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Lemon Grove, CA
Public School Ratings




Lemon Grove Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lemon Grove School District details

Lemon Grove School District
8025 Lincoln St.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945

3,171 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Lemon Grove School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.9% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
34%
47%
26%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary School
7885 Golden Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-06
Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities School
7866 Lincoln St.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
07-08
Lemon Grove Early Childhood Education Center School
8425 Palm St.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-KG
Monterey Heights Elementary School
7550 Canton Dr.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-06
Mt. Vernon School
8350 Mount Vernon St.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-06
San Altos Elementary School
1750 Madera St.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-06
San Miguel Elementary School
7059 San Miguel Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-06
Vista La Mesa Academy School
3900 Violet St.
La Mesa, CA, 91941
KG-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.2% 23.2%
Black 14.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 69.2% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.2% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 54.8% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.4% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,003 $31,718,000 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $564 $1,788,000 3.3%
Staff $481 $1,524,000 2.8%
General Administration $289 $916,000 1.7%
School Administration $805 $2,554,000 4.8%
Operation $1,109 $3,516,000 6.6%
Transportation $102 $324,000 0.6%
Other $1,471 $4,663,000 8.7%
Total Support $4,820 $15,285,000 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,042 $6,476,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $16,865 $53,479,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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