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Naranca Elementary

Q: Is Naranca Elementary a good school?

Naranca Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Naranca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 985 students attended Naranca Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Naranca Elementary?

Students at Naranca Elementary are 34% White, 28% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Naranca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Naranca Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cajon Valley Middle High : El Cajon Valley High

Public Grades K-6

5752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Naranca Elementary is a large public K-6 school serving 985 students in a high-need area of El Cajon, where it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below state averages.

The school's performance is among the lowest in the Cajon Valley Union district, with similar struggles seen at nearby schools like Magnolia Elementary and Anza Elementary. However, comparisons show that some schools with similar student populations achieve better results; for instance, Johnson Elementary in the same district has higher proficiency, and schools in neighboring districts like Pepper Drive Elementary in Santee and the charter Kidinnu Academy perform significantly stronger academically.

Naranca Elementary has seen a steady academic decline over the past decade, and it operates with a high student-teacher ratio. A notable relative strength is its effectiveness with students in special education. The high rate of chronic absenteeism, though improving since the pandemic, remains a concern, and the school's large size may present challenges for personalized support.

985

Students ?

27.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,972

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 Naranca Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92021-5615

(619) 588-3087

District: Cajon Valley Union

Students who attend Naranca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cajon Valley Middle
High:	El Cajon Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.8%

Asian:

27.8%

Hispanic:

26.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,752^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	5752 of 5857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5731 of 5869	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5532 of 5859	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5365 of 5883	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5318 of 5789	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4928 of 5662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	4578 of 5692	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	3898 of 5614	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	3960 of 5611	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.5	3563 of 5530	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	3697 of 5390	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	4179 of 5377	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	4616 of 5314	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	3192 of 5193	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	2730 of 5113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2731 of 5113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.8	3741 of 4818	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	4194 of 4822	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.7	3435 of 4809	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	541 of 569	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	320 of 593	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	390 of 661	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	407 of 663	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	688 of 747	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	412 of 700	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	1192 of 1203	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.4	1196 of 1205	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1177 of 1190	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1112 of 1154	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1705 of 2227	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	2266 of 2585	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1658 of 2128	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	2801 of 3162	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	2857 of 3245	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1923 of 3311	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1455 of 3275	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	1589 of 3246	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	5542 of 5597	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	5516 of 5612	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5244 of 5609	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4941 of 5635	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5004 of 5492	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4415 of 5413	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	4818 of 5107	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4832 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4749 of 5087	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4889 of 5084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4251 of 4963	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4001 of 4830	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5318 of 5460	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	5353 of 5517	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	4997 of 5363	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	4648 of 5264	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4561 of 5173	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4123 of 5084	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	5455 of 5628	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	5488 of 5643	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5322 of 5638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	5231 of 5663	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5142 of 5510	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	5014 of 5431	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1920 of 2847	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1802 of 2635	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1144 of 2420	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	2593 of 2598	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	2644 of 2651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	2642 of 2661	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	2647 of 2726	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	2784 of 2834	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	2689 of 2737	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-29 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 8th 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 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Greenfield Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3080	703	27	26.2	91.0%	146 (20.8%)	98 (13.9%)	309 (44.0%)	85 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (7.8%)	6.8	5787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.9	5782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	10.0		10.0	11.7	10.1	17.8				12.9	12.2	0.9	6.7				6.7							$19,871	$2,526	$17,345
Kidinnu Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1025 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Kidinnu Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 938-4864	433	17	25.4	89.8%	426 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.5	2394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		53.3	2380^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.4%	14	24.5		24.5	58.8	53.9	49.1	42.9	55.0		51.6	58.8	48.1	32.1	18.4	30.0		38.7							$16,642	$2,801	$13,841
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
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
W. D. Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	1376 Pepper Dr.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3136	579	23	24.9	90.2%	247 (42.7%)	36 (6.2%)	200 (34.5%)	52 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	34 (5.9%)	12.8	5438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		15.6	5244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	194	10.3		10.3	17.3	24.5	19.6				20.3	21.2	22.3	7.2				17.0							$22,366	$2,376	$19,990
Madison Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1615 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3077	670	27	24.5	90.9%	313 (46.7%)	26 (3.9%)	232 (34.6%)	34 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	56 (8.4%)	15.3	5233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		19.2	4922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	311	12.6		12.6	24.7	20.2	31.4				25.6	11.7	14.7	18.6				15.2	97.0			97.0	97.0	98.0	$21,595	$2,585	$19,010
Pepper Drive Elementary	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5100	661	27	24.5	58.2%	288 (43.6%)	29 (4.4%)	257 (38.9%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.2%)	59	2119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		59.6	2084^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.5%	35	42.3	31.3	35.6	53.5	52.6	59.6	46.9	55.8	57.5	54.0	46.6	51.3	28.9	32.1	32.6	36.3	37.9							$16,633	$876	$15,757
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Naranca Elementary

What district is Naranca Elementary in?

Cajon Valley Union

How many students attend Naranca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 985 students attended Naranca Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Naranca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Naranca Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cajon Valley Middle
High : El Cajon Valley High

Is Naranca Elementary a good school?

Naranca Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Naranca Elementary?

Students at Naranca Elementary are 34% White, 28% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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