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Jamacha Elementary

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Jamacha Elementary ranks 2886 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jamacha Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 415 students in El Cajon, part of the Cajon Valley Union school district, where it stands out as a relatively strong performer within a district that faces significant challenges.

While the school's test scores are generally below the state average, it consistently outperforms other schools in its own district that serve students with similar economic backgrounds. For example, Jamacha's students are more proficient in English and math than those at nearby Anza Elementary or Meridian Elementary. The school has also made good progress reducing chronic student absences, doing better than several district peers. However, a notable comparison is Fuerte Elementary, a higher-performing school just a few miles away in a different part of the district.

Key points for parents to consider include the school's particular effectiveness with English learners and special education students, which has improved recently. A significant concern is a sharp drop in academic performance in 5th grade across all subjects. The school benefits from higher per-student funding than most others in the Cajon Valley Union district, which may contribute to its relative success, but its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade.

415

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,551

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2962 Jamul Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92019-4640

(619) 441-6150

District: Cajon Valley Union

Students who attend Jamacha Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillsdale Middle
High:	Valhalla High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg26%

California avg41%

2,886^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	45.0	2886 of 5857	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2731 of 5869	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2848 of 5859	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2492 of 5883	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	2061 of 5789	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	2139 of 5662	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	1992 of 5692	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.6	2059 of 5614	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	1590 of 5611	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	1511 of 5530	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	1164 of 5390	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	1103 of 5377	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	1199 of 5314	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	968 of 5193	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	943 of 5113	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	1003 of 5113	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	858 of 4818	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	1061 of 4822	78.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	1031 of 4809	78.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	1021 of 2227	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	1156 of 2585	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.1	1407 of 3162	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	998 of 3245	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	433 of 3311	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	381 of 3275	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	809 of 3246	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	2320 of 5597	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	2082 of 5612	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	3070 of 5609	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2947 of 5635	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	1532 of 5492	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1827 of 5413	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	2592 of 5107	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	1732 of 5107	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1534 of 5087	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2276 of 5084	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	1129 of 4963	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	2212 of 4830	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2248 of 5460	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1873 of 5517	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	2240 of 5363	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1313 of 5264	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	1148 of 5173	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	1258 of 5084	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3177 of 5628	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	3133 of 5643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2527 of 5638	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1973 of 5663	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	2448 of 5510	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2390 of 5431	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	971 of 2847	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	1563 of 2635	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1390 of 2420	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2041 of 2598	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2063 of 2651	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	2164 of 2661	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1906 of 2726	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1994 of 2834	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1920 of 2737	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science23%-10 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
Jamacha Elementary	Public	K-5	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6150	415	18	22.9	74.0%	205 (49.4%)	22 (5.3%)	127 (30.6%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.2%)	45	2886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.7%		47	2731^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	155	22.9		22.9	46.9	50.7	29.0				41.9	57.1	47.3	18.8				39.6	96.4		96.4				$22,551	$2,357	$20,194
Cajon Valley Home	Public, Virtual	K-8	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 588-3128	117	7	17.2	71.8%	33 (28.2%)	4 (3.4%)	67 (57.3%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	30	3957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.4%		18.2	5011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	1054	45.5	51.4	50.0		42.1		23.5	52.0	51.4	44.4		35.0	8.3	0.0	36.0	52.8	32.4							$20,173	$2,862	$17,311
Rancho San Diego Elementary	Public	K-5	12151 Calle Albara	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3211	533	21	25.2	78.6%	295 (55.3%)	13 (2.4%)	139 (26.1%)	36 (6.8%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (6.9%)	67.7	1706^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		67.2	1721^st of 5869 public elementary schools	70.7%	15	49.5		49.5	45.7	54.8	57.3				52.8	45.8	56.8	46.9				49.4	96.1	97.4		96.1	97.4	96.1	$22,297	$2,246	$20,051
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	1908 Vista Grande Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3170	633	25	25.2	61.3%	421 (66.5%)	5 (0.8%)	103 (16.3%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	70 (11.1%)	63.4	1905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%		60.9	2033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.4%	128	32.5		32.5	50.0	48.0	59.8				52.1	56.5	55.0	37.4				50.5	98.3	98.3	98.3		98.3		$20,019	$2,329	$17,690
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
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
Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	10355 Loma Ln.	Spring Valley	91978	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5862	315	11	28.6	73.0%	53 (16.8%)	41 (13.0%)	169 (53.7%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.8%)	39.6	3246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		28.4	4078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.5%	832	30.2		30.2	37.5	33.3	53.9				41.9	27.1	29.2	34.6				30.4							$18,074	$1,483	$16,591
Jamul Elementary	Public	K-5	14567 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-7800	386	16	24.1	45.9%	105 (27.2%)	6 (1.6%)	242 (62.7%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	36	3485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.5%		32.5	3738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.3%	253	18.5		18.5	34.3	53.2	47.6				44.8	31.3	34.9	13.9				26.7							$16,837	$2,220	$14,617
Meridian Elementary	Public	K-5	651 South Third St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3083	570	24	23.3	93.2%	271 (47.5%)	28 (4.9%)	116 (20.4%)	90 (15.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.2%)	11.9	5512^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		16.2	5202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	310	17.0		17.0	16.2	17.4	26.4				19.9	9.8	11.2	13.8				11.6	94.4			96.3	96.3		$20,254	$2,814	$17,440
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 Jamacha Elementary

What district is Jamacha Elementary in?

Cajon Valley Union

What schools do graduates of Jamacha Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jamacha Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillsdale Middle
High : Valhalla High

How many students attend Jamacha Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Jamacha Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jamacha Elementary?

Students at Jamacha Elementary are 49% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Jamacha Elementary a good school?

Jamacha Elementary ranks 2886^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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