Diego Valley East Public Charter

As a small multi-level school in El Cajon, California, Diego Valley East Public Charter enrolls 408 students from grades K through 12, operated by Diego Valley East Public Charter District. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Diego Valley East Public Charter District is the operating authority for Diego Valley East Public Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Diego Valley East Public Charter lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 85% of students at Diego Valley East Public Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $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. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Diego Valley East Public Charter is one campus in the mix.

Elite Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Diego Valley East Public Charter.

The school occupies a residential site. Diego Valley East Public Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, members of the Diego Valley East Public Charter community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.