Blossom Valley Elementary

Blossom Valley Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in El Cajon, California, one of the schools within Cajon Valley Union, hosts 533 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 25 schools in Cajon Valley Union (15,974 students total), Blossom Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Blossom Valley Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blossom Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 49.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Blossom Valley Elementary is one.

Los Coches Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blossom Valley Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Blossom Valley Elementary's enrollment has rose 5% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 533). White enrollment moved from 66% to 61% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Blossom Valley Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.