Best Public Schools in Zip Code 91977

Summary:

The 91977 zip code area in California is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between the top-performing and lowest-performing schools in the area, suggesting significant inequities in educational resources and opportunities.

One standout school is College Preparatory Middle, a public charter middle school that ranks 57th out of 2,777 California middle schools and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school has exceptional test scores, with 85.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76.29% proficient or better in Mathematics. Another high-performing school is Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa, a public middle school that ranks 1,354th out of 2,777 California middle schools and is rated 3 out of 5 stars.

In contrast, Kempton Street Literacy Academy and Bancroft Elementary are among the lowest-performing schools in the data set, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools and rated 0 or 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. These schools have very low proficiency rates, often less than 50% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2024)					CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10269 Madrid Way	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-2782	400	20	19.9	32.8%	242 (60.5%)	15 (3.8%)	104 (26.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	97.9	57^th of 2777 public middle schools	97.9%		97.1	92^nd of 2802 public middle schools	96.7%	35						79.6	64.6			72.2			86.7	75.8	92.6	86.5		85.3			79.6	72.7	81.1	71.9		76.3
Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3000	1,537	8	191.1	77.9%	169 (11.0%)	138 (9.0%)	1,056 (68.7%)	75 (4.9%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	82 (5.3%)	51.8	819^th of 2323 public high schools	64.7%		44	1014^th of 2348 public high schools	56.8%	195								25.1	33.3	25.4							43.7	43.7							33.3	33.3							$14,196
Mount Miguel High	Public	9-12	8585 Blossom Ln.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 664-8400	1,506	18	83.3	80.3%	110 (7.3%)	170 (11.3%)	1,017 (67.5%)	93 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	24 (1.6%)	89 (5.9%)	35.2	1274^th of 2323 public high schools	45.2%		35.7	1256^th of 2348 public high schools	46.5%	18								22.1	10.5	21.5							38.6	38.6							15.1	15.1							$14,492
Avondale Elementary	Public	K-6	8401 Stansbury St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5880	326	13	25.0	83.7%	11 (3.4%)	23 (7.1%)	245 (75.2%)	29 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.2%)	34.9	3521^st of 5862 public elementary schools	39.9%		35.3	3477^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.8%	44						13.9				13.9	40.4	41.5	22.9	30.8				34.7	38.9	48.8	11.1	20.5				31.2	96.6				96.6		$6,063
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-8	8805 Tyler St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5890	442	17	25.6	89.1%	21 (4.8%)	28 (6.3%)	348 (78.7%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	15.2	5276^th of 5862 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.1	5389^th of 5874 public elementary schools	8.3%	113						10.9				10.7	16.7	36.2	22.2	11.9				21.5	11.1	26.2	10.9	1.7				12.5							$6,431
Casa de Oro Elementary	Public	K-6	10227 Ramona Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5715	346	15	23.0	78.9%	64 (18.5%)	34 (9.8%)	205 (59.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.4%)	28.1	4099^th of 5862 public elementary schools	30.1%		40.7	3086^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.5%	1013						19.5				19.5	25.0	27.8	39.0	36.1				31.6	35.0	25.9	14.6	24.3				25.0							$6,324
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5780	446	16	27.8	77.6%	76 (17.0%)	41 (9.2%)	282 (63.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.8%)	38.9	3238^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.8%		33.3	3621^st of 5874 public elementary schools	38.4%	383						32.8				32.8	31.3	45.2	50.0	32.1				39.7	26.6	33.9	31.2	15.8				27.1							$5,951
Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-6	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5870	557	23	24.2	84.6%	10 (1.8%)	30 (5.4%)	476 (85.5%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.7%)	14	5380^th of 5862 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.8	5416^th of 5874 public elementary schools	7.8%	36	10.2	3.5	7.3	15.4	8.3	12.9				12.9	20.3	14.1	22.1	28.9				20.4	23.7	6.9	7.1	17.3				13.3	93.5	94.4	97.2	97.2	96.3	97.2	$6,781
La Presa Elementary	Public	K-6	519 La Presa St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5790	397	16	24.8	83.9%	35 (8.8%)	25 (6.3%)	290 (73.0%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.0%)	37.1	3350^th of 5862 public elementary schools	42.9%		30.2	3867^th of 5874 public elementary schools	34.2%	517						19.6				19.6	47.4	29.1	49.1	37.0				40.9	32.8	16.1	21.4	37.0				26.4							$6,013
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	Public	5-8	1001 Leland St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5720	694	34	20.1	73.5%	71 (10.2%)	78 (11.2%)	466 (67.1%)	36 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	35 (5.0%)	43.5	1354^th of 2777 public middle schools	51.2%		50.7	1146^th of 2802 public middle schools	59.1%	208						25.0	18.6			19.2			29.6	38.9	37.4	34.8		36.1			14.8	30.9	33.2	36.6		33.7							$6,426
Rancho Elementary	Public	K-6	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	356	16	22.2	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	45 (12.6%)	235 (66.0%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (5.9%)	18.8	4945^th of 5862 public elementary schools	15.6%		27.5	4130^th of 5874 public elementary schools	29.7%	815						17.9				17.9	27.9	27.5	21.4	21.3				24.9	27.9	17.0	14.3	12.5				18.0							$5,309
Spring Valley Academy	Public	7-8	3900 Conrad Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5750	341	22	15.2	75.1%	38 (11.1%)	36 (10.6%)	218 (63.9%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.8%)	31.1	1762^nd of 2777 public middle schools	36.6%		32.5	1720^th of 2802 public middle schools	38.6%	42							15.4			15.4					37.4	34.3		35.9					20.8	20.3		20.5							$7,243
Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	10129 Austin Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5895	447	18	24.8	67.1%	77 (17.2%)	57 (12.8%)	232 (51.9%)	34 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.3%)	49.2	2591^st of 5862 public elementary schools	55.8%		42.8	2954^th of 5874 public elementary schools	49.7%	363						24.6				24.6	43.1	56.9	47.4	45.6				48.7	32.7	42.7	33.3	22.8				33.3	86.8	86.8		86.8	86.8	86.8	$5,833

Cities Near Zip Code 91977

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spring Valley	0.93 mi	17	541^st
Lemon Grove	1.69 mi	7	596^th
San Diego	2.28 mi	333	348^th
La Mesa	2.57 mi	21	264^th
Bonita	3.55 mi	3	231^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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