Is Spreckels Elementary a good school?

Spreckels Elementary ranks 872 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spreckels Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 650 students attended Spreckels Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Spreckels Elementary?

Students at Spreckels Elementary are 48% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Spreckels Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spreckels Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Standley Middle High : University City High

Spreckels Elementary

Summary:

Spreckels Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 631 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Spreckels Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (65.89%) and Mathematics (64.09%) are significantly higher than the district (54.22% and 43.89%) and state (47.04% and 35.54%) averages. Spreckels also outperforms the district and state in Science, with 56.52% of 5th-grade students proficient or better. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities, is also strong, with a 5-star rating for its work with low-socioeconomic status students.

While Spreckels has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (31.7%) compared to nearby schools like Lafayette Elementary (81.5%) and Sequoia Elementary (68.94%), it still maintains a higher overall ranking and rating than most of the surrounding schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% in 2022-2023 is an area that could benefit from further attention and improvement.

Detail:

Public K-5

6033 Stadium St.
San Diego, CA 92122-3399

(858) 453-5377

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
872^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,199

Students who attend Spreckels Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Standley Middle
High:	University City High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 650

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Spreckels Elementary ranks better than 85.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 31^st among 117 ranked elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.81. (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 Racial makeup is: White (47.8%), Hispanic (30.3%), two or more races (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spreckels Elementary is 26. 108 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spreckels Elementary is $8,199. 65 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spreckels Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Spreckels Elementary 872^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Spreckels 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 Spreckels Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	66.72	1417^th	4809	70.5%
2005	66.98	1460^th	4822	69.7%
2006	74.14	1171^st	4818	75.7%
2007	72.55	1262^nd	5113	75.3%
2008	67.16	1533^rd	5113	70.0%
2009	69.27	1473^rd	5193	71.6%
2010	71.69	1386^th	5314	73.9%
2011	71.93	1398^th	5377	74.0%
2012	73.05	1374^th	5390	74.5%
2013	73.90	1383^rd	5530	75.0%
2015	68.59	1552^nd	5611	72.3%
2016	68.93	1572^nd	5614	72.0%
2017	73.91	1388^th	5692	75.6%
2018	65.51	1790^th	5662	68.4%
2019	76.78	1311^th	5789	77.4%
2022	83.31	1032^nd	5883	82.5%
2023	88.80	777^th	5874	86.8%
2024	86.81	872^nd	5862	85.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	70.72	190^th	610	68.9%
2023	64.21	259^th	669	61.3%
2024	53.12	379^th	669	43.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.83	1725^th	3246	46.9%
2019	55.44	985^th	3275	69.9%
2022	56.10	924^th	3311	72.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.60	465^th	2420	80.8%
2024	81.07	325^th	2634	87.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.73	2772^nd	5084	45.5%
2019	57.09	1944^th	5173	62.4%
2022	65.88	1367^th	5264	74.0%
2023	76.28	930^th	5374	82.7%
2024	89.20	473^rd	5511	91.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.15	2365^th	5413	56.3%
2019	70.85	1462^nd	5492	73.4%
2022	82.55	985^th	5635	82.5%
2023	90.06	619^th	5617	89.0%
2024	90.33	599^th	5605	89.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.76	807^th	2128	62.1%
2019	55.73	821^st	2585	68.2%
2022	66.45	483^rd	2227	78.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.42	1348^th	5431	75.2%
2019	78.98	1133^rd	5510	79.4%
2022	81.58	1034^th	5663	81.7%
2023	83.61	941^st	5650	83.3%
2024	80.18	1070^th	5636	81.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.39	2450^th	4830	49.3%
2019	56.76	1865^th	4963	62.4%
2022	63.91	1437^th	5084	71.7%
2023	85.44	532^nd	5098	89.6%
2024	85.49	527^th	5102	89.7%

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Rank History for White students at Spreckels Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.82	491^st	2737	82.1%
2019	85.49	254^th	2834	91.0%
2022	77.44	545^th	2726	80.0%
2023	79.20	458^th	2662	82.8%
2024	74.96	633^rd	2647	76.1%

