There continues to be a great need for literacy services and support. Read about rates of literacy, and how literacy relates to other aspects of life:
THE STATE OF LITERACY IN SAN DIEGO COMMUNITIES
Observations
(SOURCE: SANDAG 2023, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census, San Diego Council on Literacy)
Highest rates of adult literacy
Fairbanks Ranch, 89%
Bird Rock, 89%
Mission Beach, 88%
La Jolla Shores, 88%
La Jolla, 87%
Olivenhain, 87%
Ocean Beach, 87%
Black Mountain Ranch, 87%
Lowest rates of adult literacy
Southeastern Communities, 61%
San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, 63%
Encanto, 68%
City Heights, 69%
Eastlake/Otay Ranch, 72%
Fallbrook, 73%
Skyline/Paradise Hills, 73%
Spring Valley, 75%
Bonita, 75%
Linda Vista, 76%
Barrio Logan, 76%
Golden Hill, 76%
Valley Center, 78%
Ramona, 78%
Highest rates of youth meeting the standard for reading
Rancho Santa Fe, 91%
Carmel Valley, 85%
Black Mountain Ranch, 83%
Fairbanks Ranch, 82%
Scripps Ranch, 80%
Bird Rock, 77%
La Costa, 77%
La Jolla, 75%
Lowest rates of youth meeting the standard for reading
Borrego Springs, 22%
Southeastern Communities, 25%
Valley Center, 29%
City Heights, 32%
Spring Valley, 35%
Little Italy, 35%
Encanto, 36%
San Ysidro, 36%
(Barrio Logan: Unavailable)
Highest percentage of college graduates
Rancho Santa Fe, 91%
Carmel Valley, 79%
Little Italy, 79%
Black Mountain Ranch, 77%
Fairbanks Ranch, 75%
La Jolla, 75%
University City, 75%
Bird Rock, 74%
Olivenhain, 74%
Lowest percentage of college graduates
Southeastern Communities, 11%
Barrio Logan, 16%
City Heights, 16%
San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, 19%
Encanto, 19%
Skyline/Paradise Hills, 20%
Ramona, 21%
Fallbrook, 26%
2023/2024
California Assessment of Student Progress & Performance
(CAASPP)
CALIFORNIA
- 53% of California students did not meet the standard for reading.
- 57% of California 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
- 48% of all San Diego County students did not meet the standard for reading.
- 51% of San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 64% of San Diego County socioeconomically disadvantaged 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 64% of Latino San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 71% of Latino San Diego County 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 48% of Latino San Diego County 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 64% of Black San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 68% of Black San Diego County 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 51% of Black San Diego Conty 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 38% of White San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 52% of White San Diego County 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 30% of White San Diego County 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 27% of Asian San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 46% of Asian San Diego County 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard.
- 17% of Asian San Diego County 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 32% of Filipino San Diego County 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 36% of Filipino San Diego County 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 28% of Filipino San Diego County 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SDUSD)
- 46% of SDUSD students did not meet the standard for reading.
- 47% of SDUSD 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 61% of SDUSD socioeconomically disadvantaged 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 47% of Latino SDUSD 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 69% of Latino SDUSD 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 40% of Latino SDUSD 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 64% of Black SDUSD 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 67% of Black SDUSD 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 51% of Black SDUSD 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 27% of White SDUSD 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 38% of White SDUSD 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 23% of White SDUSD 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 30% of Asian SDUSD 3rd graders are not meeting the standard for reading.
- 45% of Asian SDUSD 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged are not meeting the standard.
- 16% of Asian SDUSD 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 34% of Filipino SDUSD 3rd graders did not meet the standard for reading.
- 36% of Filipino SDUSD 3rd graders who are economically disadvantaged did not meet the standard for reading.
- 30% of Filipino SDUSD 3rd graders who are not economically disadvantaged did not meet standard for reading.
