Cowles Mountain across Lake Murray in neighboring San Diego, near La Mesa; photographed March 15, 2009.

Elementary school · La Mesa-Spring Valley

Maryland Avenue Elementary

Maryland Avenue Elementary serves grades K–6 for 485 students in La Mesa-Spring Valley.

It is the 4th largest of the 6 La Mesa-Spring Valley elementary schools in La Mesa. Its 23.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 26.9 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 464 in 2019–20 to 485 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 134 students. 56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (218 free, 54 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Sunset Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Maryland Avenue Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students485
Teachers21
Students per teacher23.1
Free or reduced-price lunch56%
School typeRegular School
DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Maryland Avenue Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K134
  • 161
  • 272
  • 372
  • 448
  • 553
  • 645
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20464
  • 2020–21462
  • 2021–22444
  • 2022–23458
  • 2023–24485
Nearby

Parks near Maryland Avenue Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

5400 Maryland Ave., La Mesa 91941

(619) 668-5744

State school ID 6038525 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062025002437

La Mesa-Spring Valley

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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