Best Public Schools in El Cajon, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				CAST Science (2021)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2021)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2021)							% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	% DTP (2020)	% MMR (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 Mathematics 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	511 N. Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Diego Valley East Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 870-0608	334	13	25.4	78.1%	144 (43.1%)	21 (6.3%)	144 (43.1%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)												31.3							2.1
Kidinnu Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 N. Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Kidinnu Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 938-4864	173	8	21.6	94.2%	172 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	571^st of 1417 public elementary schools	59.7%					(n/a)						33.3	35.0						50.0	50.0
Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	1005 S. Anza St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3116	503	22	23.3	93.0%	274 (54.5%)	26 (5.2%)	130 (25.8%)	25 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.1%)								(n/a)																				96.9				96.9		$11,377
Bostonia Language Academy	Public	K-8	1390 E. BRd.way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3121	843	31	27.1	69.8%	82 (9.7%)	35 (4.2%)	672 (79.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.9%)								(n/a)																										$11,157
Cajon Valley Middle	Public	6-8	550 Park Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3092	882	42	21.0	93.2%	327 (37.1%)	109 (12.4%)	357 (40.5%)	44 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	37 (4.2%)								(n/a)																										$11,656
Chase Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	195 E. Chase Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3123	632	25	25.2	90.0%	259 (41.0%)	36 (5.7%)	262 (41.5%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	36 (5.7%)								(n/a)																				97.7				97.7		$11,217
Crest Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Suncrest Blvd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 558-3128	117	6	20.3	32.5%	61 (52.1%)	3 (2.6%)	28 (23.9%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.8%)								(n/a)																										$11,827
Emerald Middle	Public	6-8	1221 S. Emerald Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3097	480	25	19.3	92.9%	185 (38.5%)	62 (12.9%)	186 (38.8%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.2%)								(n/a)																										$11,464
Flying Hills School of Arts	Public	K-8	1251 Finch St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3132	674	27	24.9	69.3%	270 (40.1%)	40 (5.9%)	268 (39.8%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	71 (10.5%)								(n/a)																				97.4				97.4		$10,894
Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3134	661	26	25.8	26.0%	425 (64.3%)	16 (2.4%)	128 (19.4%)	28 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (8.6%)								(n/a)																				94.3	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.1	95.1	$11,039
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	1495 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3103	631	30	20.8	86.4%	194 (30.7%)	56 (8.9%)	320 (50.7%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (6.0%)								(n/a)																										$11,399
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3136	524	22	24.3	84.5%	225 (42.9%)	34 (6.5%)	193 (36.8%)	28 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.5%)								(n/a)																				97.5				97.5		$10,991
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W. Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3139	690	27	25.5	94.3%	207 (30.0%)	109 (15.8%)	303 (43.9%)	48 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)								(n/a)																				91.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	93.6	97.9	$11,415
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Redwood Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3075	801	34	23.6	91.5%	334 (41.7%)	39 (4.9%)	337 (42.1%)	37 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	46 (5.7%)								(n/a)																				97.4		98.0		98.0		$11,340
Madison Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 E. Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3077	583	27	21.8	84.7%	253 (43.4%)	40 (6.9%)	202 (34.6%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	53 (9.1%)								(n/a)																				95.5	97.3			97.3		$11,218
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3080	521	21	24.7	88.9%	133 (25.5%)	64 (12.3%)	255 (48.9%)	34 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.8%)								(n/a)																				97.0	97.0	98.0	97.0	97.0	98.0	$11,409
