Best Public Schools in El Cajon, California

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School												Students/Teachers											Ranking (2016)				Ranking (2015)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2016)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2016)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	SchoolDigger Rating (2016)	Average Standard Score (2015)	Statewide Rank (2015)	State Percentile (2015)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	1005 South Anza St	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3116	591	23	25.6	88.0 %	369 (62.4 %)	44 (7.4 %)	134 (22.7 %)	11 (1.9 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (5.2 %)	32.6	3543^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	36.7 %		28.8	3773^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	32.2 %	230	18.0	28.0	40.0					43.0	23.0	33.0
Bostonia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 East Brd.Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3121	562	23	24.4	77.0 %	206 (36.7 %)	54 (9.6 %)	254 (45.2 %)	13 (2.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	3 (0.5 %)	29 (5.2 %)								(n/a)	53.0							45.0
Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3092	881	40	22.2	87.0 %	319 (36.2 %)	85 (9.6 %)	405 (46.0 %)	25 (2.8 %)	3 (0.3 %)	11 (1.2 %)	33 (3.7 %)	22.9	1869^th of 2409 public middle schools	22.4 %		20.8	2000^th of 2482 public middle schools	19.4 %	131				24.0	27.0	28.0					22.0	14.0	29.0
Chase Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	195 East Chase Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3123	711	29	24.4	91.0 %	317 (44.6 %)	51 (7.2 %)	275 (38.7 %)	26 (3.7 %)	1 (0.1 %)	7 (1.0 %)	34 (4.8 %)	21.7	4454^th of 5601 public elementary schools	20.5 %		23.8	4227^th of 5567 public elementary schools	24.1 %	227	21.0	23.0	26.0					23.0	30.0	21.0
Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Suncrest Blvd	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(858) 558-3128	144	6	24.0	52.0 %	107 (74.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32 (22.2 %)	2 (1.4 %)	2 (1.4 %)	1 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	49.4	2500^th of 5601 public elementary schools	55.4 %		42	2887^th of 5567 public elementary schools	48.1 %	387	30.0	42.0	58.0					24.0	47.0	42.0
Emerald Middle	Public	6-8	1221 South Emerald Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3097	578	31	18.9	74.0 %	290 (50.2 %)	48 (8.3 %)	192 (33.2 %)	19 (3.3 %)	4 (0.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	24 (4.2 %)	23.2	1852^nd of 2409 public middle schools	23.1 %		33.8	1512^th of 2482 public middle schools	39.1 %	340				27.0	33.0	38.0					16.0	15.0	18.0
Flying Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 Finch St	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3132	548	22	24.9	55.0 %	254 (46.4 %)	38 (6.9 %)	191 (34.9 %)	15 (2.7 %)	4 (0.7 %)	2 (0.4 %)	44 (8.0 %)	43.2	2864^th of 5601 public elementary schools	48.9 %		41.3	2926^th of 5567 public elementary schools	47.4 %	62	44.0	49.0	43.0	31.0				51.0	33.0	29.0	15.0
Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3134	617	24	25.3	21.0 %	410 (66.5 %)	19 (3.1 %)	123 (19.9 %)	10 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	54 (8.8 %)	86.5	826^th of 5601 public elementary schools	85.3 %		87.9	721^st of 5567 public elementary schools	87.0 %	105	54.0	78.0	74.0					67.0	70.0	54.0
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1495 Greenfield Dr	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3103	640	27	23.5	70.0 %	240 (37.5 %)	71 (11.1 %)	279 (43.6 %)	21 (3.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	4 (0.6 %)	22 (3.4 %)	24.6	1792^nd of 2409 public middle schools	25.6 %		27.7	1731^st of 2482 public middle schools	30.3 %	61				25.0	40.0	37.0					20.0	17.0	12.0
