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Lemon Grove Schools
Lemon Grove is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Lemon Grove). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lemon Grove on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lemon Grove
6 of 6 schools in Lemon Grove carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 1
Best schools in Lemon Grove
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Monterey Heights Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Mt Vernon (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- San Altos Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Vista La Mesa Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D San Miguel Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Lemon Grove
All schools, A to Z (6)
- C- Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities, Lemon Grove
- B- Monterey Heights Elementary, Lemon Grove
- C+ Mt Vernon, Lemon Grove
- C- San Altos Elementary, Lemon Grove
- D San Miguel Elementary, Lemon Grove
- C- Vista La Mesa Academy, La Mesa
Where Lemon Grove schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Lemon Grove (5)
- La Mesa (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,122 students with 141 full-time-equivalent teachers and 340 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0621330
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- La Mesa-Spring Valley (22 schools, 3 mi)
- National Elementary (10 schools, 6 mi)
- Cajon Valley Union (25 schools, 9 mi)
- Chula Vista Elementary (41 schools, 9 mi)
- Santee (11 schools, 9 mi)
- Coronado Unified (4 schools, 9 mi)
- San Diego Unified (174 schools, 9 mi)
- Sweetwater Union High (28 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Lemon Grove
How many schools are in Lemon Grove?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Lemon Grove, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lemon Grove serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lemon Grove, La Mesa.
How good are the schools in Lemon Grove?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 30.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.8%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lemon Grove?
3,122 students were enrolled in Lemon Grove in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lemon Grove?
Lemon Grove is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Lemon Grove. Its boundary covers about 5.4 sq mi.