The brief
A charter elementary school in Lakeside, CA where students score 28 points below what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 9,239 of 9,557 schools in California and 1 of 1 in Barona Indian Charter District.
Barona Indian Charter is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202517%
- 202435%
- 2023: no results on file
- 202230%
- 2021*20%
- 2020*20%
- 201920%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 17% (multi-year average, 2018-2025) · reading/ELA 32% (multi-year average, 2018-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 CAASPP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 CAASPP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 CAASPP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 CAASPP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 92040; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2018-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the San Diego school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $103,585
- Median home value
- $648,800
- Median rent
- $1,908/mo
- College educated
- 25.3%
- Homeownership
- 66.3%
- Poverty rate
- 8.9%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 92040; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 5
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 31
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 1,465/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 42%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Barona Indian Charter serve?
Barona Indian Charter serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Barona Indian Charter?
Barona Indian Charter has an enrollment of approximately 81 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barona Indian Charter?
The student-teacher ratio at Barona Indian Charter is 13.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Barona Indian Charter rank in CA?
Barona Indian Charter ranks #9,239 of 9,557 schools in CA.
What is Barona Indian Charter's MySchoolScout rating?
Barona Indian Charter has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Barona Indian Charter?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Barona Indian Charter has 17% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2018-2025) and 32% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2018-2025).
Is Barona Indian Charter a charter school?
Yes, Barona Indian Charter is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Barona Indian Charter a Title I school?
No, Barona Indian Charter is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Barona Indian Charter?
42.0% of students at Barona Indian Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 81
- Student-teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- San Diego County
- Phone
- (619) 443-0948
- Rank in district
- #1 of 1
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- Not available
- This value was not reported by the source.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 92040)
- 45,978
- Area average commute
- 26.8 min
- Area median age
- 39.1
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.