Anza Elementary

Anza Elementary is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in El Cajon, California, overseen by Cajon Valley Union, serveing 687 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Anza Elementary sits 48% above that benchmark.

Within Cajon Valley Union, which oversees 25 schools and 15,974 students, Anza Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Anza Elementary shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Anza Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anza Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Anza Elementary is one.

Literacy First Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Anza Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Anza Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 15.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anza Elementary has edged up 25%, going from 549 students in 2018 to 687 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Anza Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.