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 S. Third St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3083	522	22	23.7	88.3%	301 (57.7%)	24 (4.6%)	126 (24.1%)	34 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)								(n/a)																				97.1	97.1		98.1	98.1	98.1	$11,229
Montgomery Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Melody Ln.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3107	739	36	20.8	89.4%	370 (50.1%)	45 (6.1%)	262 (35.5%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	31 (4.2%)								(n/a)																										$11,301
Naranca Elementary	Public	K-5	1030 Naranca Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3087	701	29	24.5	94.9%	278 (39.7%)	82 (11.7%)	235 (33.5%)	68 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				94.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	95.8		$10,969
Rios Elementary	Public	K-5	14314 Rios Canyon Rd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3090	274	12	23.3	63.1%	128 (46.7%)	6 (2.2%)	114 (41.6%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)								(n/a)																										$11,005
Jamacha Elementary	Public	K-5	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 441-6150	405	17	23.4	52.1%	210 (51.9%)	22 (5.4%)	118 (29.1%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	34 (8.4%)								(n/a)																										$11,206
Blossom Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	9863 Oakmont Terr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3678	528	24	22.4	28.2%	351 (66.5%)	4 (0.8%)	126 (23.9%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	27 (5.1%)								(n/a)																				97.4	97.4			97.4		$11,315
Hillsdale Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Brabham St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 441-6156	1,498	60	25.0	42.7%	844 (56.3%)	77 (5.1%)	354 (23.6%)	58 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	155 (10.3%)								(n/a)																										$10,844
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	1908 Vista Grande Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3170	590	25	24.0	33.4%	386 (65.4%)	3 (0.5%)	86 (14.6%)	24 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	85 (14.4%)								(n/a)																				98.4	98.4		98.4	98.4	98.4	$11,159
Cajon Valley Home	Public	K-8	1384 BRd.way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3128	71	3	23.6	40.8%	37 (52.1%)	5 (7.0%)	17 (23.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.5%)								(n/a)																										$10,167
Rancho San Diego Elementary	Public	K-5	12151 Calle Albara	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3211	566	23	24.6	41.7%	318 (56.2%)	19 (3.4%)	127 (22.4%)	29 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (12.0%)								(n/a)																				97.4		97.4	98.2	98.2		$11,140
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	1600 N. Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-4600	48	7	6.8	72.9%	19 (39.6%)	6 (12.5%)	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)								(n/a)																										$32,683
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 E. Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 579-5855	1,593	72	22.0	87.9%	639 (40.1%)	142 (8.9%)	710 (44.6%)	50 (3.1%)	8 (0.5%)	10 (0.6%)	34 (2.1%)	38.9	779^th of 1290 public high schools	39.6%		21.7	1576^th of 2133 public high schools	26.1%	797				16.1	16.1							45.9							21.9							$13,545
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1719 E. Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 593-5500	2,338	92	25.3	50.6%	1,240 (53.0%)	63 (2.7%)	829 (35.5%)	72 (3.1%)	31 (1.3%)	22 (0.9%)	81 (3.5%)	61.3	454^th of 1290 public high schools	64.8%		69.4	551^st of 2133 public high schools	74.2%	97				31.8	31.8							59.3							30.9							$10,477
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 593-5300	2,150	79	27.2	59.2%	1,403 (65.3%)	59 (2.7%)	507 (23.6%)	83 (3.9%)	13 (0.6%)	10 (0.5%)	75 (3.5%)	82.3	225^th of 1290 public high schools	82.6%		81	346^th of 2133 public high schools	83.8%	121												75.4							44.6							$9,468
Elite Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Blvd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3545	50	4	13.8	60.0%	13 (26.0%)	7 (14.0%)	19 (38.0%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	7 (14.0%)								(n/a)
Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	72	3	24.4	38.9%	45 (62.5%)	2 (2.8%)	14 (19.4%)	6 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)	91.8	104^th of 1290 public high schools	91.9%		99.4	6^th of 2133 public high schools	99.7%	98				61.5	61.5														52.0							$8,758
REACH Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3580	12	3	4.0	75.0%	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	7 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)
