Summary:
ZIP code 92407 has 15 schools: 12 elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, with results that vary substantially across the area. In 2025–26, only six schools exceeded the state rate in ELA, five in math and four in science; the largest school-to-school spread was 47 percentage points in science.
Hillside Elementary led All Grades ELA and math, with 67% and 53% proficiency, respectively—18 points above the state in ELA and 15 points above in math. Kimbark Elementary led science at 60%, 24 points above the state. At the lower end, Newmark Elementary had the lowest ELA rate at 21%, 28 points below the state; Shandin Hills Middle was lowest in math and science, at 13% in each—25 and 23 points below state rates. Cajon High had a mixed profile: ELA was 16 points above the state, while math and science were 8 and 5 points below; its graduation rate was 98%, compared with 88% statewide.
Scores improved at many schools, but not everywhere: ten of 15 schools improved in each subject, and the area’s average rose 2 points in ELA, 1 in math and 3 in science. Science’s gap with the state nevertheless widened by about 1 point. Hillside declined in all three subjects, while North Park Elementary and Manuel A. Salinas Creative Arts Elementary made the biggest science gains, 13 and 12 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Hillside also fell from 87 to 77 between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Kimbark rose from 71 to 80. For context, the 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rates ranged from 51% at Paakuma K-8 to 96% at Vermont Elementary; these figures are observations, not explanations of results. All Grades comparisons cover schools serving different grade spans.
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