Total enrollment
16,401
-533 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Grossmont Union High
California · 16,401 students · 5 cities
Across the district, Grossmont Union High runs 15 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 16,401 California students (about 1093 per school).
4-year change in Grossmont Union High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Grossmont Union High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #270 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,401 | #76 of 587 | #500 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #151 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #324 of 587 | #8,679 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.6% | #302 of 587 | #2,469 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #123 of 530 | #998 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Grossmont Union High
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from West Hills High at 54.7% proficient to El Cajon Valley High at 20.2%, a gap of 34.5 points. That is the 182nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 16,754 to 16,401 students (down 2%) and from 678 to 749 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Hills High | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 2,331 |
| Grossmont High | La Mesa | High | 09-12 | 2,172 |
| El Capitan High | Lakeside | High | 09-12 | 1,810 |
| Valhalla High | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 1,728 |
| El Cajon Valley High | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 1,701 |
| West Hills High | Santee | High | 09-12 | 1,624 |
| Santana High | Santee | High | 09-12 | 1,621 |
| Monte Vista High | Spring Valley | High | 09-12 | 1,543 |
| Mount Miguel High | Spring Valley | High | 09-12 | 1,539 |
| IDEA Center | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 127 |
| MERIT Academy | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 68 |
| Chaparral High | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 45 |
| Grossmont Middle College High | El Cajon | High | 11-12 | 37 |
| Elite Academy | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 34 |
| REACH Academy | El Cajon | High | 09-12 | 21 |
About Grossmont Union High
As a thinly populated district in California, Grossmont Union High hosts 16,401 students across 15 schools.
Average enrollment per school in Grossmont Union High is about 1,093, above the California average of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,401 students, fell 3% from the 16,934 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Grossmont Union High discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.