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What advice would you give to incoming students at Chase Avenue Elementary?
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Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAJON VALLEY UNION·NCES 060681000608
Chase Avenue Elementary
195 East Chase Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020 · (619) 588-3123 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
24.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
716 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
17.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
6.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 64.3% |
| Math | 1.6% | 5.3% | 21.1% | 72.0% |
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 | 17.6% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2022-23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2021-22 | 17.8% | 11.2% |
| 2018-19 | 21.3% | 17.1% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 18.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.1% | 22.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Chase Avenue Elementary
Chase Avenue Elementary's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Avenue Elementary this school | 757 | 94.6% | 10.7% |
| Anza Elementary El Cajon | 687 | 91.1% | 13.0% |
| Lexington Elementary El Cajon | 878 | 91.1% | 14.7% |
| Pioneer TK-8 Sacramento | 648 | 86.6% | 42.5% |
| Naranca Elementary El Cajon | 985 | 96.1% | 10.9% |
| Johnson Elementary El Cajon | 766 | 95.0% | 23.6% |
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 Chase Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #5,089 of 5,151 | #390 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #5,132 of 5,172 ▼ 11 | #391 of 393 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #4,961 of 5,172 ▲ 143 | #384 of 393 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #1,143 of 5,116 | #100 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #503 of 5,915 | #39 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,042 of 5,352 | #303 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #221 of 5,354 | #18 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #499 of 5,625 | #18 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #753 of 1,139 | #60 of 97 |
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
757
+125 (+20%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 757 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 95% (716) |
| 2023-24 | 755 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 90% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 31.3 | 23.7:1 | 84% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 25 | 25.3:1 | 90% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 29.5 | 24.4:1 | 90% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 30 | 25.3:1 | 93% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 84% (687) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 40 | 20.1:1 | 75% (601) |
| 1990-91 | 709 | 31 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chase Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (720 to 757); teachers up 5% (29.5 to 31).
About Chase Avenue Elementary
Chase Avenue Elementary is a large elementary school located in El Cajon, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 757 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 63% above that.
Chase Avenue Elementary is part of Cajon Valley Union, where 25 schools serve 15,974 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Chase Avenue Elementary, with 34% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 17% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is close to the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. By the diversity index, Chase Avenue Elementary comes in at 74%.
The count of teachers at Chase Avenue Elementary is 31 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Chase Avenue Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 10.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.1%.
In San Diego County (population about 3,288,774), median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Chase Avenue Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
Nearby, EJE Middle Academy is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Chase Avenue Elementary is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Chase Avenue Elementary is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 20%, from 632 to 757.
The Chase Avenue Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Cajon Valley Union
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Naranca ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Cajon Valley MiddleMiddle · 942 students
- Montgomery MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Lexington ElementaryElementary · 878 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 766 students
Other schools in El Cajon
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 2,331 students
- Literacy First CharterCombined · 2,160 students
- Valhalla HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Cajon Valley HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Bostonia GlobalCombined · 1,266 students
Nearby schools
- EJE Middle Academy0.7 mi · 254
- EJE Elementary Academy Charter0.7 mi · 582
- Literacy First Charter0.7 mi · 2,160
- Anza Elementary0.8 mi · 687
- Lexington Elementary1.2 mi · 878
- Empower1.2 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Chase Avenue ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chase Avenue Elementary?
Chase Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-06.
Is Chase Avenue Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chase Avenue Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Chase Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Chase Avenue Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Chase Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Chase Avenue Elementary are roughly 33% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Chase Avenue Elementary?
Chase Avenue Elementary is overseen by Cajon Valley Union in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.