Is La Mirada Elementary a good school?

La Mirada Elementary ranks 4171 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend La Mirada Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 409 students attended La Mirada Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of La Mirada Elementary?

Students at La Mirada Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of La Mirada Elementary attend?

Students who attend La Mirada Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : San Ysidro Middle High : San Ysidro High

La Mirada Elementary

Summary:

La Mirada Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Ysidro, CA, serving 409 students in grades K-6. It is part of the San Ysidro Elementary School District, which is ranked 1106 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Mirada Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.49% of La Mirada students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 35.99% in the San Ysidro district and 47.04% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 22.75% of students proficient or better, compared to 26.58% in the district and 35.54% statewide. Additionally, La Mirada has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.8% in 2017-2018 to 36.1% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average.

While La Mirada Elementary performs better than some schools in the neighboring Chula Vista Elementary and South Bay Union districts, it lags behind the other schools in the San Ysidro district, such as Willow Elementary and Smythe Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism and supporting the needs of the school's high percentage of low-income students may be key areas for improvement at La Mirada Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

222 Avenida de la Madrid
San Ysidro, CA 92173-1508

(619) 428-4424

District: San Ysidro Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4171^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,282

Students who attend La Mirada Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Ysidro Middle
High:	San Ysidro High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Asian:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details La Mirada Elementary ranks worse than 71.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the San Ysidro Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.3. (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 La Mirada Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the San Ysidro Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.8%), two or more races (2%), Asian (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Mirada Elementary is 17, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the San Ysidro Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare La Mirada Elementary employs 23.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Mirada Elementary is $7,282, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the San Ysidro Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Mirada Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks La Mirada Elementary 4171^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See La Mirada Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Ysidro Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Ysidro Elementary 1106^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for La Mirada Elementary

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Rank History for all students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.70	4144^th	4809	13.8%
2005	18.04	4099^th	4822	15.0%
2006	13.74	4424^th	4818	8.2%
2007	13.61	4736^th	5113	7.4%
2008	30.15	3576^th	5113	30.1%
2009	29.26	3763^rd	5193	27.5%
2010	29.60	3882^nd	5314	26.9%
2011	46.42	2810^th	5377	47.7%
2012	45.84	2888^th	5390	46.4%
2013	35.26	3657^th	5530	33.9%
2015	21.74	4454^th	5611	20.6%
2016	27.00	4012^th	5614	28.5%
2017	18.69	4813^th	5692	15.4%
2018	11.47	5355^th	5662	5.4%
2019	20.88	4715^th	5789	18.6%
2022	20.13	4839^th	5883	17.7%
2023	13.87	5411^th	5874	7.9%
2024	27.30	4171^st	5862	28.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.48	2089^th	3246	35.6%
2019	55.86	969^th	3275	70.4%
2022	43.28	1591^st	3311	51.9%
2023	34.97	2170^th	3250	33.2%
2024	58.06	800^th	3160	74.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.71	1611^th	2420	33.4%
2024	46.55	1080^th	2634	59.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.83	4712^th	5084	7.3%
2019	26.42	4134^th	5173	20.1%
2022	27.08	4075^th	5264	22.6%
2023	17.02	4907^th	5374	8.7%
2024	33.17	3678^th	5511	33.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	33.01	257^th	356	27.8%
2023	25.17	294^th	336	12.5%
2024	43.89	197^th	364	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.05	4981^st	5413	8.0%
2019	27.46	4034^th	5492	26.5%
2022	18.84	4817^th	5635	14.5%
2023	14.70	5173^rd	5617	7.9%
2024	21.86	4517^th	5605	19.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.89	2020^th	2128	5.1%
2019	18.49	2426^th	2585	6.2%
2022	38.90	1118^th	2227	49.8%

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Rank History for Male students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.22	5260^th	5431	3.1%
2019	16.48	4938^th	5510	10.4%
2022	24.44	4291^st	5663	24.2%
2023	15.33	5138^th	5650	9.1%
2024	33.33	3529^th	5636	37.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Mirada Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.83	4514^th	4830	6.5%
2019	27.05	3895^th	4963	21.5%
2022	27.59	3902^nd	5084	23.2%
2023	17.86	4627^th	5098	9.2%
2024	36.76	3201^st	5102	37.3%

