San Diego Unified

Penn Elementary

2797 Utica Drive, San Diego, CA 92139-3843

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Summary

Penn Elementary is underperforming.

Reading and math results average to the 58th percentile among comparable California schools.

55.8% of students met California's reading standard, and it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker: 35.7% of students met California's math standard, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency55.8%
Current Math Proficiency35.7%
Reading State Rank1486/4674 (68th percentile)
Math State Rank2487/4674 (47th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio20:1
Student Enrollment366
Low-Income Students298 (81.4%)
English Learners72 (19.7%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +4.7%Trend up•Math +4.4%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.3%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income +19.6%Trend up
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +11.5%Trend up•
English Native +14.2%Trend up

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +6.0%Trend up•
Non-Low-Income -1.4%Trend down
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +15.2%Trend up•
English Native +3.4%Trend up