Elementary Schools in Julian Union Elementary

Summary:

The Julian Union Elementary district in California contains one elementary school, Julian Elementary, serving grades K-5 with 189 students, providing a focused educational environment in a single-school district.

Julian Elementary stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.0%, far better than the Julian Union Elementary district and state averages, which strongly supports student success. The school shows particular strength in science and math, outperforming both district and state averages in these subjects, and has shown impressive improvement, moving from the 46th to the 62nd percentile in statewide rankings over three years.

While the school performs well overall, there is variability between grades, with fourth grade showing lower scores in English and math compared to stronger performances in third and fifth grades. The school achieves these solid academic results with a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1 and per-student spending that is modest compared to many California schools, indicating efficient use of resources for the community it serves.

District Detail

1704 Cape Horn Ave.
Julian, CA 92036

(760) 765-0661

SchoolDigger Rank:
853^rd of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 299

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Total
Julian Elementary	Public	K-5	1704 Cape Horn Ave.	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0661	189	10	19.4	54.0%	75 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (14.8%)	56.8	2221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		41.1	3125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.8%	904	44.8	44.8	44.0	35.7	58.6	46.3	50.0	35.7	44.8	43.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Julian Charter District	0 mi	1
Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy District	0 mi	1
Julian Union High	0.12 mi	1	843^rd
Spencer Valley Elementary	3.17 mi	3
Ramona City Unified	12.37 mi	11	701^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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