.4	68.1
1998	800	42.4	18.9	65.9
1999	747	41.4	18.0	69.2
2000	747	41.0	18.2	69.9
2001	752	43.2	17.4	63.2
2002	763	44.0	17.3	73.7
2003	763	44.0	17.3	73.7
2004	748	47.0	15.9	73.1
2005	738	39.0	18.9	80.1
2006	731	41.6	17.6	78.9
2007	770	42.0	18.3	83.1
2008	845	46.8	18.1	82.1
2009	794	44.0	17.3	85.1
2010	728	42.5	17.1	85
2011	699	n/a	n/a	85
2012	621	32.8	18.9	n/a
2013	586	29.0	20.2	99.5
2014	564	22.0	25.6	69.9
2015	534	20.0	26.7	85.4
2016	539	21.0	25.6	86.3
2017	529	21.0	25.1	87.3
2018	540	21.0	25.7	86.3
2019	530	21.0	25.2	84.3
2020	537	n/a	n/a	83.2
2021	535	22.0	24.3	79.3
2022	544	21.0	25.9	78.7
2023	509	22.0	23.1	81.5
2024	521	23.0	22.6	80.6

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 Oak Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	759	30.2	25.1	n/a
1989	807	31.2	25.8	n/a
1990	735	31.2	23.5	n/a
1991	758	31.2	24.2	n/a
1992	805	31.7	25.3	53.7
1993	781	33.2	23.5	56.6
1994	803	34.0	23.6	64.5
1995	811	37.8	21.5	75.3
1996	811	37.8	21.5	75.3
1997	812	38.0	21.4	68.1
1998	800	42.4	18.9	65.9
1999	747	41.4	18.0	69.2
2000	747	41.0	18.2	69.9
2001	752	43.2	17.4	63.2
2002	763	44.0	17.3	73.7
2003	763	44.0	17.3	73.7
2004	748	47.0	15.9	73.1
2005	738	39.0	18.9	80.1
2006	731	41.6	17.6	78.9
2007	770	42.0	18.3	83.1
2008	845	46.8	18.1	82.1
2009	794	44.0	17.3	85.1
2010	728	42.5	17.1	85
2011	699	n/a	n/a	85
2012	621	32.8	18.9	n/a
2013	586	29.0	20.2	99.5
2014	564	22.0	25.6	69.9
2015	534	20.0	26.7	85.4
2016	539	21.0	25.6	86.3
2017	529	21.0	25.1	87.3
2018	540	21.0	25.7	86.3
2019	530	21.0	25.2	84.3
2020	537	n/a	n/a	83.2
2021	535	22.0	24.3	79.3
2022	544	21.0	25.9	78.7
2023	509	22.0	23.1	81.5
2024	521	23.0	22.6	80.6

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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