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El Cajon Valley High

Q: Is El Cajon Valley High a good school?

El Cajon Valley High ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend El Cajon Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,701 students attended El Cajon Valley High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of El Cajon Valley High?

Students at El Cajon Valley High are 41% Hispanic, 37% White, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into El Cajon Valley High?

El Cajon Valley High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lexington Elementary Elementary : Naranca Elementary

Public Grades 9-12

1629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

El Cajon Valley High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,700 students in grades 9-12 within the Grossmont Union High district in El Cajon, California, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges while serving a student population with high economic need.

The school's performance metrics are concerning, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages and a graduation rate of 73.5% that is notably lower than the state's 87.5%. Furthermore, nearly 30% of students are chronically absent, and the dropout rate is more than double the district average. When compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Valhalla High and Granite Hills High, El Cajon Valley High lags in these critical areas, despite having a higher per-student spending level than those schools.

It's important to note that the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. However, historical data shows the school has had notable successes with specific student groups, such as English Learners and homeless students, indicating that targeted support can be effective. The district contains a wide range of school performance, from the exceptionally high-performing Grossmont Middle College High to alternative schools with even greater struggles than El Cajon Valley High.

1,701

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,383

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1035 East Madison Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92021-6226

(619) 407-4711

District: Grossmont Union High

Feeder schools for El Cajon Valley High:

Elementary:	Lexington Elementary
	Naranca Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.7%

White:

37.2%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,629^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High Schools in the Grossmont Union High

750^th of 1,543Grossmont Union High 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	23.2	1629 of 2162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1573 of 2159	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1384 of 2170	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1490 of 2123	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	779 of 1290	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1576 of 2133	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1207 of 2017	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	1217 of 2021	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1405 of 2039	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	1333 of 1994	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	769 of 2426	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.8	1131 of 2354	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.2	1058 of 2367	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.0	1035 of 2281	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.6	1076 of 2238	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.8	1020 of 2117	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.7	1116 of 2063	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1150 of 1968	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.5	976 of 1901	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.6	971 of 1653	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	321 of 523	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	191 of 517	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	313 of 521	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	278 of 522	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	413 of 592	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	312 of 582	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	582 of 585	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	567 of 573	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	565 of 591	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	578 of 582	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	1060 of 1161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	552 of 555	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	880 of 1117	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	786 of 1052	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	808 of 1085	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	245 of 1064	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	382 of 1044	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	175 of 467	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	608 of 941	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	398 of 938	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1462 of 1906	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1469 of 1915	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1322 of 1915	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1405 of 1858	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	695 of 1054	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1462 of 1833	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1143 of 1760	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1226 of 1900	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1303 of 1902	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1091 of 1917	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1081 of 1861	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1312 of 1814	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1068 of 1742	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	116 of 328	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.8	27 of 299	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	33.2	198 of 290	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1485 of 2013	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1456 of 2026	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1238 of 2030	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1329 of 1943	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	651 of 1126	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1413 of 1937	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1087 of 1862	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1530 of 1942	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1431 of 1948	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1231 of 1963	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1374 of 1916	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	724 of 1122	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1433 of 1880	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1150 of 1834	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	575 of 577	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	558 of 574	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	333 of 366	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1096 of 1252	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	888 of 1216	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	659 of 1197	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1089 of 1155	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1089 of 1173	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1020 of 1193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1132 of 1204	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1128 of 1222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	955 of 1173	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)65th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

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Schools Near El Cajon Valley High

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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 (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 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
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	$22,383	$3,791	$18,592
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)														$68,379	$5,598	$62,781
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)														$58,850	$9,810	$49,040
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	$16,740	$2,819	$13,921
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	$17,873	$2,261	$15,612
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	$53,089	$4,934	$48,155
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	$42,491	$3,516	$38,975
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	$34,714	$2,939	$31,775
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	$19,695	$2,644	$17,051
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5300	1,728	74	23.4	69.4%	1,140 (66.0%)	30 (1.7%)	367 (21.2%)	122 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.5%)	72	560^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		72.4	536^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	24			37.3	16.7	36.4			66.1	66.1			34.5	34.5	$18,459	$2,648	$15,811

Frequently Asked Questions about El Cajon Valley High

What schools feed into El Cajon Valley High?

El Cajon Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lexington Elementary
Elementary : Naranca Elementary

Is El Cajon Valley High a good school?

El Cajon Valley High ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of El Cajon Valley High?

Students at El Cajon Valley High are 41% Hispanic, 37% White, 9% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend El Cajon Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,701 students attended El Cajon Valley High.

What district is El Cajon Valley High in?

Grossmont Union High

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