Grade Trends

Lemon Avenue Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: La Mesa-Spring Valley

8787 Lemon Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941 Map

Math (met standard)
56%
+14 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
65%
+18 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
48%
+12 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
44%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
502
2024-25
Students per teacher
27.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 62% state 47% · 2025-26 62% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 66% state 42% · 2025-26 71% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 42% state 37% · 2025-26 61% state 49% · 2025-26 48% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 29% state 34% · 2023-24 32% state 46% · 2023-24 —
All grades 56% state 42% · 2025-26 65% state 46% · 2025-26 48% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 56% state 42% 65% state 46% 48% state 35%
2024-25 55% state 42% 58% state 46% 46% state 33%
2023-24 47% state 40% 53% state 45% 41% state 33%
2022-23 57% state 39% 63% state 44% 36% state 32%
2021-22 48% state 37% 60% state 45% 46% state 31%
2018-19 45% state 43% 57% state 50% 44% state 32%
2017-18 48% state 42% 61% state 49% —
2016-17 50% state 40% 61% state 45% —
2015-16 47% state 38% 58% state 45% —
2014-15 50% state 35% 54% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Sparrow Academy
Grades K–5 Charter · Sparrow Academy District
0.4 mi
24%
−18 vs state
41%
−5 vs state
39%
+4 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 43% in 2022-23 → 35% in 2025-26 34% 156 Hispanic 48%
JCS - Manzanita
Grades K–12 Charter · JCS - Manzanita District
0.7 mi
33%
−7 vs state
51%
+3 vs state
40%
+4 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 41% in 2025-26 47% 224 Hispanic 51%
The Learning Choice Academy - East County
Grades K–12 Charter · The Learning Choice Academy - East County District
0.9 mi
28%
−10 vs state
42%
−7 vs state
33%
−4 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26 59% 466 Hispanic 62%
Murdock Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.4 mi
57%
+15 vs state
67%
+20 vs state
47%
+12 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 57% in 2025-26 43% 608 Hispanic 42%
La Mesa Arts Academy
Grades 5–8 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.6 mi
53%
+16 vs state
67%
+17 vs state
55%
+20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 46% 1,059 White 39%
Murray Manor Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.6 mi
52%
+10 vs state
60%
+14 vs state
49%
+14 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 54% in 2025-26 50% 530 White 40%
La Mesa Dale Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.6 mi
42%
±0 vs state
51%
+5 vs state
38%
+3 vs state
15% Average of math, English and science: 29% in 2022-23 → 44% in 2025-26 68% 460 Hispanic 50%
Northmont Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.8 mi
27%
−15 vs state
40%
−6 vs state
28%
−7 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 33% in 2022-23 → 32% in 2025-26 55% 422 Hispanic 43%
Maryland Avenue Elementary
Grades K–5 · La Mesa-Spring Valley
1.9 mi
46%
+5 vs state
65%
+18 vs state
38%
+2 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 50% in 2025-26 59% 451 Hispanic 36%
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary
Grades K–6 · Lemon Grove
2.2 mi
24%
−17 vs state
34%
−13 vs state
15%
−20 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 24% in 2025-26 83% 399 Hispanic 71%