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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
Pepper Drive Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-8	1935 Marlinda Way	El Cajon	92020	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%)	53.7	2402^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	58.7%		59	2119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%	283	31.2	49.4	40.6	47.5	52.8	48.7	51.0	59.8	67.1	55.2	55.0	43.4	40.3	19.6	41.7	42.0	40.9	98%	0%	$14,130	$13,196	$934
Magnolia Elementary	0.9mi	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%)	6.1	5761^st of 5817 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.8	5787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%	26	9.3		9.3	6.3	15.5	13.9				12.0	12.6	6.5	3.7				7.6	89%	0%	$21,776	$20,084	$1,692
Winter Gardens Elementary	1.4mi	Public	K-1	8501 Pueblo Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2687	269	12	22.4	30.1%	90 (33.5%)	2 (0.7%)	141 (52.4%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		≥ 99%		$21,346	$20,798	$548
W. D. Hall Elementary	1.4mi	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%)	11.9	5482^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	5.8%		12.8	5438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	44	14.0		14.0	25.4	14.9	19.2				19.2	28.6	10.9	9.6				15.1	94%	0%	$25,473	$23,784	$1,689
Naranca Elementary	1.6mi	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%)	6.8	5737^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.7	5752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%	15	12.1		12.1	13.3	7.9	13.7				11.7	9.8	6.8	7.3				7.9	86%	0%	$18,927	$17,130	$1,797
Kidinnu Academy	1.7mi	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%)	65.5	1805^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.0%		53.5	2394^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%	589	42.0	13.3	35.4	48.1	44.0	50.0	56.0	47.6	60.0	49.8	65.4	50.0	46.0	48.0	23.8	33.3	46.7	≥ 98%		$32,024	$31,296	$728
Hill Creek Elementary	1.8mi	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%	$13,326	$12,516	$810
Riverview Elementary	1.8mi	Public	2-5	9308 Winter Gardens Blvd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2662	469	20	23.4	25.2%	184 (39.2%)	8 (1.7%)	208 (44.3%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.2%)	82.8	1023^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	82.4%		83.9	970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%	53	51.8		51.8	63.1	69.9	68.1				67.2	68.9	64.6	45.6				59.4			$18,646	$18,096	$550
Flying Hills School of Arts	2.0mi	Public	K-8	1251 Finch St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3132	742	27	28.0	74.7%	244 (32.9%)	63 (8.5%)	331 (44.6%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	70 (9.4%)	29.4	4033^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	30.7%		21.2	4724^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%	691	34.7	26.3	30.3	24.0	28.8	44.4	36.3	36.3	43.8	35.6	30.7	29.1	27.8	15.4	8.8	21.3	21.8	96%	0%	$24,993	$23,400	$1,593
Johnson Elementary	2.0mi	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%)	14.8	5234^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.0%		19.1	4911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%	323	13.6		13.6	13.5	28.6	26.4				22.6	17.0	22.0	18.2				19.0	93%	0%	$22,627	$20,906	$1,721

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