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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santee Alternative	0.0mi	Public	K-8	10250 El Nopal	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2490	11	1	11.0	45.5%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																				$30,296	$810	$29,486
Cajon Park Elementary	0.1mi	Public	K-8	10300 Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2400	830	35	23.7	48.8%	508 (61.2%)	6 (0.7%)	200 (24.1%)	22 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.8%)	43.7	3010^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.3%		51.7	2519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%	491	32.9	50.0	42.1	52.8	48.5	45.3	27.1	55.3	66.7	49.6	58.3	30.3	25.0	24.4	34.4	52.3	37.5	≥ 99%		$16,994	$936	$16,058
Santee Success Program	0.2mi	Public	K-8	10280 North Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-2453	5	1	5.0	—	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																				$50,804	$810	$49,994
Hill Creek Elementary	0.9mi	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	695	29	23.8	47.3%	364 (52.4%)	5 (0.7%)	219 (31.5%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	73.9	1411^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.7	1385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%	26	51.3	31.3	42.4	55.1	52.6	55.1	71.0	71.2	60.9	60.0	57.0	56.6	53.9	43.6	40.0	39.1	49.4	98%	0%	$16,822	$810	$16,012
Rio Seco Elementary	1.0mi	Public	K-8	9545 Cuyamaca St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5500	913	39	23.4	42.5%	465 (50.9%)	7 (0.8%)	246 (26.9%)	75 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	114 (12.5%)	74	1405^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.8%		79	1195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%	210	50.4	49.0	49.8	56.2	58.1	63.4	49.0	60.4	60.0	57.9	71.9	54.3	51.3	42.0	46.7	50.5	52.5	98%	0%	$16,578	$810	$15,768
Carlton Hills Elementary	1.7mi	Public	K-8	9353 Pike Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 258-3400	601	26	23.1	47.9%	314 (52.2%)	7 (1.2%)	198 (32.9%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	69.2	1620^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.2%		73.8	1425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	195	42.4	51.8	47.9	48.9	63.6	55.9	46.0	67.5	69.9	60.4	51.1	52.7	50.9	58.0	59.5	68.7	57.9	≥ 98%		$16,812	$918	$15,894
Sycamore Canyon Elementary	1.9mi	Public	K-6	10201 Settle Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5400	373	18	20.7	37.0%	192 (51.5%)	8 (2.1%)	112 (30.0%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.9%)	83.6	978^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.2%		83	1018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%	40	46.5		46.5	73.7	71.7	69.8	81.4			74.1	79.0	65.2	37.2	51.2			57.7	≥ 99%		$17,083	$810	$16,273
Lakeside Farms Elementary	2.1mi	Public	K-5	11915 Lakeside Ave.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2646	667	30	22.2	35.8%	367 (55.0%)	37 (5.5%)	182 (27.3%)	17 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.9%)	48.4	2698^th of 5817 public elementary schools	53.6%		50	2589^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.8%	109	49.4		49.4	46.9	41.8	51.8				46.6	38.1	31.6	27.7				32.7	95%	1%	$16,660	$1,174	$15,486
PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue	2.5mi	Public	K-8	9303 Prospect Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-5200	548	22	25.1	57.5%	206 (37.6%)	8 (1.5%)	227 (41.4%)	47 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.8%)	71.6	1506^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.1%		69.9	1606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%	100	40.3	40.4	40.4	65.0	62.7	70.2	56.7	73.9	55.3	64.0	55.0	45.8	46.3	41.0	57.5	44.7	48.1	≥ 98%		$17,724	$1,003	$16,721
DREAM Academy	2.5mi	Public	K-8	11838 Valle Vista Rd	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2600	138	6	23.0	39.1%	71 (51.4%)	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	51.9	2500^th of 5817 public elementary schools	57.0%		48	2699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%	199	25.0	54.6	37.0	35.7	14.3	56.3	66.7	50.0	63.6	47.6	71.4	35.7	25.0	53.3	50.0	45.5	46.4	≥ 95%		$16,761	$574	$16,187

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