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Flying Hills School of Arts

Public Grades K-8
4033rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of California elementary schools
Summary

Flying Hills School of Arts serves 742 students in kindergarten through eighth grade in El Cajon, in the Cajon Valley Union area. Its results are mixed: in 2025–2026, the school was above its district in English language arts and science, but below the state in English language arts, math, and science. The main takeaway is that beating the district in two subjects does not yet mean Flying Hills is keeping pace with California overall.

Among the three subjects, science is the closest to the state: Flying Hills scored 30%, about 6 points below California, compared with gaps of 14 points in English language arts and 17 in math. It was about 5 points above the district in English language arts and 7 points above in science, while math was about 1 point below. Nearby K–8 schools PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue and Pepper Drive Elementary scored higher in all three subjects. Within Flying Hills, fifth grade was a relative bright spot: English language arts proficiency was 44%, and science was 35%, both above district results. Seventh-grade math was the clearest weakness at 9%, about 12 points below the district.

Science has improved from a low of 15% in 2023–2024 to 30% in 2025–2026, while English language arts and math have been broadly flat; state results rose in all three subjects over that period. Chronic absenteeism also fell sharply, from 27% in 2024–2025 to 10% in 2025–2026, below district and state rates. SchoolDigger ranked Flying Hills at the 31st percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 17th percentile in 2023–2024 but below most nearby schools with rankings. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 28 and 75% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 68%; these are context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also flag a concern: Disabled Students were at the 1st percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 47th percentile that year. For English Language Learner Students, the ranking fell from the 51st percentile in 2022–2023 to the 0th percentile in 2023–2024, a sharp change that does not establish a lasting pattern.

742
Students ?
28.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,327
Per pupil spending ?
74.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
96%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 1251 Finch St.
       El Cajon, CA  92020-1433

(619) 588-3132

District: Cajon Valley Union


Students who attend Flying Hills School of Arts usually attend:

Middle:    Cajon Valley Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.6%
White:
32.9%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg26%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,033rd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 19 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,941st of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2022
From bottom 46% (2022) to bottom 29% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 19Elementary Schools in the Cajon Valley Union
1149th of 1,530Cajon 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.44033 of 581730.7%★★☆☆☆
202521.24724 of 585719.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.24852 of 586917.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.93891 of 585933.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.73119 of 588347.0%★★☆☆☆
201947.22747 of 578952.5%★★★☆☆
201852.02454 of 566256.7%★★★☆☆
201744.22855 of 569249.8%★★☆☆☆
201644.12826 of 561449.7%★★☆☆☆
201541.32948 of 561147.5%★★☆☆☆
201354.52424 of 553056.2%★★★☆☆
201264.91791 of 539066.8%★★★☆☆
201163.21834 of 537765.9%★★★☆☆
201057.12156 of 531459.4%★★★☆☆
200961.71839 of 519364.6%★★★☆☆
200864.41661 of 511367.5%★★★☆☆
200771.91282 of 511374.9%★★★★☆
200668.51412 of 481870.7%★★★★☆
200568.71391 of 482271.2%★★★★☆
200467.31387 of 480971.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202216.62213 of 22270.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202411.73162 of 31620.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202343.41590 of 324551.0%★★★☆☆
202230.72555 of 331122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201952.91102 of 327566.4%★★★☆☆
201846.81409 of 324656.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.14237 of 558124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202518.14841 of 559713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.84984 of 561211.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.73790 of 560932.4%★★☆☆☆
202242.22864 of 563549.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.62635 of 549252.0%★★★☆☆
201856.62149 of 541360.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.34203 of 509417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202520.74405 of 510713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.74304 of 510715.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.83714 of 508727.0%★☆☆☆☆
202241.42803 of 508444.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.33535 of 496328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201851.62129 of 483055.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.33322 of 542338.7%★★☆☆☆
202523.84450 of 546018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.94626 of 551716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.63514 of 536334.5%★★☆☆☆
202252.82099 of 526460.1%★★★☆☆
201962.61591 of 517369.2%★★★☆☆
201866.21384 of 508472.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.53361 of 560340.0%★★☆☆☆
202527.14098 of 562827.2%★☆☆☆☆
202426.84103 of 564327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202330.83701 of 563834.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.33245 of 566342.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.22720 of 551050.6%★★★☆☆
201845.62691 of 543150.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.1650 of 75313.7%★☆☆☆☆
20236.8637 of 6694.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.41701 of 292741.9%★★☆☆☆
202546.11199 of 284757.9%★★★☆☆
202430.91770 of 263532.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.61569 of 242035.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.51973 of 253622.2%★☆☆☆☆
202515.22267 of 259812.7%★☆☆☆☆
20249.02478 of 26516.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.32218 of 266116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.92252 of 272617.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.21933 of 283431.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.81850 of 273732.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.31941 of 274029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.91867 of 276132.4%★★☆☆☆
202424.72047 of 278326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.01588 of 278142.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.61479 of 274046.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202233.8935 of 153138.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202429.51253 of 147815.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.31825 of 251627.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.61679 of 253333.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.71649 of 255135.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.81288 of 253149.1%★★☆☆☆
202242.81250 of 250950.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.21832 of 235722.3%★☆☆☆☆
202531.51585 of 239533.8%★★☆☆☆
202418.82057 of 238813.9%★☆☆☆☆
202337.71339 of 237443.6%★★☆☆☆
202242.51203 of 235949.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.11534 of 252939.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.01570 of 254238.2%★★☆☆☆
202424.52002 of 257922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202340.71303 of 253148.5%★★☆☆☆
202248.11078 of 245856.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.21780 of 251429.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.91883 of 253425.7%★☆☆☆☆
202418.22168 of 255215.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.91782 of 253829.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.61469 of 252741.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.5531 of 160566.9%★★★☆☆
202539.6810 of 156648.3%★★☆☆☆
202425.81242 of 155220.0%★☆☆☆☆
202350.8544 of 153164.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.11100 of 149026.2%★☆☆☆☆
202521.61199 of 152021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.41242 of 153719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.31165 of 154324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.91151 of 155526.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)40th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2022)1st percentile-46 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-17 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)67th percentile+38 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2022)39th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2026)29th percentile~ school
Female (2026)27th percentile~ school
White (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-14 vs state
Science30%-6 vs state
Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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Flying Hills School of Arts ranks 4033rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Flying Hills School of Arts.

Students at Flying Hills School of Arts are 45% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Flying Hills School of Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cajon Valley Middle

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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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