El Cajon Valley High

Public 9-12

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


(619) 579-5855

District: Grossmont Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1399th of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,545 Help


Feeder schools for El Cajon Valley High:

Elementary:    Lexington Elementary
    Naranca Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  1,652

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.2%
White:
36.4%
African American:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91% Help


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Compare Details El Cajon Valley High ranks worse than 59.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 10th among 12 ranked high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.55. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of El Cajon Valley High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.2%), White (36.4%), African American (9.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Cajon Valley High is 21.4. 7 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Cajon Valley High is $13,545, which is the 5th highest among 12 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

El Cajon Valley High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Cajon Valley High 1399th of 2346 California public high schools. (See El Cajon Valley High in the ranking list.)

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Grossmont Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Grossmont Union High 586th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Cajon Valley High

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Rank History for all students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 28.59 971st 1653 41.3%
2005 32.51 976th 1901 48.7%
2006 28.08 1150th 1968 41.6%
2007 30.68 1116th 2063 45.9%
2008 35.85 1020th 2117 51.8%
2009 38.63 1076th 2238 51.9%
2010 39.04 1035th 2281 54.6%
2011 40.16 1058th 2367 55.3%
2012 36.78 1131st 2354 52.0%
2013 50.90 769th 2426 68.3%
2015 30.46 1333rd 1994 33.1%
2016 27.90 1405th 2039 31.1%
2017 41.60 1217th 2021 39.8%
2018 40.37 1207th 2017 40.2%
2019 21.74 1576th 2133 26.1%
2021 38.94 779th 1290 39.6%
2022 27.08 1490th 2123 29.8%
2023 30.55 1391st 2335 40.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.31 333rd 366 9.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.68 398th 938 57.6%
2019 34.71 608th 941 35.4%
2021 50.17 175th 467 62.5%
2022 46.33 382nd 1044 63.4%
2023 46.27 322nd 1315 75.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.00 818th 1539 46.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.76 1087th 1862 41.6%
2019 24.75 1413th 1937 27.1%
2021 43.26 651st 1126 42.2%
2022 31.37 1329th 1943 31.6%
2023 34.97 1272nd 2237 43.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.17 198th 290 31.7%
2023 89.21 31st 417 92.6%
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Rank History for Female students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.53 1143rd 1760 35.1%
2019 19.13 1462nd 1833 20.2%
2021 35.53 695th 1054 34.1%
2022 24.39 1405th 1858 24.4%
2023 27.76 1377th 2106 34.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.04 786th 1052 25.3%
2019 25.41 880th 1117 21.2%
2021 15.67 552nd 555 0.5%
2022 21.77 1060th 1161 8.7%
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Rank History for Male students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.65 1150th 1834 37.3%
2019 20.80 1433rd 1880 23.8%
2021 35.25 724th 1122 35.5%
2022 26.38 1374th 1916 28.3%
2023 31.10 1295th 2195 41.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 1.19 578th 582 0.7%
2023 4.63 697th 727 4.1%
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Rank History for African American students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.62 312th 582 46.4%
2019 29.27 413th 592 30.2%
2022 40.81 278th 522 46.7%
2023 35.48 427th 713 40.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.18 1068th 1742 38.7%
2019 26.48 1312th 1814 27.7%
2022 40.75 1081st 1861 41.9%
2023 39.25 1145th 2132 46.3%
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Rank History for White students at El Cajon Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.94 955th 1173 18.6%
2019 6.49 1128th 1222 7.7%
2022 6.73 1132nd 1204 6.0%
2023 13.75 1175th 1424 17.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for El Cajon Valley High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1483 46 90 260 10 n/a n/a 0 1889
1989 1426 62 104 306 19 n/a n/a 0 1917
1990 1321 60 108 394 25 n/a n/a 0 1908
1991 1272 65 112 436 25 n/a n/a 0 1910
1992 1206 76 105 439 29 n/a n/a 0 1855
1993 1237 97 86 499 43 n/a n/a 0 1962
1994 1232 140 106 504 45 n/a n/a 0 2027
1995 1183 157 113 577 35 n/a n/a 0 2065
1996 1183 157 113 577 35 n/a n/a 0 2065
1997 1063 164 137 592 31 n/a n/a 0 1987
1998 1183 192 112 664 34 n/a n/a 0 2185
1999 1183 201 133 680 40 n/a n/a 0 2237
2000 1068 196 126 696 22 n/a n/a 13 2121
2001 1074 224 108 712 17 n/a n/a 25 2160
2002 1111 252 97 809 25 n/a n/a 6 2300
2003 1111 252 97 809 25 n/a n/a 6 2300
2004 1073 223 91 819 23 n/a n/a 1 2230
2005 760 202 73 668 11 n/a n/a 488 2202
2006 707 233 76 776 11 n/a n/a 305 2108
2007 711 232 83 939 13 n/a n/a 32 2010
2008 695 235 79 1026 16 n/a n/a 0 2051
2009 807 240 68 1062 14 15 49 0 2255
2010 1000 249 71 1007 18 20 9 0 2374
2011 1036 216 54 898 14 18 42 0 2278
2012 1036 184 61 820 12 18 47 0 2178
2013 880 171 46 757 10 16 72 0 1952
2014 824 159 40 695 6 12 48 0 1784
2015 822 140 53 655 6 13 31 0 1720
2016 791 138 56 727 5 9 46 0 1772
2017 788 133 88 748 4 7 47 0 1815
2018 836 136 73 724 7 8 54 0 1838
2019 764 127 64 683 4 5 42 0 1689
2020 631 148 55 681 5 8 29 0 1557
2021 639 142 50 710 8 10 34 0 1593
2022 584 158 66 723 5 10 43 0 1589
2023 601 159 100 730 5 7 50 0 1652

