School district · California
Cajon Valley Union
Cajon Valley Union in California: 26 public schools with 15,974 students and 23.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,663 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 26
- Students
- 15,974
- Students per teacher
- 23.7
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $19,663
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 673
- Counselors (FTE)
- 56.1
- Students per counselor
- 285
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 32.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%32%proficient
−0.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
9,968 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%23%proficient
+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
10,243 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 14% · $57.5M
- State
- 59% · $233.4M
- Local
- 27% · $107.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $11,875
- Support services
- $7,059
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $27.9M
- Long-term debt
- $168.9M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anza ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 687 | 25.0 | 12% | 11% |
Avocado ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 573 | 25.1 | 41% | 33% |
Blossom Valley ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 533 | 23.7 | 47% | 42% |
Cajon Valley HomeAlternativeMostly virtual | K–8 | 117 | 17.2 | 45% | 33% |
Chase Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 757 | 24.4 | 18% | 6.9% |
Crest ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 271 | 22.6 | 35% | 19% |
EmpowerSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–8 | 21 | 7.0 | — | — |
Flying Hills School of ArtsFree meals for all | K–8 | 742 | 28.0 | 34% | 17% |
Fuerte ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 686 | 25.7 | 59% | 57% |
Jamacha ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 415 | 22.9 | 42% | 40% |
Johnson ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 766 | 24.7 | 27% | 22% |
Lexington ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 878 | 25.3 | 15% | 14% |
Madison Avenue ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 670 | 24.5 | 26% | 15% |
Magnolia ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 703 | 26.3 | 13% | 6.7% |
Meridian ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 570 | 23.4 | 20% | 12% |
Naranca ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 985 | 27.4 | 12% | 8.6% |
Rancho San Diego ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 533 | 25.2 | 53% | 49% |
Rios ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 255 | 21.3 | 38% | 36% |
Vista Grande ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 633 | 25.2 | 52% | 51% |
W. D. Hall ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 579 | 25.0 | 20% | 17% |
Cajon Valley MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 942 | 20.2 | 17% | 13% |
Greenfield MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 730 | 22.7 | 26% | 13% |
Hillsdale MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,481 | 22.1 | 57% | 41% |
Los Coches Creek MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 518 | 19.5 | 43% | 25% |
Montgomery MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 929 | 22.1 | 19% | 9.2% |
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 750 East Main St., El Cajon, CA 92020
- Phone
- (619)588-3005
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.