Lemon Avenue Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 502 students
Sparrow Academy
5150 Wilson St., La Mesa, CA 91942
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
156
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
22.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sparrow Academy District
San Diego County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sparrow Academy
Sparrow Academy is a charter elementary school in La Mesa, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Sparrow Academy District. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 156 students were enrolled, with about 22.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Sparrow Academy District. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 156 students
- Students per teacher
- 22.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Sparrow Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Sparrow Academy District
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 060229814132
Schools near Sparrow Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.