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3136	479	20	23.9	61.0 %	229 (47.8 %)	39 (8.1 %)	168 (35.1 %)	19 (4.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	4 (0.8 %)	19 (4.0 %)	21.4	4482^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	20.0 %		43.3	2824^th of 5567 public elementary schools	49.3 %	1658	24.0	20.0	32.0					24.0	23.0	21.0
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3139	640	26	24.6	94.0 %	195 (30.5 %)	89 (13.9 %)	324 (50.6 %)	16 (2.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	15 (2.3 %)	12	5296^th of 5601 public elementary schools	5.4 %		16.5	4903^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	11.9 %	393	10.0	15.0	30.0					10.0	16.0	10.0
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	533 South First St	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3075	763	30	25.2	93.0 %	355 (46.5 %)	50 (6.6 %)	317 (41.5 %)	13 (1.7 %)	1 (0.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	26 (3.4 %)	19.9	4611^th of 5601 public elementary schools	17.7 %		14.8	5079^th of 5567 public elementary schools	8.8 %	468	19.0	27.0	27.0					25.0	25.0	15.0
Madison Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 East Madison Ave	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3077	469	20	23.2	73.0 %	207 (44.1 %)	33 (7.0 %)	174 (37.1 %)	10 (2.1 %)	2 (0.4 %)	6 (1.3 %)	37 (7.9 %)	42.4	2909^th of 5601 public elementary schools	48.1 %		53.1	2267^th of 5567 public elementary schools	59.3 %	642	35.0	44.0	44.0					32.0	39.0	28.0
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Greenfield Dr	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3080	618	25	24.7	80.0 %	165 (26.7 %)	93 (15.0 %)	303 (49.0 %)	22 (3.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)	32 (5.2 %)	27.3	3960^th of 5601 public elementary schools	29.3 %		31.5	3558^th of 5567 public elementary schools	36.1 %	402	21.0	33.0	43.0					14.0	25.0	26.0
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 South Third St	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3083	680	27	25.0	80.0 %	380 (55.9 %)	50 (7.4 %)	183 (26.9 %)	18 (2.6 %)	4 (0.6 %)	6 (0.9 %)	39 (5.7 %)	35.8	3302^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	41.0 %		43.1	2833^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	49.1 %	469	37.0	27.0	39.0					38.0	31.0	28.0
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Melody Ln	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3107	790	32	24.8	72.0 %	389 (49.2 %)	48 (6.1 %)	279 (35.3 %)	24 (3.0 %)	5 (0.6 %)	3 (0.4 %)	42 (5.3 %)	39.9	1322^nd of 2409 public middle schools	45.1 %		43.9	1250^th of 2482 public middle schools	49.6 %	72				37.0	46.0	44.0					20.0	31.0	29.0
Naranca Elementary	Public	K-5	1030 Naranca Ave	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3087	843	33	25.3	93.0 %	257 (30.5 %)	100 (11.9 %)	424 (50.3 %)	20 (2.4 %)	1 (0.1 %)	11 (1.3 %)	30 (3.6 %)	31	3656^th of 5601 public elementary schools	34.7 %		26.7	3932^nd of 5567 public elementary schools	29.4 %	276	26.0	33.0	32.0					33.0	34.0	25.0
Rios Elementary	Public	K-5	14314 Rios Canyon Rd	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3090	252	10	25.2	63.0 %	125 (49.6 %)	11 (4.4 %)	92 (36.5 %)	9 (3.6 %)	1 (0.4 %)	1 (0.4 %)	13 (5.2 %)	34.6	3373^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	39.8 %		51.1	2375^th of 5567 public elementary schools	57.3 %	998	34.0	31.0	47.0					36.0	21.0	26.0
Jamacha Elementary	Public	K-5	2962 Jamul Dr	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 441-6150	539	23	23.4	41.0 %	294 (54.5 %)	38 (7.1 %)	151 (28.0 %)	15 (2.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.7 %)	37 (6.9 %)	57.6	2088^th of 5601 public elementary schools	62.7 %		67.6	1577^th of 5567 public elementary schools	71.7 %	511	47.0	41.0	49.0					57.0	48.0	31.0
Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3678	532	21	25.3	29.0 %	351 (66.0 %)	2 (0.4 %)	149 (28.0 %)	4 (0.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	24 (4.5 %)	80.1	1123^rd of 5601 public elementary schools	80.0 %		71.8	1417^th of 5567 public elementary schools	74.5 %	294	52.0	67.0	61.0					68.0	62.0	49.0
