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Sycamore Canyon Elementary

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Sycamore Canyon Elementary ranks 1018 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1018^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore Canyon Elementary is a highly-regarded K-6 public school serving 373 students in the Santee School District, consistently ranking in the top tier of California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, particularly in mathematics where it has the highest proficiency rate among local elementary schools, and its students consistently outperform both district and state averages in all subjects. It also shows exceptional support for its students, as evidenced by a chronic absenteeism rate that is less than half the state average and strong, consistent performance even as the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has grown. This demonstrates a resilient and effective educational approach that maintains high standards.

When compared to nearby schools, Sycamore Canyon stands out for its consistent excellence and resource efficiency. It outperforms schools like Hill Creek Elementary and Rio Seco Elementary in key subjects, and dramatically outperforms others such as Cajon Park Elementary. It achieves these strong results with moderate per-student spending, even outperforming schools in neighboring districts like Cajon Valley Union that spend significantly more per student, such as Flying Hills School of Arts.

373

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,503

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10201 Settle Rd.
Santee, CA 92071-1099

(619) 956-5400

District: Santee

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,018^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Santee

305^th of 1,543Santee 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	83.0	1018 of 5857	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	817 of 5869	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	957 of 5859	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	831 of 5883	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	269 of 1417	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	1411 of 5789	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	1931 of 5662	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.8	1570 of 5692	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	1279 of 5614	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	57.5	2051 of 5611	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.1	881 of 5530	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	1033 of 5390	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	923 of 5377	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	832 of 5314	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	89.2	520 of 5193	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	407 of 5113	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	418 of 5113	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	742 of 4818	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	70.5	1314 of 4822	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	1246 of 4809	74.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	130 of 2227	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	1035 of 5597	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	907 of 5612	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	1031 of 5609	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	1056 of 5635	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	296 of 1267	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	1714 of 5492	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	1744 of 5413	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	620 of 5107	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	477 of 5107	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	1158 of 5087	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	779 of 5084	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	2925 of 4963	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3074 of 4830	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	1203 of 5460	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	475 of 5517	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	841 of 5173	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	1765 of 5084	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	1075 of 5628	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	716 of 5643	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	826 of 5638	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	670 of 5663	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	248 of 1272	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1291 of 5510	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	2067 of 5431	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	903 of 2598	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	692 of 2651	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	821 of 2661	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	752 of 2726	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	1273 of 2834	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	1478 of 2737	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics63%+25 vs state

Science52%+19 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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sycamore Canyon Elementary	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	1018^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.9	817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	201	52.0		52.0	65.2	54.2	68.0	72.7			63.9	76.1	54.2	62.0	54.6			62.7	96.9	96.9	96.9	$16,503	$705	$15,798
Carlton Hills Elementary	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%)	73.8	1425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		77.7	1259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.5%	166	42.0	48.4	45.5	46.8	66.1	64.0	44.3	59.8	77.4	60.1	61.7	66.1	54.0	52.5	56.3	58.1	57.9				$16,159	$743	$15,416
Carlton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	9353 Wethersfield Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4500	823	36	22.8	37.5%	412 (50.1%)	10 (1.2%)	240 (29.2%)	47 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	111 (13.5%)	72.1	1514^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.2%		77.2	1279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	235	41.4	46.2	44.2	60.4	65.0	58.6	58.1	58.6	50.0	58.3	56.5	56.8	28.6	52.3	60.6	56.5	52.9				$15,766	$702	$15,064
Rio Seco Elementary	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%)	79	1195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.2	1064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	131	50.0	52.5	51.4	58.0	61.8	61.5	64.6	66.3	60.2	61.9	60.2	67.6	50.0	46.9	64.9	58.5	58.3				$15,245	$705	$14,540
Santee Alternative	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)																					$36,101	$705	$35,396
Santee Success Program	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)																					$105,626	$705	$104,921
Cajon Park Elementary	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%)	51.7	2519^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		55.9	2242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.8%	277	28.9	43.0	37.1	53.2	38.9	48.8	57.5	59.3	65.5	55.0	46.8	37.0	27.4	35.8	43.3	45.6	39.6				$16,154	$803	$15,351
PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue	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%)	69.9	1606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.6%		71.5	1529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	77	46.8	44.4	45.6	60.7	45.6	61.3	55.1	48.2	73.0	57.4	67.9	45.6	41.9	49.0	38.9	60.3	50.6				$16,310	$830	$15,480
Chet F. Harritt Elementary	Public	K-8	8120 Arlette St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 258-4800	606	24	25.4	46.4%	288 (47.5%)	19 (3.1%)	200 (33.0%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (12.4%)	67.9	1692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.1%		73.1	1446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.4%	246	34.3	34.4	34.4	50.0	65.6	56.1	76.7	54.6	42.6	57.3	50.7	50.8	33.3	51.7	39.4	29.5	42.6				$16,153	$862	$15,291
Hill Creek Elementary	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%)	74.7	1385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.6	1700^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.0%	315	54.1	44.4	49.6	51.3	69.0	62.2	72.9	66.2	82.5	66.6	50.0	60.6	54.1	30.0	36.4	44.4	46.6				$15,815	$709	$15,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Canyon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Canyon Elementary?

Students at Sycamore Canyon Elementary are 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Sycamore Canyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Sycamore Canyon Elementary.

What district is Sycamore Canyon Elementary in?

Santee

Is Sycamore Canyon Elementary a good school?

Sycamore Canyon Elementary ranks 1018^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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