Freese Elementary, San Diego CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Freese Elementary

Freese Elementary is a small public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in San Diego. With just over two hundred fifty students, it is tightly enrolled for its grade band. The school sits in a neighborhood where the median home value is substantial and rental costs have risen in the past year, a market context that may not align with the profile of the school's current families: nearly four in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need. The student body is diverse, with a slight majority identifying as Hispanic, a sizable share Asian, and meaningful representation of Black and multiracial students; white enrollment is minimal.

State testing results show proficiency in the low range. In English Language Arts, students across third through fifth grade scored between roughly one in three and one in three students meeting grade-level standards, holding steady across grades. In mathematics, performance was weaker in third and fourth grades, with less than a third of students meeting standards, though fifth grade showed a slight uptick to about one in three. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, showed fewer than one in four students meeting standards. Overall proficiency across tested subjects sits near the bottom among elementary schools in San Diego County public districts, suggesting the school is working with a student population facing significant academic gaps and that reading and math instruction are primary areas of need. Trend data spans only one school year, so longer-term trajectory cannot be assessed.

The school operates as part of San Diego Unified School District, which is navigating a major shift in how secondary grades are graded: starting in the 2021-22 school year, the district implemented standards-based grading for grades six through twelve, removing non-academic factors from academic grades and giving students chances to reassess. Families with children moving into middle school from Freese will encounter that different accountability structure. The district also approved Measure U, a facilities bond that extends the current property tax rate for school improvements, a long-term local tax commitment families in the area are already funding.

No data was available on the school's special education enrollment, English learner population, chronic absenteeism, teacher staffing, or discipline practices. School website information was not provided. For specifics on class size, intervention programs, school culture, or how the school is addressing the proficiency gaps evident in state test scores, a parent would benefit from reaching out to the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 55% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 50% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 45% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 53% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 54% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 58% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 42% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

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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.