Lemon Avenue Elementary

8787 Lemon Ave., La Mesa CA, 91941 | La Mesa-Spring Valley School District | 619-668-5835
  • grades KG-6
  • students 626
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 51% 18% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 27 in La Mesa
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
51%La Mesa
43%California

Lemon Avenue Elementary is a school servicing grades KG to 6 and is located in the district of "La Mesa-Spring Valley School District" in La Mesa, CA. There are a total of 626 students and 22 teachers at Lemon Avenue Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 29 to 1.

Lemon Avenue Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 51.0%, which is 18% higher than the California average.

Lemon Avenue Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students626
Teachers22
Student/Teacher ratio29:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Lemon Avenue Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All45%
340-44%
460-64%
540-44%
635-39%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
345-49%
465-69%
565-69%
650-54%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Lemon Avenue Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 53.7% 28.0% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 7.1% 10.9% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.0% 4.8% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 29.2% 47.6% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.1% 7.7% 3.1% 3.1%

La Mesa demographics profile

StatisticLa MesaCaliforniaNational
Population60,20839,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)6,62225691
Median age35.836.037.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%52%55%
Speak English77%56%79%
Speak Spanish12%29%13%

Education level achieved in La Mesa

IndexLa MesaCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade89.7%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school89.2%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college71.9%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.9%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors35.4%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters12.0%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Lemon Avenue Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.