Hillsdale Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Brabham St	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 441-6156	1,490	58	25.4	30.0 %	809 (54.3 %)	75 (5.0 %)	378 (25.4 %)	67 (4.5 %)	7 (0.5 %)	5 (0.3 %)	149 (10.0 %)	82	390^th of 2409 public middle schools	83.8 %		83.6	362^nd of 2482 public middle schools	85.4 %	28				68.0	64.0	66.0					53.0	52.0	51.0
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	1908 Vista Grande Rd	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3170	591	24	24.8	25.0 %	418 (70.7 %)	8 (1.4 %)	88 (14.9 %)	14 (2.4 %)	2 (0.3 %)	2 (0.3 %)	59 (10.0 %)	75	1304^th of 5601 public elementary schools	76.7 %		69.9	1494^th of 5567 public elementary schools	73.2 %	190	55.0	59.0	63.0					66.0	57.0	36.0
Cajon Valley Community Day	Public	6-8	165 Roanoke Rd	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	Yes	(619) 588-3296	19	2	9.5	79.0 %	4 (21.1 %)	5 (26.3 %)	6 (31.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (5.3 %)	1 (5.3 %)	2 (10.5 %)								(n/a)
Cajon Valley Home	Public	K-8	1384 Brd.Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3630	29	2	19.3	69.0 %	21 (72.4 %)	2 (6.9 %)	5 (17.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (3.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
Rancho San Diego Elementary	Public	K-5	12151 Calle Albara	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 588-3211	554	23	24.0	35.0 %	347 (62.6 %)	34 (6.1 %)	105 (19.0 %)	25 (4.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	40 (7.2 %)	87.2	795^th of 5601 public elementary schools	85.8 %		78.2	1173^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	78.9 %	378	68.0	66.0	70.0					68.0	63.0	58.0
Eje Elementary Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	851 South Johnson Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	Yes	No	Yes	(619) 401-4150	461	23	19.7	84.0 %	22 (4.8 %)	29 (6.3 %)	400 (86.8 %)	4 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	5 (1.1 %)	60.4	1972^nd of 5601 public elementary schools	64.8 %		64.9	1703^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	69.4 %	269	54.0	45.0	63.0					49.0	25.0	46.0
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	Yes	(619) 956-4600	328	27	12.2	67.0 %	146 (44.5 %)	43 (13.1 %)	103 (31.4 %)	4 (1.2 %)	4 (1.2 %)	5 (1.5 %)	23 (7.0 %)	11.9	1750^th of 2033 public high schools	13.9 %		10.3	1830^th of 1999 public high schools	8.5 %	80							4.0							4.0
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	Yes	(619) 579-5855	1,784	79	22.7	88.0 %	824 (46.2 %)	159 (8.9 %)	695 (39.0 %)	40 (2.2 %)	6 (0.3 %)	12 (0.7 %)	48 (2.7 %)	30.1	1353^rd of 2033 public high schools	33.4 %		30.5	1335^th of 1999 public high schools	33.2 %	18							35.0							11.0
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1719 East Madison Ave	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	No	(619) 593-5500	2,569	95	26.9	46.0 %	1,461 (56.9 %)	42 (1.6 %)	766 (29.8 %)	41 (1.6 %)	19 (0.7 %)	5 (0.2 %)	235 (9.1 %)	74.6	519^th of 2033 public high schools	74.5 %		79.7	366^th of 1999 public high schools	81.7 %	153							59.0							43.0
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	No	(619) 593-5500	2,119	76	27.9	41.0 %	1,279 (60.4 %)	95 (4.5 %)	490 (23.1 %)	69 (3.3 %)	12 (0.6 %)	8 (0.4 %)	166 (7.8 %)	82	371^st of 2033 public high schools	81.8 %		74.6	456^th of 1999 public high schools	77.2 %	85							69.0							45.0
Phoenix High	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	No	(619) 258-3787	129	1	103.2	52.0 %	75 (58.1 %)	6 (4.7 %)	36 (27.9 %)	1 (0.8 %)	1 (0.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (7.8 %)								(n/a)
Viking Center	Public	9-12	1751 Hillsdale Rd	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	Yes	(619) 401-4215	36	5	7.4	64.0 %	20 (55.6 %)	4 (11.1 %)	6 (16.7 %)	2 (5.6 %)	1 (2.8 %)	1 (2.8 %)	2 (5.6 %)								(n/a)
Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	No	No	(619) 644-7524	79	2	37.6	29.0 %	52 (65.8 %)	2 (2.5 %)	18 (22.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (1.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (7.6 %)	97.5	28^th of 2033 public high schools	98.6 %		98.4	10^th of 1999 public high schools	99.5 %	18							97.0							67.0
Reach Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(619) 588-3580	39	0	156.0	85.0 %	16 (41.0 %)	9 (23.1 %)	10 (25.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (2.6 %)	1 (2.6 %)	2 (5.1 %)	8.8	1974^th of 2033 public high schools	2.9 %					(n/a)							0.0							0.0
Merit Academy	Public	9-12	1600 North Johnson	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(619) 956-0600	47	5	9.0	66.0 %	29 (61.7 %)	2 (4.3 %)	12 (25.5 %)	2 (4.3 %)	1 (2.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (2.1 %)	17.8	1535^th of 2033 public high schools	24.5 %					(n/a)							27.0							0.0
Diego Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	511 North 2nd St	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Julian Union Elementary	Yes	No	(n/a)	(619) 286-0312	519	13	39.9	78.0 %	142 (27.4 %)	72 (13.9 %)	258 (49.7 %)	4 (0.8 %)	8 (1.5 %)	5 (1.0 %)	30 (5.8 %)								(n/a)							21.0							2.0
Fletcher Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2330 Center Place	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	No	No	(619) 668-5820	714	24	29.7	20.0 %	440 (61.6 %)	28 (3.9 %)	160 (22.4 %)	18 (2.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (0.6 %)	64 (9.0 %)	90.3	610^th of 5601 public elementary schools	89.1 %		79	1133^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	79.6 %	523	73.0	67.0	80.0	73.0				75.0	61.0	64.0	56.0
Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Santee	No	No	Yes	(619) 956-5100	806	31	26.0	60.0 %	387 (48.0 %)	23 (2.9 %)	287 (35.6 %)	27 (3.3 %)	4 (0.5 %)	2 (0.2 %)	76 (9.4 %)	68.9	1570^th of 5601 public elementary schools	72.0 %		63.5	1763^rd of 5567 public elementary schools	68.3 %	193	58.0	64.0	54.0	39.0	46.0	66.0		65.0	53.0	44.0	39.0	43.0	64.0
Literacy First Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	799 East Washington Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	San Diego County Office Of Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	(619) 579-7232	1,569	72	21.9	23.0 %	716 (45.6 %)	50 (3.2 %)	334 (21.3 %)	404 (25.7 %)	7 (0.4 %)	3 (0.2 %)	55 (3.5 %)								(n/a)	77.0	71.0	80.0	63.0	73.0	77.0	75.0	81.0	69.0	76.0	63.0	73.0	66.0	32.0
Eje Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	851 South Johnson Ave	El Cajon	92020	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	Yes	No	Yes	(619) 401-4150	170	7	24.2	86.0 %	4 (2.4 %)	8 (4.7 %)	151 (88.8 %)	2 (1.2 %)	3 (1.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (1.2 %)	78.1	485^th of 2409 public middle schools	79.9 %		59.6	874^th of 2482 public middle schools	64.8 %	389				58.0	73.0	75.0					33.0	48.0	61.0
Dehesa Elementary	Public	K-8	4612 Dehesa Rd	El Cajon	92019	San Diego	Dehesa Elementary	No	No	Yes	(619) 444-2161	209	12	17.2	46.0 %	106 (50.7 %)	5 (2.4 %)	55 (26.3 %)	3 (1.4 %)	20 (9.6 %)	1 (0.5 %)	19 (9.1 %)	37.8	3197^th of 5601 public elementary schools	42.9 %		43.9	2780^th of 5567 public elementary schools	50.1 %	417	32.0	58.0	48.0	37.0	19.0	57.0		27.0	25.0	23.0	21.0	24.0	40.0
Los Coches Creek Middle	Public	6-8	9669 Dunbar Ln	El Cajon	92021	San Diego	Cajon Valley Union	No	No	No	(619) 441-5741	681	32	21.6	43.0 %	413 (60.6 %)	16 (2.3 %)	188 (27.6 %)	16 (2.3 %)	3 (0.4 %)	3 (0.4 %)	42 (6.2 %)	66.6	710^th of 2409 public middle schools	70.5 %		68.3	683^rd of 2482 public middle schools	72.5 %	27				61.0	53.0	51.0					46.0	40.0	43.0

City	Distance	Number of Schools	SchoolDigger Statewide Rank
Lakeside	1.71 mi	12	323^rd
Santee	4.32 mi	12	175^th
Alpine	5.07 mi	8	230^th
La Mesa	5.57 mi	17	295^th
Spring Valley	6.43 mi	15	531^st

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