2025 California state test results

La Mesa, California school test scores and rankings

Across 17 public schools with results, the median reading proficiency was 51.4% and the median math proficiency was 38.3%. The median combined result ranked at the 60th percentile among comparable California schools.

Located in San Diego County.

Schools with scores

Students represented

11,963

Median school percentile

60th

Schools improving

Schools declining

Schools

Rank combines reading and math standing among comparable California schools. CA Percentile shows that combined statewide standing. Select any header to sort.


1	Helix High	High	Grossmont Union High	65.5%	No	84.2%	68.4%	96th
2	La Mesa Arts Academy	Combined (5-8)	La Mesa-Spring Valley	48.4%	No	64.7%	47.6%	84th
3	La Mesa Middle	Combined (4-8)	La Mesa-Spring Valley	0.0%	No	61.0%	45.0%	84th
4	Murray Manor Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	50.4%	No	62.6%	57.3%	76th
5	Murdock Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	44.4%	No	63.5%	56.2%	76th
6	Lemon Avenue Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	45.6%	No	58.0%	55.2%	72nd
7	Maryland Avenue Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	58.8%	No	59.8%	43.2%	66th
8	Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy	Middle	La Mesa-Spring Valley	54.6%	No	49.9%	34.7%	61st
9	Grossmont High	High	Grossmont Union High	64.0%	No	56.2%	24.9%	60th
10	La Mesa Dale Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	68.3%	No	51.4%	39.8%	58th
11	Rolando Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	69.8%	No	47.6%	38.3%	54th
12	Northmont Elementary	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	57.6%	No	46.9%	35.4%	51st
13	JCS - Manzanita	Combined (K-12)	San Diego County Office of Education	47.3%	No	42.0%	29.8%	50th
14	The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Combined (K-12)	Grossmont Union High	59.0%	No	42.6%	28.4%	50th
15	Avocado Elementary	Elementary	Cajon Valley Union	73.1%	No	40.5%	32.8%	43rd
16	Vista La Mesa Academy	Combined (K-8)	Lemon Grove	71.8%	No	35.6%	25.9%	40th
17	Sparrow Academy	Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley	34.0%	No	43.0%	21.8%	34th

Highest-ranked schools by level

Elementary schools

1
Murray Manor Elementary
76th percentile
2
Murdock Elementary
76th percentile
3
Lemon Avenue Elementary
72nd percentile
4
Maryland Avenue Elementary
66th percentile
5
La Mesa Dale Elementary
58th percentile

Middle schools

1
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy
61st percentile

High schools

1
Helix High
96th percentile
2
Grossmont High
60th percentile

Districts serving local schools

District scores cover the entire district, including schools outside this place when district boundaries cross city lines. Select any header to sort.


1	La Mesa-Spring Valley 26 schools districtwide	48.2%	36.5%	60th
2	Grossmont Union High 15 schools districtwide	51.0%	26.9%	54th
3	Lemon Grove 7 schools districtwide	38.5%	28.6%	41st
4	Cajon Valley Union 31 schools districtwide	31.7%	22.6%	25th
5	San Diego County Office of Education 15 schools districtwide	10.3%	4.5%	2nd

Other cities in San Diego County

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How these rankings work

Rankings use the latest available California reading and math results. Schools are compared with other California schools serving similar grade levels. Medians describe the typical local result and are not districtwide averages. Virtual schools are excluded, and cities with fewer than three scored schools are omitted from the indexed location directory.

Data sources and methodology Search all schools in La Mesa