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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 La Mirada Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	50	37	26	400	2	n/a	n/a	0	515
1989	37	27	25	559	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1990	40	43	29	515	2	n/a	n/a	0	629
1991	40	33	32	545	0	n/a	n/a	0	650
1992	50	31	23	553	0	n/a	n/a	0	657
1993	26	21	15	522	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
1994	18	16	13	436	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1995	14	31	10	441	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1996	14	31	10	441	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1997	14	26	7	407	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1998	15	16	11	419	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1999	22	8	15	416	0	n/a	n/a	2	463
2000	19	12	10	434	0	n/a	n/a	6	481
2001	10	12	11	519	0	n/a	n/a	4	556
2002	16	14	9	469	0	n/a	n/a	1	509
2003	16	14	9	469	0	n/a	n/a	1	509
2004	21	19	10	527	2	n/a	n/a	0	579
2005	15	20	18	546	0	n/a	n/a	0	599
2006	18	16	15	555	0	n/a	n/a	0	604
2007	16	22	17	523	2	n/a	n/a	2	582
2008	14	14	14	468	3	n/a	n/a	0	513
2009	13	14	16	816	4	1	0	0	864
2010	10	7	10	794	2	2	2	0	827
2011	3	3	4	517	1	0	0	0	528
2012	3	8	4	451	0	1	0	0	467
2013	6	4	10	570	0	1	1	0	592
2014	2	8	10	443	0	0	2	0	465
2015	8	7	7	472	1	0	3	0	498
2016	5	5	3	450	1	0	3	0	467
2017	3	4	2	483	1	0	2	0	495
2018	1	5	5	410	0	0	3	0	424
2019	3	5	7	398	0	0	0	0	413
2020	4	6	5	318	0	0	3	0	336
2021	4	2	5	326	0	0	3	0	340
2022	3	1	5	314	0	0	5	0	328
2023	2	0	7	392	0	0	8	0	409

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 Mirada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	19.8	26.0	n/a
1989	648	25.8	25.1	n/a
1990	629	26.8	23.4	n/a
1991	650	25.8	25.1	n/a
1992	657	26.2	25.0	72.5
1993	584	24.8	23.5	75.5
1994	483	22.0	22.0	76.6
1995	496	20.1	24.7	95
1996	496	20.1	24.7	95
1997	454	21.0	21.6	94.9
1998	461	23.0	20.0	94.8
1999	463	24.0	19.3	80.9
2000	481	24.0	20.0	100.6
2001	556	28.0	19.9	91.5
2002	509	27.0	18.9	98
2003	509	27.0	18.9	98
2004	579	28.0	20.7	92.6
2005	599	30.0	20.0	78.6
2006	604	29.0	20.8	41.7
2007	582	27.5	21.2	78.6
2008	513	31.0	16.5	76.2
2009	864	36.0	21.6	87.5
2010	827	41.0	20.1	95.2
2011	528	n/a	n/a	52.3
2012	467	18.0	25.9	n/a
2013	592	21.3	27.7	88.7
2014	465	18.0	25.8	79.8
2015	498	20.0	24.9	87.1
2016	467	18.0	25.9	99.4
2017	495	18.0	27.5	79.2
2018	424	20.0	21.2	79.7
2019	413	21.0	19.6	87.9
2020	336	n/a	n/a	75.9
2021	340	15.0	22.6	78.8
2022	328	16.6	19.7	81.7
2023	409	23.9	17.0	66.3

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 Mirada Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	19.8	26.0	n/a
1989	648	25.8	25.1	n/a
1990	629	26.8	23.4	n/a
1991	650	25.8	25.1	n/a
1992	657	26.2	25.0	72.5
1993	584	24.8	23.5	75.5
1994	483	22.0	22.0	76.6
1995	496	20.1	24.7	95
1996	496	20.1	24.7	95
1997	454	21.0	21.6	94.9
1998	461	23.0	20.0	94.8
1999	463	24.0	19.3	80.9
2000	481	24.0	20.0	100.6
2001	556	28.0	19.9	91.5
2002	509	27.0	18.9	98
2003	509	27.0	18.9	98
2004	579	28.0	20.7	92.6
2005	599	30.0	20.0	78.6
2006	604	29.0	20.8	41.7
2007	582	27.5	21.2	78.6
2008	513	31.0	16.5	76.2
2009	864	36.0	21.6	87.5
2010	827	41.0	20.1	95.2
2011	528	n/a	n/a	52.3
2012	467	18.0	25.9	n/a
2013	592	21.3	27.7	88.7
2014	465	18.0	25.8	79.8
2015	498	20.0	24.9	87.1
2016	467	18.0	25.9	99.4
2017	495	18.0	27.5	79.2
2018	424	20.0	21.2	79.7
2019	413	21.0	19.6	87.9
2020	336	n/a	n/a	75.9
2021	340	15.0	22.6	78.8
2022	328	16.6	19.7	81.7
2023	409	23.9	17.0	66.3

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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