Grade Trends

Balboa Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: San Diego Unified

1844 South 40th St., San Diego, CA 92113 Map

Math (met standard)
23%
−19 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
26%
−20 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
18%
−18 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
92%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
457
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 33% state 47% · 2025-26 17% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 24% state 42% · 2025-26 34% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 11% state 37% · 2025-26 28% state 49% · 2025-26 18% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 23% state 42% · 2025-26 26% state 46% · 2025-26 18% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 23% state 42% 26% state 46% 18% state 35%
2024-25 31% state 42% 28% state 46% 9% state 33%
2023-24 23% state 41% 32% state 45% 13% state 33%
2022-23 23% state 40% 25% state 44% 17% state 32%
2021-22 19% state 38% 21% state 45% 16% state 31%
2018-19 39% state 45% 33% state 50% 17% state 32%
2017-18 35% state 43% 38% state 49% —
2016-17 20% state 40% 27% state 45% —
2015-16 23% state 39% 33% state 45% —
2014-15 12% state 35% 22% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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−25 vs state
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−21 vs state
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−23 vs state
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0.8 mi
23%
−16 vs state
40%
−8 vs state
11%
−24 vs state
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Grades K–5 · San Diego Unified
0.8 mi
28%
−14 vs state
28%
−18 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 97% 456 Hispanic 94%
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Grades K–5 · San Diego Unified
0.8 mi
20%
−22 vs state
23%
−23 vs state
17%
−18 vs state
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Grades K–6 · National Elementary
0.9 mi
28%
−13 vs state
39%
−8 vs state
27%
−8 vs state
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0.9 mi
18%
−22 vs state
23%
−24 vs state
28%
−8 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 87% 195 Hispanic 88%
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1.0 mi
38%
−3 vs state
44%
−3 vs state
48%
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El Toyon Elementary
Grades K–6 · National Elementary
1.1 mi
28%
−12 vs state
25%
−22 vs state
20%
−15 vs state
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Rodriguez Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Diego Unified
1.3 mi
20%
−22 vs state
26%
−20 vs state
9%
−26 vs state
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Porter Elementary
Grades K–6 · San Diego Unified
1.3 mi
13%
−29 vs state
20%
−27 vs state
7%
−28 vs state
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