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Cajon Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1889 72.2 26.1 n/a
1989 1917 70.0 27.3 n/a
1990 1908 69.1 27.6 n/a
1991 1910 67.3 28.3 n/a
1992 1855 68.4 27.1 28.7
1993 1962 65.4 30.0 32.4
1994 2027 75.8 26.7 29.6
1995 2065 82.5 25.0 53.1
1996 2065 82.5 25.0 53.1
1997 1987 87.3 22.8 59.2
1998 2185 94.8 23.0 68.2
1999 2237 77.4 28.9 50.4
2000 2121 87.0 24.4 53.7
2001 2160 95.3 22.7 69
2002 2300 103.0 22.3 60.9
2003 2300 103.0 22.3 60.9
2004 2230 125.2 17.8 67
2005 2202 102.0 21.6 72.2
2006 2108 92.7 22.7 76.5
2007 2010 105.2 19.1 64.1
2008 2051 118.2 17.4 62.3
2009 2255 109.2 18.6 67.5
2010 2374 123.1 19.2 66.8
2011 2278 n/a n/a 62.6
2012 2178 107.7 20.2 n/a
2013 1952 91.0 21.4 76
2014 1784 78.5 22.7 88.3
2015 1720 81.0 21.2 87.2
2016 1772 78.0 22.7 87.2
2017 1815 74.9 24.2 89.8
2018 1838 71.9 25.5 89.2
2019 1689 75.6 22.3 92.9
2020 1557 n/a n/a 90
2021 1593 72.2 22.0 87.9
2022 1589 77.0 20.6 93.3
2023 1652 76.9 21.4 91

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio El Cajon Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1889 72.2 26.1 n/a
1989 1917 70.0 27.3 n/a
1990 1908 69.1 27.6 n/a
1991 1910 67.3 28.3 n/a
1992 1855 68.4 27.1 28.7
1993 1962 65.4 30.0 32.4
1994 2027 75.8 26.7 29.6
1995 2065 82.5 25.0 53.1
1996 2065 82.5 25.0 53.1
1997 1987 87.3 22.8 59.2
1998 2185 94.8 23.0 68.2
1999 2237 77.4 28.9 50.4
2000 2121 87.0 24.4 53.7
2001 2160 95.3 22.7 69
2002 2300 103.0 22.3 60.9
2003 2300 103.0 22.3 60.9
2004 2230 125.2 17.8 67
2005 2202 102.0 21.6 72.2
2006 2108 92.7 22.7 76.5
2007 2010 105.2 19.1 64.1
2008 2051 118.2 17.4 62.3
2009 2255 109.2 18.6 67.5
2010 2374 123.1 19.2 66.8
2011 2278 n/a n/a 62.6
2012 2178 107.7 20.2 n/a
2013 1952 91.0 21.4 76
2014 1784 78.5 22.7 88.3
2015 1720 81.0 21.2 87.2
2016 1772 78.0 22.7 87.2
2017 1815 74.9 24.2 89.8
2018 1838 71.9 25.5 89.2
2019 1689 75.6 22.3 92.9
2020 1557 n/a n/a 90
2021 1593 72.2 22.0 87.9
2022 1589 77.0 20.6 93.3
2023 1652 76.9 21.4 91

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Cajon Valley High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $13,545

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Cajon Valley High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1576th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1391st of 2335 High schools
 14.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Cajon Valley High)27.640.5
 12.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grossmont Union High)56.152.2
 3.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (El Cajon Valley High)10.315.8
 5.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Grossmont Union High)32.725.9
 6.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (El Cajon Valley High)6.110.8
 4.7%
   11th Grade Science (Grossmont Union High)27.626.6
 1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (El Cajon Valley High)8.13.3
 4.8%
   12th Grade Science (Grossmont Union High)22.313.8
 8.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16891652
 2.2%
African American127159
 25.2%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian64100
 56.3%
Hispanic683730
 6.9%
Pacific Islander57
 40%
White764601
 21.3%
Two or More Races4250
 19%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.9%91%
 1.9%


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El Cajon Valley High ranks 1399th of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

El Cajon Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lexington Elementary
Elementary : Naranca Elementary

Students at El Cajon Valley High are 44% Hispanic, 36% White, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,652 students attended El Cajon Valley High.


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