La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Serves La Mesa, and parts of El Cajon.
La Mesa’s School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts
What stands out about La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
- Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of California districts
- Spends 11% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6% since 2020–21
- Debt of $68.8M, about $6,594 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B+: better than 65% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for La Mesa. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CA
2021–2297% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 83% at Grossmont Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 6% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
21 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.