Campo Elementary

Campo Elementary is a compact elementary-level community in Campo, California, overseen by Mountain Empire Unified. The school hosts 359 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Mountain Empire Unified, which oversees 8 schools and 1,738 students, Campo Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Campo Elementary shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 9% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Campo Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.3%; actual is 20.7%, a gap of -30.6 points.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Campo Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain Empire Junior High, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Campo Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 24.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Campo Elementary has ticked down 22%, going from 459 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

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