Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91916

Summary:

The 91916 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Descanso Elementary, which serves grades K-6 and is part of the Mountain Empire Unified School District. Descanso Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

With a total enrollment of 200 students, Descanso Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 24.3, slightly higher than the recommended 20:1 ratio. The school's academic performance is impressive, with over 60% of 4th and 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better on Smarter Balanced Assessments. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students excel in science, with 66.67% scoring proficient or better on the California Science Test (CAST), significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Despite Descanso Elementary's strong academic performance, the school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7% and a relatively high percentage of students (35%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status. However, the school's statewide ranking has improved over the past three years, suggesting a positive trend in academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Descanso Elementary	Public	K-6	24842 Viejas Blvd.	Descanso	91916	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 445-2126	214	9	23.7	47.7%	118 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	74.6	1380^th of 5862 public elementary schools	76.5%		66.3	1742^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	70.3%	362	66.7	66.7	50.0	64.5	66.7	45.5	56.8	65.8	58.1	37.0	36.4	51.7

Cities Near Zip Code 91916

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Descanso	4.53 mi	1	161^st
Pine Valley	9.15 mi	8	676^th
Alpine	9.41 mi	7	277^th
Julian	10.88 mi	7	484^th
Ramona	11.03 mi	11	410^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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