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Maryland Avenue Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

5400 Maryland Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941 · (619) 668-5744 · Part of La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

La Mesa’s School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts

Students
451
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Maryland Avenue Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of California’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Next stop for La Mesa kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where La Mesa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Maryland Avenue ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

5400 Maryland Ave., La Mesa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten109
Grade 186
Grade 261
Grade 374
Grade 472
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
462’20
444’21
458’22
485’23
451’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 36%White 34%Two or more races 12%Black 9%Asian 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Maryland Avenue Elementary from La Mesa families.

Other schools in La Mesa-Spring Valley School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; La Mesa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.