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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 Spreckels Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	340	13	37	142	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1989	373	11	41	157	1	n/a	n/a	0	583
1990	401	7	48	182	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
1991	377	8	37	198	5	n/a	n/a	0	625
1992	350	9	43	230	4	n/a	n/a	0	636
1993	326	12	45	249	5	n/a	n/a	0	637
1994	341	12	40	264	6	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	309	21	40	287	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
1996	309	21	40	287	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
1997	321	18	45	331	2	n/a	n/a	0	717
1998	304	13	42	330	3	n/a	n/a	0	692
1999	305	9	41	348	2	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	284	9	45	355	4	n/a	n/a	0	697
2001	246	17	47	353	3	n/a	n/a	0	666
2002	262	28	57	359	6	n/a	n/a	0	712
2003	262	28	57	359	6	n/a	n/a	0	712
2004	258	30	49	334	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
2005	270	47	51	359	2	n/a	n/a	0	729
2006	277	46	43	343	3	n/a	n/a	0	712
2007	314	39	59	324	6	n/a	n/a	5	747
2008	343	27	57	307	5	n/a	n/a	0	739
2009	352	30	71	308	5	4	0	0	770
2010	346	28	86	317	2	0	34	0	813
2011	347	25	63	356	2	0	47	0	840
2012	307	22	61	347	1	1	40	0	779
2013	295	21	60	347	1	1	32	0	757
2014	255	20	53	322	0	0	38	0	688
2015	204	19	35	315	0	2	28	0	603
2016	203	13	28	309	0	2	30	0	585
2017	224	15	54	298	0	1	35	0	627
2018	256	10	70	271	2	1	46	0	656
2019	250	8	72	254	1	0	66	0	651
2020	280	4	79	233	1	0	66	0	663
2021	299	8	78	208	1	2	64	0	660
2022	306	7	63	203	1	0	66	2	648
2023	301	10	45	209	1	0	63	2	631
2024	311	7	64	197	0	1	68	2	650

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 Spreckels Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	23.1	23.0	n/a
1989	583	27.1	21.5	n/a
1990	639	28.1	22.7	n/a
1991	625	26.1	23.9	n/a
1992	636	26.5	24.0	34.9
1993	637	25.1	25.4	35.5
1994	663	28.0	23.7	38.9
1995	659	28.0	23.5	46.3
1996	659	28.0	23.5	46.3
1997	717	30.0	23.9	44.5
1998	692	33.5	20.7	45.1
1999	705	35.5	19.9	47.1
2000	697	39.0	17.9	46.9
2001	666	36.2	18.4	43.2
2002	712	39.0	18.3	49.9
2003	712	39.0	18.3	49.9
2004	673	38.2	17.6	48.9
2005	729	39.7	18.4	48.6
2006	712	38.5	18.5	50.4
2007	747	36.5	20.5	47.7
2008	739	41.0	18.0	41.7
2009	770	36.3	19.6	44.4
2010	813	36.4	22.2	44.4
2011	840	n/a	n/a	45
2012	779	34.0	22.9	n/a
2013	757	34.0	22.2	44
2014	688	26.0	26.4	42.4
2015	603	23.0	26.2	44.1
2016	585	22.0	26.5	48
2017	627	24.0	26.1	45.5
2018	656	26.0	25.2	41.5
2019	651	26.0	25.0	37.8
2020	663	n/a	n/a	32
2021	660	26.0	25.3	25.3
2022	648	26.0	24.9	32.6
2023	631	25.0	25.2	31.7
2024	650	25.0	26.0	35.8

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 Spreckels Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	23.1	23.0	n/a
1989	583	27.1	21.5	n/a
1990	639	28.1	22.7	n/a
1991	625	26.1	23.9	n/a
1992	636	26.5	24.0	34.9
1993	637	25.1	25.4	35.5
1994	663	28.0	23.7	38.9
1995	659	28.0	23.5	46.3
1996	659	28.0	23.5	46.3
1997	717	30.0	23.9	44.5
1998	692	33.5	20.7	45.1
1999	705	35.5	19.9	47.1
2000	697	39.0	17.9	46.9
2001	666	36.2	18.4	43.2
2002	712	39.0	18.3	49.9
2003	712	39.0	18.3	49.9
2004	673	38.2	17.6	48.9
2005	729	39.7	18.4	48.6
2006	712	38.5	18.5	50.4
2007	747	36.5	20.5	47.7
2008	739	41.0	18.0	41.7
2009	770	36.3	19.6	44.4
2010	813	36.4	22.2	44.4
2011	840	n/a	n/a	45
2012	779	34.0	22.9	n/a
2013	757	34.0	22.2	44
2014	688	26.0	26.4	42.4
2015	603	23.0	26.2	44.1
2016	585	22.0	26.5	48
2017	627	24.0	26.1	45.5
2018	656	26.0	25.2	41.5
2019	651	26.0	25.0	37.8
2020	663	n/a	n/a	32
2021	660	26.0	25.3	25.3
2022	648	26.0	24.9	32.6
2023	631	25.0	25.2	31.7
2024	650	25.0	26.0	35.8

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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