Dehesa Elementary

Dehesa Elementary, a reasonably sized K-5 school in El Cajon, California, overseen by Dehesa Elementary, works with 399 students, covering grades K through 8.

Dehesa Elementary is a school of Dehesa Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Dehesa Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 31% White, 20% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dehesa Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dehesa Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 57.6%; Dehesa Elementary posts 25.3%, -32.3 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Dehesa Elementary is one.

Crest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dehesa Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Dehesa Elementary's enrollment has expanded 175% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 399). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 30% to 42%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.