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Altus Schools East County

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Altus Schools East County ranks 1355 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Altus Schools East County is a public high school serving about 287 students in grades 7-12 in El Cajon, California, operating within its own Altus Schools East County District and serving a community with significant economic need.

Academic performance at the school has declined significantly over the past three years, now ranking in the bottom half of all California schools, with particular challenges in mathematics and science proficiency. The school has an exceptionally high student-teacher ratio of 35-to-1, which is much larger than nearby schools like Grossmont Middle College High (14.5-to-1) or Granite Hills High (24-to-1). While its graduation rate is below the state average, it is notably higher than some other local alternative programs such as Chaparral High.

Despite the academic struggles, the school maintains a lower dropout rate than the state average, suggesting strength in keeping students enrolled. It also spends less per student than many neighboring schools in the Grossmont Union High district. When compared to schools serving similar student populations, like IDEA Center or MERIT Academy, Altus often shows better outcomes in statewide ranking and chronic absenteeism.

287

Students ?

35.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,210

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Fletcher Pkwy.
El Cajon, CA 92020-2510

(858) 678-2020

District: Altus Schools East County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

White:

23.7%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (53% vs 86%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,007^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,355^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1137^th of 1,543Altus Schools East County District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	2007 of 2761	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1903 of 2783	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2062 of 2781	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	1379 of 2740	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2306 of 2715	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	878 of 2533	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.4	1833 of 2551	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1432 of 2509	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2274 of 2380	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1443 of 2395	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1390 of 2388	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2004 of 2213	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2318 of 2542	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1648 of 2579	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	878 of 2458	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	1890 of 2369	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2427 of 2534	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1446 of 2552	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1355 of 2162	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1061 of 2159	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	724 of 2170	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	924 of 2123	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	669 of 1290	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	870 of 2133	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1072 of 1906	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	779 of 1915	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	787 of 1915	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	616 of 1858	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	611 of 1054	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	675 of 1833	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1247 of 1900	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	754 of 1902	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	316 of 1917	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	570 of 1861	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	408 of 1814	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1329 of 2013	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	746 of 2026	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	705 of 2030	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	500 of 1943	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	417 of 1126	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	564 of 1937	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1432 of 1942	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1250 of 1948	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1079 of 1916	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	647 of 1122	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	957 of 1880	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1024 of 1155	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	861 of 1173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	655 of 1222	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)65th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Female (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altus Schools East County	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Altus Schools East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	287	8	35.3	73.2%	68 (23.7%)	21 (7.3%)	167 (58.2%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	36.1	1355^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%		47.7	1061^st of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	294	20.8	14.7	18.2	17.7	17.4	15.4	29.2	54.1	39.2	15.4	25.0	5.4	13.5	$25,210	$24,086	$1,124
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4711	1,701	82	20.7	88.8%	633 (37.2%)	157 (9.2%)	692 (40.7%)	120 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	90 (5.3%)	23.2	1629^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		25.9	1573^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.1%	56			13.9	4.6	13.0			28.3	28.3			10.8	10.8	$28,121	$26,332	$1,789
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4600	45	6	7.2	77.8%	14 (31.1%)	7 (15.6%)	22 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	8	2120^th of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		10.7	2022^nd of 2159 public high schools	6.3%	98			0.0		0.0			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0
MERIT Academy	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0600	68	7	9.6	73.5%	28 (41.2%)	7 (10.3%)	28 (41.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	15.9	1771^st of 2162 public high schools	18.1%		11.4	1979^th of 2159 public high schools	8.3%	208			8.3		8.3			16.7	16.7			9.1	9.1	$68,770	$67,100	$1,670
IDEA Center	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4332	127	16	7.7	65.4%	60 (47.2%)	3 (2.4%)	51 (40.2%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	21.4	1665^th of 2162 public high schools	23.0%		34.9	1373^rd of 2159 public high schools	36.4%	292			8.9		8.7			34.8	34.8			6.3	6.3	$61,698	$60,326	$1,372
Elite Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Blvd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3545	34	3	10.7	64.7%	16 (47.1%)	4 (11.8%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
REACH Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3580	21	3	7.0	57.1%	5 (23.8%)	6 (28.6%)	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Grossmont High	Public	9-12	1100 Murray Dr.	La Mesa	91944	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-6000	2,172	89	24.3	64.0%	710 (32.7%)	171 (7.9%)	995 (45.8%)	111 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	163 (7.5%)	59.7	829^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		68.3	595^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	234			34.1	23.1	33.8			56.2	56.2			24.9	24.9	$24,001	$22,836	$1,165
Grossmont Middle College High	Public	11-12	8800 Grossmont College Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-7524	37	3	14.5	27.0%	27 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	98.7	23^rd of 2162 public high schools	98.9%		97.2	64^th of 2159 public high schools	97.0%	41			75.0		75.0			93.3	93.3			86.7	86.7	$34,097	$33,038	$1,059
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1719 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5500	2,331	97	24.0	57.6%	1,131 (48.5%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (38.7%)	94 (4.0%)	33 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	122 (5.2%)	39.5	1273^rd of 2162 public high schools	41.1%		49.3	1018^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	255			19.9	0.0	19.3			46.0	46.0			17.8	17.8	$22,848	$21,646	$1,202

Frequently Asked Questions about Altus Schools East County

How many students attend Altus Schools East County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Altus Schools East County.

What district is Altus Schools East County in?

Altus Schools East County District

What is the racial makeup of Altus Schools East County?

Students at Altus Schools East County are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Is Altus Schools East County a good school?

Altus Schools East County ranks 1355^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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