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Chase Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Chase Avenue Elementary a good school?

Chase Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Chase Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Chase Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chase Avenue Elementary?

Students at Chase Avenue Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 33% White, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chase Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chase Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Grossmont High

Public Grades K-6

5748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chase Avenue Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 757 students in El Cajon, part of the Cajon Valley Union school district, and it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is critically low, with only about 7% of students proficient in math and 18% in English, which is far below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting nearly 30% of students, and data shows that students do not make adequate academic progress as they move from 3rd to 6th grade. These struggles are consistent across all student groups, and the school's statewide ranking has declined steeply over the past decade, even as per-student spending has increased to over $20,000.

Notably, the school's performance stands in stark contrast to some nearby schools serving similar communities. For example, Fuerte Elementary, just 1.5 miles away in the same district, achieves proficiency rates above 57% in both math and English. Similarly, the charter school EJE Elementary Academy Charter, very close to Chase Avenue, has much higher proficiency and a chronic absenteeism rate of only 5.5%. This comparison within the same area suggests that different educational approaches can lead to dramatically different outcomes for students.

757

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,058

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 East Chase Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92020-6201

(619) 588-3123

District: Cajon Valley Union

Students who attend Chase Avenue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Grossmont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.7%

White:

33.0%

Asian:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,748^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Cajon Valley Union

1184^th of 1,543Cajon Valley Union 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	5748 of 5857	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	5799 of 5869	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	5750 of 5859	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	5581 of 5883	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	5568 of 5789	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5302 of 5662	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	4602 of 5692	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	4534 of 5614	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	4260 of 5611	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	4075 of 5530	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	3895 of 5390	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	3792 of 5377	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	4163 of 5314	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	3958 of 5193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	3495 of 5113	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	3203 of 5113	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.9	2767 of 4818	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.4	2225 of 4822	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.0	1801 of 4809	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	695 of 747	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	1200 of 1203	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	1199 of 1205	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	2010 of 2227	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2577 of 2585	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	3072 of 3162	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	3169 of 3245	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	2874 of 3311	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	2614 of 3275	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3070 of 3246	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	5416 of 5597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5514 of 5612	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	5548 of 5609	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	5225 of 5635	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	5315 of 5492	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	4914 of 5413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	4899 of 5107	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5047 of 5107	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	4797 of 5087	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4841 of 5084	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	4850 of 4963	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	4677 of 4830	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5338 of 5460	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	5433 of 5517	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	5243 of 5363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	5037 of 5264	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4955 of 5173	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	4788 of 5084	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	5562 of 5628	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	5602 of 5643	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	5491 of 5638	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	5457 of 5663	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5275 of 5510	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	5166 of 5431	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2649 of 2847	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2494 of 2635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2412 of 2420	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	2572 of 2598	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	2642 of 2651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	2656 of 2661	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	2720 of 2726	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	2796 of 2834	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	2714 of 2737	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2019)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

Science3%-30 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 6th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chase Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	195 East Chase Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3123	757	31	24.4	94.6%	250 (33.0%)	54 (7.1%)	255 (33.7%)	129 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	57 (7.5%)	7.7	5748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.3	5799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	51	2.6	2.6	22.1	15.6	17.0	16.1	17.6	9.8	6.7	6.1	5.2	6.9	95.6	98.2	98.2	96.5	97.4		$20,058	$2,663	$17,395
EJE Elementary Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	851 South Johnson Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	EJE Elementary Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 401-4150	582	25	23.2	67.0%	16 (2.7%)	8 (1.4%)	542 (93.1%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	20.6	4775^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		14.6	5347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.9%	572	18.4	18.4	28.4	27.3	29.9		28.5	23.9	21.6	19.5		21.7	92.3	92.3		92.3	92.3	92.3	$18,148	$1,716	$16,432
Anza Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 South Anza St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3116	687	28	24.9	91.1%	262 (38.1%)	56 (8.2%)	182 (26.5%)	112 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.6%)	7.6	5757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.1	5552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	205	6.9	6.9	9.2	9.4	18.1	10.1	11.6	15.8	8.1	12.6	5.3	10.7	94.1			96.0	98.0		$20,419	$2,734	$17,685
Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Redwood Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3075	878	35	25.2	91.1%	305 (34.7%)	58 (6.6%)	382 (43.5%)	99 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.0%)	9.5	5658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		12.1	5547^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.5%	111	9.7	9.7	11.7	12.7	19.1		14.6	21.1	9.9	11.0		13.8	92.5		97.7	98.5	95.5	98.5	$20,300	$3,014	$17,286
Empower	Public	K-8	165 Roanoke Rd.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3296	21	3	7.0	85.7%	7 (33.3%)	4 (19.0%)	8 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)		0.0					8.0					7.7							$84,586	$7,505	$77,081
Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3134	686	27	25.6	58.6%	444 (64.7%)	15 (2.2%)	120 (17.5%)	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	63 (9.2%)	77.7	1257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.9	1121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.9%	136	61.4	61.4	60.7	49.1	70.6		59.2	68.6	51.8	48.3		57.1							$20,159	$2,090	$18,069
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3139	766	31	24.7	95.0%	180 (23.5%)	96 (12.5%)	337 (44.0%)	131 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	19.1	4911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		18	5028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	117	9.5	9.5	23.0	31.8	27.1		27.2	19.8	22.7	25.0		22.5	92.3	98.5	97.7		93.1		$20,245	$2,532	$17,713
Naranca Elementary	Public	K-6	1030 Naranca Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3087	985	36	27.3	96.1%	333 (33.8%)	71 (7.2%)	265 (26.9%)	274 (27.8%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	32 (3.2%)	7.7	5752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.9	5731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	21	8.8	8.8	6.3	11.5	15.8	14.9	12.1	6.8	7.1	8.1	14.8	8.6	91.9		98.2	97.3	98.2	98.2	$18,972	$2,579	$16,393
Murdock Elementary	Public	K-5	4354 Conrad Dr.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5775	608	25	24.3	43.1%	212 (34.9%)	27 (4.4%)	254 (41.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (15.0%)	76.4	1318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		78	1244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.8%	74	41.2	41.2	65.4	61.9	62.8		63.5	73.3	47.4	39.2		56.2							$17,326	$1,171	$16,155
Avocado Elementary	Public	K-5	3845 Avocado School Rd.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3100	573	23	25.1	73.1%	201 (35.1%)	50 (8.7%)	244 (42.6%)	27 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.7%)	36 (6.3%)	40.5	3180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		45.7	2812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	368	30.4	30.4	32.1	37.8	48.2		40.5	31.2	32.9	33.9		32.8							$19,869	$2,407	$17,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Chase Avenue Elementary

What district is Chase Avenue Elementary in?

Cajon Valley Union

What is the racial makeup of Chase Avenue Elementary?

Students at Chase Avenue Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 33% White, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Chase Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Chase Avenue Elementary.

Is Chase Avenue Elementary a good school?

Chase Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chase Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chase Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Grossmont High

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