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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTEE·NCES 063588006137
Cajon Park Elementary
10300 Magnolia Ave., Santee, CA 92071 · (619) 956-2400 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
405 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (115).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
39.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.8% | 33.2% | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| Math | 20.4% | 19.3% | 29.4% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 40.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.1% | 38.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.1% | 43.7% |
| 2017-18 | 55.2% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 54.1% | 42.8% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cajon Park Elementary
Cajon Park Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cajon Park Elementary this school | 830 | 48.8% | 46.0% |
| Boulder Creek Elementary Redding | 839 | 53.4% | 50.9% |
| Hill Creek Elementary Santee | 695 | 47.3% | 53.4% |
| Shasta Elementary Chico | 621 | 45.7% | 51.4% |
| Foothill Elementary Prather | 609 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| George Washington Charter Palm Desert | 746 | 50.3% | 68.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cajon Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,000 of 5,151 | #195 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,314 of 5,172 ▼ 193 | #215 of 393 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,691 of 5,172 ▲ 220 | #178 of 393 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,926 of 5,116 | #120 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #308 of 5,915 | #28 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,544 of 5,352 | #256 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #2,291 of 5,354 | #234 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #3,957 of 5,625 | #262 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #1,758 of 3,837 | #128 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
830
-109 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,112
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 830 | 35 | 23.7:1 | 49% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 37.1 | 23.3:1 | 37% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 37 | 24.0:1 | 39% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 939 | 39 | 24.1:1 | 34% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 40 | 25.1:1 | 39% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 1,014 | 39 | 26.0:1 | 35% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | N/A | N/A | 28% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 1,089 | 48 | 22.7:1 | 15% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 1,112 | 44 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cajon Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,002 to 830); teachers down 13% (40 to 35).
About Cajon Park Elementary
This page covers Cajon Park Elementary, a large elementary school in Santee, California. The school reports 830 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Santee enrolls 6,066 students, and its 11 schools include Cajon Park Elementary.
Cajon Park Elementary's enrollment is 61% White. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of San Diego County's population at about 48%. By the diversity index, Cajon Park Elementary comes in at 55%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.7:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 49%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Cajon Park Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Cajon Park Elementary is 5.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.0% actual, 51.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Across San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Cajon Park Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
The next-closest public school is Santee Success Program, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.1% on proficiency, and Cajon Park Elementary is below that at 46.0%.
Cajon Park Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 830 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 939.
The Cajon Park Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santee
- Rio Seco ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- Carlton Oaks ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Hill Creek ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Pepper Drive ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- Chet F. Harritt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
- Carlton Hills ElementaryElementary · 601 students
Other schools in Santee
- West Hills HighHigh · 1,624 students
- Santana HighHigh · 1,621 students
- Rio Seco ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- Carlton Oaks ElementaryElementary · 823 students
- Hill Creek ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Chet F. Harritt ElementaryElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Santee Success Program0.1 mi · 5
- Santee Alternative0.1 mi · 11
- Santana High0.5 mi · 1,621
- Hill Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 695
- Rio Seco Elementary1.1 mi · 913
- Carlton Hills Elementary1.8 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Cajon Park ElementaryHow large is Cajon Park Elementary?
Cajon Park Elementary enrolls approximately 830 students in grades KG-08.
Is Cajon Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cajon Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cajon Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cajon Park Elementary is approximately 23.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cajon Park Elementary?
Cajon Park Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Cajon Park Elementary public or private?
Cajon Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santee.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.