Kempton Street Literacy Academy

· San Diego County · La Mesa-Spring Valley
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Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities → Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista → Darnall Charter → College Preparatory Middle → Lemon Grove Academy Elementary → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Kempton Street Literacy Academy.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

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

If this trend holds (+1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~455 +5 $0
3 yr (2029) ~466 +16 $0
5 yr (2031) ~477 +27 $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.

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.

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
88.7% · school is in the 39th percentile of 207 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 41st percentile of 2,648 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% Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista 85.0% Darnall Charter 86.3% College Preparatory Middle 96.8% Lemon Grove Academy Elementary 85.1%

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.

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.

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
18.9% · school is worse than 61% of 205 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).

Kempton Street Literacy Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.2%/yr); projects to ~466 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

450 students (2026)
~466 projected (2029)
at +1.2%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Kempton Street Literacy Academy Public 450
Peer-group median +2%
Lemon Grove Academy For The Sciences And Humanities Public 505
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista Public 466 -7%
Darnall Charter Public 473
College Preparatory Middle Public 399
Lemon Grove Academy Elementary Public 386
Pacific Springs Charter Public 494
Vista La Mesa Academy Public 517
The Learning Choice Academy - East County Public 529 +12%
Highlands Elementary Public 354
Harriet Tubman Village Charter Public 393

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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