# La Mesa Arts Academy

La Mesa Arts Academy is a public school in La Mesa, California. Reading proficiency is 64.7%, -4.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 47.6%, -4.0 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/la-mesa-arts-academy-la-mesa |
| District | La Mesa-Spring Valley |
| Address | 4200 Parks Avenue, La Mesa, CA, 91942-6212 |
| Grade span | 5-8 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Enrollment | N/A |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Per-student spending | $18,986 |
| Low-Income Students | 513 (48.4%) |
| English Learners | 95 (9.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 68.9% | 981 |
| 2024 | 69.1% | 973 |
| 2025 | 64.7% | 979 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 51.6% | 973 |
| 2024 | 54.7% | 964 |
| 2025 | 47.6% | 979 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 59.8% | 75.3% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | 74.8% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | 77.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 41.4% | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | 65.6% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | 62.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.9% | 70.5% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | 71.5% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | 68.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.9% | 53.1% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | 57.4% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | 50.6% |

## Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 76.4% | 390 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52.5% | 377 |
| Two or more races | 71.7% | 99 |
| Black or African American | 36.5% | 52 |
| Asian | 74.5% | 47 |
| Filipino | 83.3% | 12 |

## Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 57.8% | 386 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37.5% | 379 |
| Two or more races | 51.0% | 98 |
| Asian | 56.6% | 53 |
| Black or African American | 24.5% | 49 |
| Filipino | 66.7% | 12 |

## Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Not Met | Nearly Met | Met | Exceeded |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | 87 | 3.5% | 18.4% | 32.2% | 46.0% |
| 6 | 282 | 16.0% | 20.2% | 32.3% | 31.6% |
| 7 | 298 | 16.1% | 20.8% | 32.5% | 30.5% |
| 8 | 312 | 16.7% | 20.2% | 38.8% | 24.4% |

## Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Not Met | Nearly Met | Met | Exceeded |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | 87 | 24.1% | 35.6% | 21.8% | 18.4% |
| 6 | 285 | 23.9% | 21.1% | 16.8% | 38.3% |
| 7 | 298 | 30.5% | 26.2% | 17.4% | 25.8% |
| 8 | 309 | 30.4% | 22.6% | 20.1% | 26.9% |