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Potrero Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

24875 Potrero Valley Rd., Potrero, CA 91963 · (619) 478-5930 · Part of Mountain Empire Unified School District

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Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Potrero Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Potrero kids: Mountain Empire Junior High

On the path

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

K–6Potrero ElementaryYou are here
7–8Mountain Empire Junior Highin Pine Valley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

24875 Potrero Valley Rd., Potrero

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten38
Grade 142
Grade 243
Grade 341
Grade 444
Grade 539
Grade 653
Enrollment over time
280’20
301’21
319’22
289’23
300’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Potrero Elementary from Potrero families.

Other schools in Mountain Empire Unified School District

The district →
Campo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Campo
C−
359 students22:1
Clover Flat Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Boulevard
D
190 students24:1
Descanso Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Descanso
B−
188 students21:1
Mountain Empire Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pine Valley
D
245 students21:1
Hillside Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Pine Valley
C−
31 students16:1
Mountain Empire High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pine Valley
C−
412 students19:1

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; Potrero’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.