MERIT Academy	Public	9-12	1600 N. Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-0600	72	6	11.8	70.8%	30 (41.7%)	4 (5.6%)	34 (47.2%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)
IDEA Center	Public	9-12	1600 N. Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-4332	197	16	12.5	54.8%	94 (47.7%)	19 (9.6%)	70 (35.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.6%)	29.4	909^th of 1290 public high schools	29.5%		30.8	1414^th of 2133 public high schools	33.7%	505				16.7	16.7							48.9							0.0							$22,602
Fletcher Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2330 Center Pl.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 668-5820	626	25	25.5	18.2%	363 (58.0%)	11 (1.8%)	180 (28.8%)	28 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)								(n/a)																				93.6	98.4	97.6	95.2	98.4	97.6	$5,434
Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-5100	839	35	24.3	43.4%	412 (49.1%)	27 (3.2%)	295 (35.2%)	30 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.6%)	61.6	488^th of 1417 public elementary schools	65.6%		41.5	3097^th of 5789 public elementary schools	46.5%	2609	25.3	22.9				48.4	51.0	48.9	46.3	53.4	45.1		52.1	43.8	29.4	38.8	54.5	56.4		95.8				97.2		$9,182
EJE Elementary Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	851 S. Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Elementary Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	536	27	20.2	53.4%	26 (4.9%)	13 (2.4%)	481 (89.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																				93.9	96.9		95.4	96.2	96.2
EJE Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	851 S. Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	247	13	19.0	55.1%	15 (6.1%)	9 (3.6%)	219 (88.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Grossmont Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 678-3908	331	10	33.1	65.0%	74 (22.4%)	23 (6.9%)	192 (58.0%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.6%)	45.9	669^th of 1290 public high schools	48.1%		54.3	870^th of 2133 public high schools	59.2%	201											42.9	61.8						33.3	11.8
Literacy First Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	799 E. Washington Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Literacy First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 579-7232	1,862	95	19.5	49.0%	638 (34.3%)	50 (2.7%)	440 (23.6%)	661 (35.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (3.8%)								(n/a)	52.8	46.9		60.0	59.0	55.8	66.3	73.3	65.6	77.4	73.4	69.8	64.0	65.9	65.2	49.7	51.1	51.6	42.4	95.8		97.0	97.0		97.0
Sevick Special Education	Public	K	1609 E. Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3146	9			66.7%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Empower	Public	K-8	165 Roanoke Rd.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3296	23	3	7.6	87.0%	8 (34.8%)	3 (13.0%)	8 (34.8%)	1 (4.3%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)																										$97,878
Dehesa Elementary	Public	K-8	4612 Dehesa Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Dehesa Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 444-2161	124	7	17.7	38.7%	44 (35.5%)	3 (2.4%)	38 (30.6%)	2 (1.6%)	9 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (22.6%)	39.1	797^th of 1417 public elementary schools	43.8%		24.4	4422^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	23.6%	3625	22.2	12.5				27.3	50.0	35.3			31.3		18.2	37.5	16.7			25.0		85.7	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9
MethodSchools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4612 Dehesa Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	MethodSchools District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 224-0758	458	13	34.0	39.3%	205 (44.8%)	48 (10.5%)	137 (29.9%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	49 (10.7%)								(n/a)													31.3
Cabrillo Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4612 Dehesa Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cabrillo Point Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 404-3190	4,415	142	31.0	33.5%	2,371 (53.7%)	79 (1.8%)	1,104 (25.0%)	374 (8.5%)	19 (0.4%)	14 (0.3%)	451 (10.2%)								(n/a)	44.3	36.7	37.4	31.7	34.8	54.6	54.5	59.7	57.2	65.0	58.5	67.8	48.5	42.2	31.7	45.8	44.8	37.5	22.5	20.6	20.7	20.6	20.6	20.6	20.6
Los Coches Creek Middle	Public	6-8	9669 Dunbar Ln.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 441-5741	728	33	22.1	32.7%	432 (59.3%)	10 (1.4%)	226 (31.0%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.6%)								(n/a)																										$11,108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakeside	3.64 mi	16
La Mesa	3.72 mi	22
Spring Valley	3.74 mi	17
Jamul	4.76 mi	4	229^th
Santee	5.8 mi	12	75^th

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