Is Sunset View Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sunset View Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 274 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sunset View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 411 students attended Sunset View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset View Elementary?

Students at Sunset View Elementary are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sunset View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Correia Middle Middle : Dana High : Point Loma High

Sunset View Elementary

Summary:

Sunset View Elementary is a public elementary school in San Diego, California, serving 381 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the San Diego Unified School District, which is ranked 604 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Sunset View Elementary is a standout institution, consistently ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 274 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sunset View significantly outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 77.95% of students proficient or better in ELA and 80.31% in Mathematics, compared to 54.22% and 43.89% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in the 3rd and 4th grade assessments, where Sunset View students outshine their peers by a wide margin.

Sunset View Elementary also stands out for its consistently high rankings across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, white, low-income, and disabled students. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are relatively low, ranging from 7.8% to 23.2% over the past few years, and its percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch is significantly lower than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Sunset View outperforms most, with the exception of Silver Gate Elementary, which also ranks highly in the state. Overall, Sunset View Elementary is a shining example of academic excellence, consistently delivering outstanding results for its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-4

4365 Hill St.
San Diego, CA 92107-4199

(619) 223-7156

District: San Diego Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,806

Students who attend Sunset View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Correia Middle
	Dana
High:	Point Loma High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 411

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sunset View Elementary ranks better than 95.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^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 95.88. (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 (71.8%), Hispanic (17.5%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sunset View Elementary is 21.6, which is the 36^th best among 117 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sunset View Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sunset View Elementary is $7,806. 85 elementary schools in the San Diego Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sunset View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunset View Elementary 274^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sunset View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

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 Sunset View Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	89.38	534^th	4809	88.9%
2005	91.93	390^th	4822	91.9%
2006	93.93	270^th	4818	94.4%
2007	95.85	182^nd	5113	96.4%
2008	89.78	490^th	5113	90.4%
2009	89.04	530^th	5193	89.8%
2010	91.72	344^th	5314	93.5%
2011	90.86	386^th	5377	92.8%
2012	93.26	207^th	5390	96.2%
2013	92.57	277^th	5530	95.0%
2015	97.24	167^th	5611	97.0%
2016	97.60	92^nd	5614	98.4%
2017	95.67	280^th	5692	95.1%
2018	97.52	105^th	5662	98.1%
2019	95.56	250^th	5789	95.7%
2022	93.50	482^nd	5883	91.8%
2023	95.57	312^th	5874	94.7%
2024	95.88	274^th	5862	95.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.96	619^th	5374	88.5%
2024	98.01	103^rd	5511	98.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.16	74^th	5413	98.6%
2019	92.91	367^th	5492	93.3%
2022	93.71	395^th	5635	93.0%
2023	94.58	318^th	5617	94.3%
2024	95.31	266^th	5605	95.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	66.78	477^th	2227	78.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.69	142^nd	5431	97.4%
2019	96.27	160^th	5510	97.1%
2022	91.59	532^nd	5663	90.6%
2023	95.22	290^th	5650	94.9%
2024	94.89	288^th	5636	94.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	98.95	32^nd	5098	99.4%
2024	98.34	52^nd	5102	99.0%

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Rank History for White students at Sunset View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.70	81^st	2737	97.0%
2019	87.14	185^th	2834	93.5%
2022	82.03	372^nd	2726	86.4%
2023	87.28	184^th	2662	93.1%
2024	85.19	240^th	2647	90.9%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Love the kind teachers and parents that are super involved. My daughter loves this school and I am proud to say that I am a former student at SSV as well. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sunset View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	352	56	26	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	495
1989	361	48	24	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	493
1990	363	51	29	56	5	n/a	n/a	0	504
1991	351	48	23	66	4	n/a	n/a	0	492
1992	345	50	18	84	3	n/a	n/a	0	500
1993	339	54	17	83	5	n/a	n/a	0	498
1994	326	66	20	82	7	n/a	n/a	0	501
1995	320	48	22	106	6	n/a	n/a	0	502
1996	320	48	22	106	6	n/a	n/a	0	502
1997	337	49	25	106	8	n/a	n/a	0	525
1998	315	57	31	111	7	n/a	n/a	0	521
1999	285	31	29	104	4	n/a	n/a	0	453
2000	266	25	22	101	4	n/a	n/a	0	418
2001	270	40	33	101	9	n/a	n/a	0	453
2002	270	19	26	77	7	n/a	n/a	0	399
2003	270	19	26	77	7	n/a	n/a	0	399
2004	271	24	26	79	7	n/a	n/a	0	407
2005	307	12	23	89	2	n/a	n/a	0	433
2006	317	12	20	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
2007	295	7	21	73	0	n/a	n/a	2	398
2008	294	6	34	71	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	405
2009	313	6	29	69	1	4	0	0	422
2010	308	7	13	86	2	3	18	0	437
2011	310	5	8	86	2	1	29	0	441
2012	313	2	5	79	1	1	30	0	431
2013	328	1	8	82	2	0	32	0	453
2014	336	2	12	83	1	0	35	0	469
2015	340	1	13	72	1	0	43	0	470
2016	344	0	11	75	1	0	47	0	478
2017	323	0	10	67	2	1	43	0	446
2018	313	1	11	68	1	1	41	0	436
2019	310	1	11	62	0	1	41	0	426
2020	331	2	10	62	0	1	42	0	448
2021	301	0	14	63	0	1	37	0	416
2022	264	0	13	56	0	0	33	0	366
2023	278	0	14	60	0	0	29	0	381
2024	295	1	11	72	0	0	32	0	411

