Kempton Street Literacy Academy is a K-5 school.

It serves grades K-5 (California Department of Education school directory), so it has no graduating class and there is nothing to measure for UC admissions. Its enrollment, student body and state test results are below.

Kempton Street Literacy Academy

Spring Valley · San Diego County · La Mesa-Spring Valley · Public

Public San Diego County La Mesa-Spring Valley → CDS 3768197…
Shareable scorecard →

At a glance

Programs & features
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

How Kempton Street Literacy Academy compares for families

What families should know about Kempton Street Literacy Academy.

  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities, Darnall Charter, College Preparatory Middle and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
You've seen Kempton Street Literacy Academy. What are your child's real college odds? Check any college in 10 seconds — no email needed — then get the free Family Decision Report: Reach / Competitive / Match / Likely + the real cost range for every college on their list. Check odds →

For Parents

Get alerts when Kempton Street Literacy Academy's numbers change

New admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores — a few alerts a year, no spam. Your email also saves your list across devices.

Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement.

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

22% of students are chronically absent — near the state norm of about 21%.
Chronic absent
22.4%
114 of 510 students

Absenteeism is in the typical CA HS range. Worth monitoring alongside the demand and retention signals above.

San Diego County median
18.8% · school is worse than 62% of 208 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
410 (2018)450 (2026)
+9.8%

If this trend holds (+1.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~458 +8 $0
3 yr (2029) ~473 +23 $0
5 yr (2031) ~490 +40 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Kempton Street Literacy Academy really compare on getting kids to college?

Unlock a head-to-head snapshot of Kempton Street Literacy Academy against its 10 most similar nearby schools — matched on size, location, type. See exactly where it stands on the college pipeline.

The full head-to-head table — every peer school's UC Reach, side by side.
Enrollment trend + 3-year projection — is this school growing or quietly shrinking?
The plain-English read on what it all means for your family.

Your similar-school group includes

Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities · Darnall Charter · College Preparatory Middle · Lemon Grove Academy Elementary · Vista La Mesa Academy · Highlands Elementary · +4 more

Objective, government-grade data — no school pays us for placement. We'll email you the snapshot and a few alerts a year. Unsubscribe anytime.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

87% of students who start the year here finish it here.
Stability rate
86.7%
457 of 527 students

70 of 527 students who enrolled at Kempton Street Literacy Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (13.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median
88.8% · school is in the 39th percentile of 210 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 41st percentile of 2,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (460) 87.6%
Hispanic / Latino (429) 89.0%
English learners (254) 86.2%
Students w/ disabilities (104) 93.3%
Black / African Am. (37) 86.5%

Nearest peer high schools

Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities 87.0% Darnall Charter 86.3% College Preparatory Middle 96.8% Lemon Grove Academy Elementary 85.1% Vista La Mesa Academy 82.1%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

For School Admins

The full Reach Report for Kempton Street Literacy Academy

A board- and LCAP-ready intelligence brief: your enrollment retention and college outcomes, benchmarked against your closest competitors, with a 5-year forecast, concrete steps to act on, and the rigor + outcomes story you can share with your families. Built from primary public data — prepared for you, not auto-generated.

  • Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently 1.7%/yr) with the revenue at stake
  • Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals
See a sample report →

For Parents

Researching colleges for your kid at Kempton Street Literacy Academy?

Check any college's odds in 10 seconds — no email needed — then get the free Family Decision Report: Reach / Competitive / Match / Likely with real admit odds and your real net price, for every college on their list.

Check your child's odds →

For School Admins looking at enrollment trends: request a Reach Report →

What are your child's odds? →

What families ask next