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Lemon Grove Academy Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
7885 Golden Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone
(619) 825-5637
District
Lemon Grove
County
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
421
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.4% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Lemon Grove Academy Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
44%
42%
43%
41%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
43%
36%
44%
35%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
41%
33%
47%
26%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
40%
31%
46%
18%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 50 11.9%
Grade 1 43 10.2%
Grade 2 62 14.7%
Grade 3 61 14.5%
Grade 4 71 16.9%
Grade 5 64 15.2%
Grade 6 70 16.6%
Total 421 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.1% 8.7% 22.0%
Black 12.9% 13.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 72.7% 70.0% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 6.1% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.5% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.9% 74.2% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 76.5% 66.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 7.9% 7.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 36,798 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,816.6 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.8% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,385 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.4% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.8% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.9% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.3% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,290 $35,247,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $713 $2,226,000 3.8%
Staff $812 $2,534,000 4.3%
General Administration $302 $943,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,007 $3,144,000 5.3%
Operation $1,207 $3,769,000 6.4%
Transportation $140 $438,000 0.7%
Other $1,547 $4,831,000 8.2%
Total Support $5,729 $17,885,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,918 $5,989,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $18,937 $59,121,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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