Cajon Valley Middle

Cajon Valley Middle operates as a mid-tier 6-8 campus in El Cajon, California, one of the schools within Cajon Valley Union. Current enrollment sits at 942 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 43% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Cajon Valley Middle is one of 25 schools operated by Cajon Valley Union, a district that works with 15,974 students overall.

On demographics, Cajon Valley Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cajon Valley Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Cajon Valley Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Empower, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cajon Valley Middle comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 15.5%.

Cajon Valley Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 915 students in 2018 compared to 942 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 3% to 14% over that span.

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