Crest Elementary

Crest Elementary, a cozy primary school in El Cajon, California, operated by Cajon Valley Union, teaches 271 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Crest Elementary sits 42% below that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, Crest Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at Crest Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crest Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.8%; Crest Elementary posts 20.9%, -21.9 points below that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Crest Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dehesa Elementary, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crest Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 104%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 56%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.