# South Bay Union

South Bay Union is a elementary district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 35.4%, +5.2 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 24.6%, +2.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/south-bay-union |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 12 |
| Students | 5,513 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $26,441 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,658 (72.9%) |
| English Learners | 1,682 (46.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.2% | 3,477 |
| 2024 | 32.6% | 3,278 |
| 2025 | 35.4% | 3,168 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.7% | 3,525 |
| 2024 | 21.6% | 3,339 |
| 2025 | 24.6% | 3,223 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 38.5% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | 40.6% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | 44.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.1% | 30.8% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 27.4% |
| 2025 | 20.8% | 32.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.3% | 37.2% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | 42.7% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | 42.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | 27.2% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | 29.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cheryl Quinones | Trustee | cquinones@sbusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jannet Medina | Board Member | jmedina@sbusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jose Lopez Eguino | Board Member | jlopezeguino@sbusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Kelly Leiker | Trustee | kleiker@sbusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Manuel "Manny" Esparza | Board President | mesparza@sbusd.org | 2024 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Nestor Language Academy Charter | San Diego | 52.6% | 41.6% | 47.1% | +5.9 | +2.7 |
| 2 | Emory Elementary | San Diego | 44.6% | 30.4% | 37.5% | +13.1 | -0.6 |
| 3 | Bayside STEAM Academy | Imperial Beach | 34.2% | 24.1% | 29.1% | +4.8 | -1.7 |
| 4 | Sunnyslope Elementary | San Diego | 31.6% | 25.8% | 28.7% | +9.5 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Oneonta Elementary | Imperial Beach | 37.4% | 19.9% | 28.6% | +3.2 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Imperial Beach Charter | Imperial Beach | 33.1% | 21.1% | 27.1% | +1.7 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Godfrey G. Berry Elementary | San Diego | 32.0% | 15.5% | 23.8% | +1.7 | -5.4 |
| 8 | Teofilo Mendoza | San Diego | 27.3% | 17.4% | 22.4% | +1.3 | +3.5 |
| 9 | SBUSD Virtual Academy | Imperial Beach | 26.5% | 16.3% | 21.4% | +3.0 | +4.4 |
| 10 | George Nicoloff Elementary | San Ysidro | 22.9% | 18.1% | 20.5% | +2.3 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Howard Pence Elementary | San Diego | 24.2% | 14.1% | 19.1% | +6.0 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Central Elementary | Imperial Beach | 19.0% | 10.8% | 14.9% | -4.2 | +0.6 |