Enrollment
399
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEHESA ELEMENTARY·NCES 061071001188
Dehesa Elementary
4612 Dehesa Rd., El Cajon, CA 92019 · (619) 444-2161 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
147 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 447% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
24.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.2% | 27.8% | 35.6% | 30.4% |
| Math | 7.8% | 16.1% | 27.1% | 49.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.3% | 23.1% |
| 2020-21 | 33.3% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 31.5% | 31.5% |
| 2017-18 | 28.4% | 36.8% |
| 2016-17 | 35.2% | 32.4% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dehesa Elementary
Dehesa Elementary's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehesa Elementary this school | 399 | 36.8% | 27.6% |
| Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet Los Angeles | 401 | 40.4% | 55.8% |
| Micheltorena Street Elementary Los Angeles | 388 | 39.9% | 59.2% |
| Lakewood Elementary Modesto | 395 | 42.5% | 61.3% |
| Discovery Bay Elementary Discovery Bay | 417 | 41.2% | 61.5% |
| Sycamore Valley Academy Visalia | 419 | 38.2% | N/A |
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 Dehesa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,791 of 5,151 | #315 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #3,886 of 5,172 ▲ 487 | #319 of 393 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,548 of 5,172 ▲ 365 | #297 of 393 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,900 of 5,116 | #201 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,695 of 5,915 | #277 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #25 of 5,352 | #3 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #828 of 5,354 | #68 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #4,471 of 5,625 | #323 of 442 |
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
399
+275 (+222%) vs 2020
+227% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 399 | 27.5 | 14.5:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 24% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 6 | 14.1:1 | 37% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 39% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | 50% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 10 | 18.8:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | N/A | N/A | 40% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | 27% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 5 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dehesa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 175% (145 to 399); teachers up 206% (9 to 27.5).
About Dehesa Elementary
Federal records list Dehesa Elementary as an elementary school in El Cajon, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 399 students on the rolls.
Dehesa Elementary is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Hispanic students make up 42% of enrollment at Dehesa Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 31% White, 20% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dehesa Elementary, which has 27.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Dehesa Elementary is about 37%. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.
Dehesa Elementary trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 30.3 points (27.6% versus 58.0%), a bottom-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
The county, San Diego County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 766 public schools and about 467,437 students.
Dehesa Elementary is about 1.9 miles from Crest Elementary, its nearest public school. Dehesa Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Dehesa Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 27.6% versus a 37.8% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Dehesa Elementary enrolled 124 in 2020-21 and 399 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.7 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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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
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Other schools in El Cajon
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- Bostonia GlobalCombined · 1,266 students
Nearby schools
- Crest Elementary1.9 mi · 271
- Jamul Elementary3.6 mi · 386
- Greater San Diego Academy3.6 mi · 209
- Vista Grande Elementary4.0 mi · 633
- Granite Hills High4.0 mi · 2,331
- Mountain View Learning Academy4.1 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Dehesa ElementaryHow large is Dehesa Elementary?
Dehesa Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Dehesa Elementary serve?
Dehesa Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dehesa Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dehesa Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dehesa Elementary?
At Dehesa Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Dehesa Elementary public or private?
Dehesa Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dehesa Elementary.
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