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 Sunset View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	495	18.1	27.3	n/a
1989	493	18.1	27.2	n/a
1990	504	19.1	26.3	n/a
1991	492	19.1	25.7	n/a
1992	500	19.4	25.7	18.2
1993	498	19.7	25.3	23.7
1994	501	18.8	26.6	26.7
1995	502	21.0	23.9	28.7
1996	502	21.0	23.9	28.7
1997	525	23.8	22.1	28
1998	521	24.0	21.7	28.6
1999	453	23.0	19.7	29.1
2000	418	24.0	17.4	24.9
2001	453	22.0	20.6	21.4
2002	399	25.6	15.6	23.1
2003	399	25.6	15.6	23.1
2004	407	25.4	16.0	22.4
2005	433	27.0	16.0	22.4
2006	423	27.0	15.7	18
2007	398	24.5	16.2	19.9
2008	405	26.0	15.6	15.6
2009	422	24.0	16.9	14.9
2010	437	20.0	21.8	17.2
2011	441	n/a	n/a	19
2012	431	21.0	20.5	n/a
2013	453	21.0	21.5	14.8
2014	469	17.3	27.1	14.9
2015	470	18.0	26.1	13
2016	478	20.0	23.9	14.2
2017	446	20.0	22.3	14.6
2018	436	19.0	22.9	14.4
2019	426	18.0	23.6	16
2020	448	n/a	n/a	17.4
2021	416	18.0	23.1	13.2
2022	366	17.0	21.5	16.4
2023	381	18.0	21.1	15.5
2024	411	19.0	21.6	17.5

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 Sunset View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	495	18.1	27.3	n/a
1989	493	18.1	27.2	n/a
1990	504	19.1	26.3	n/a
1991	492	19.1	25.7	n/a
1992	500	19.4	25.7	18.2
1993	498	19.7	25.3	23.7
1994	501	18.8	26.6	26.7
1995	502	21.0	23.9	28.7
1996	502	21.0	23.9	28.7
1997	525	23.8	22.1	28
1998	521	24.0	21.7	28.6
1999	453	23.0	19.7	29.1
2000	418	24.0	17.4	24.9
2001	453	22.0	20.6	21.4
2002	399	25.6	15.6	23.1
2003	399	25.6	15.6	23.1
2004	407	25.4	16.0	22.4
2005	433	27.0	16.0	22.4
2006	423	27.0	15.7	18
2007	398	24.5	16.2	19.9
2008	405	26.0	15.6	15.6
2009	422	24.0	16.9	14.9
2010	437	20.0	21.8	17.2
2011	441	n/a	n/a	19
2012	431	21.0	20.5	n/a
2013	453	21.0	21.5	14.8
2014	469	17.3	27.1	14.9
2015	470	18.0	26.1	13
2016	478	20.0	23.9	14.2
2017	446	20.0	22.3	14.6
2018	436	19.0	22.9	14.4
2019	426	18.0	23.6	16
2020	448	n/a	n/a	17.4
2021	416	18.0	23.1	13.2
2022	366	17.0	21.5	16.4
2023	381	18.0	21.1	15.5
2024	411	19.0	21.6	17.5

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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