School district · California
La Mesa-Spring Valley
La Mesa-Spring Valley in California: 21 public schools with 10,439 students and 22.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,879 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 10,439
- Students per teacher
- 22.6
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,879
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 463
- Counselors (FTE)
- 13.0
- Students per counselor
- 803
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 23.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%48%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
6,346 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%37%proficient
−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
6,424 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 8.2% · $18.4M
- State
- 56% · $126.1M
- Local
- 36% · $79.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,072
- Support services
- $6,797
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $35.2M
- Long-term debt
- $74.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avondale ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 291 | 26.5 | 40% | 38% |
Bancroft ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 391 | 25.7 | 23% | 16% |
Casa de Oro ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 320 | 24.6 | 32% | 24% |
Fletcher Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 540 | 25.7 | 71% | 64% |
Highlands ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 357 | 27.5 | 44% | 31% |
Kempton Street Literacy AcademyFree meals for all | K–5 | 480 | 25.3 | 23% | 13% |
La Mesa Dale ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 460 | 26.3 | 51% | 40% |
La Presa ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 346 | 24.7 | 41% | 28% |
Lemon Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 502 | 27.9 | 58% | 55% |
Loma ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 315 | 28.6 | 42% | 30% |
Maryland Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 451 | 23.7 | 60% | 43% |
Murdock ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 608 | 24.3 | 63% | 56% |
Murray Manor ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 530 | 25.2 | 63% | 57% |
Northmont ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 422 | 24.8 | 47% | 35% |
Rancho ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 324 | 21.6 | 28% | 18% |
Rolando ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 371 | 28.5 | 48% | 38% |
Sweetwater Springs ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 378 | 22.2 | 47% | 35% |
La Mesa Arts AcademyFree meals for all | 5–8 | 1,059 | 20.7 | 65% | 48% |
Parkway Sports and Health Science AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 897 | 18.1 | 50% | 35% |
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Acad at La PresaFree meals for all | 5–8 | 800 | 17.8 | 37% | 28% |
Spring Valley AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 597 | 16.9 | 34% | 20% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 4750 Date Ave., La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619)668-5700
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.