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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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

3,249 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

21 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Lemon Grove School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.0% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
36%
33%
42%
21%
29%
    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
M-M
Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanitie School
7866 Lincoln St.
Lemon Grove, CA, 91945
KG-08
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) 9.0% 22.7%
Black 15.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 66.7% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.6% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.7% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 63.0% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,907 $30,408,498 60.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $572 $1,952,808 3.9%
Staff $506 $1,727,484 3.5%
General Administration $188 $641,832 1.3%
School Administration $685 $2,338,590 4.7%
Operation $990 $3,379,860 6.8%
Transportation $119 $406,266 0.8%
Other $1,025 $3,499,350 7.0%
Total Support $4,085 $13,946,190 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,649 $5,629,686 11.3%
Total Expenditures $14,641 $49,984,374 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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