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

Elementary school · La Mesa-Spring Valley

Rolando Elementary

Rolando Elementary serves grades K–6 for 449 students in La Mesa-Spring Valley.

It is the 5th largest of the 6 La Mesa-Spring Valley elementary schools in La Mesa. Its 28.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 26.9 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 523 in 2019–20 to 449 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 93 students. 69% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (276 free, 34 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Sunshine Park (next door).

At a glance

Rolando Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students449
Teachers16
Students per teacher28.1
Free or reduced-price lunch69%
School typeRegular School
DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley
Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Rolando Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K93
  • 150
  • 262
  • 367
  • 468
  • 559
  • 650
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20523
  • 2020–21471
  • 2021–22455
  • 2022–23449
  • 2023–24449
Nearby

Parks near Rolando Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

6925 Tower St., La Mesa 91941

(619) 668-5800

State school ID 6038574 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062025002443

La Mesa-Spring Valley

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Nearby

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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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