Torrey Hills, San Diego CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Torrey Hills

Torrey Hills is a neighborhood elementary school serving kindergarten through sixth grade in the 92130 zip code of San Diego. The school enrolls a small student body within a prosperous residential area where home values are high and median household incomes run well above national benchmarks. The neighborhood is defined by very low rates of economic need; only a very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The student body is notably diverse in racial and ethnic composition. The school's enrollment reflects substantial Asian representation, with white students forming another large share, along with Hispanic and multiracial students. The enrollment is small enough that all grade levels run in the dozens rather than hundreds.

In state assessments across math, English language arts, and science, Torrey Hills performs solidly. Math proficiency across the tested grades runs in the high range overall, with upper elementary grades showing particularly strong results. English language arts proficiency is somewhat more uneven by grade, with third grade and upper grades performing well but fourth grade showing a notably softer result; a parent might want to explore that grade-level pattern with the school to understand whether specific instruction or curriculum adjustments were factors. Science proficiency in the tested grade sits in the mid-range. When proficiency across all tested subjects and grades is averaged together, Torrey Hills ranks in the top quartile among elementary and K-8 schools in San Diego County, a meaningful position of strength.

The school sits within Del Mar Union Elementary School District, a district that has undergone substantial capital modernization through Measure MM, a general obligation bond approved by voters. This ongoing investment has already brought a fully rebuilt campus back online at another school in the district for the start of the current school year, with a modernized Del Mar Hills Academy following. These are permanent upgrades to district infrastructure and also represent an enduring local tax commitment, a consideration for families weighing a move to the area.

No state testing data were available for kindergarten and first and second grades, as California does not administer state assessments in those early grades. Enrollment data on English learners and students with individualized education plans were not reported. The school's attendance and discipline records were not available. The locale brief for San Diego did not yield specific research findings, so community context beyond housing and economics could not be sourced.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 83% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 82% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 84% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 52 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 84%

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 79% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 77% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 585%

School 85% · District 86% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 85% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Science

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 75% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

This schoolDel Mar Union Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.