Total enrollment
6,066
-403 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Santee
California · 6,066 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Santee pick from 11 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 6,066 students (an average school size of 551).
4-year change in Santee
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Santee ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #129 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,066 | #225 of 587 | #1,558 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #221 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #511 of 587 | #8,905 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.9% | #399 of 587 | #4,626 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #155 of 530 | #1,229 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 Santee
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Sycamore Canyon Elementary at 64.9% proficient to Pepper Drive Elementary at 45.2%, a gap of 19.7 points. That is the 326th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,777 to 6,066 students (down 10%) and from 266 to 258 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Seco Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 913 |
| Cajon Park Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 830 |
| Carlton Oaks Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 823 |
| Hill Creek Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 695 |
| Pepper Drive Elementary | El Cajon | Elementary | KG-08 | 661 |
| Chet F. Harritt Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 606 |
| Carlton Hills Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 601 |
| PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 548 |
| Sycamore Canyon Elementary | Santee | Elementary | KG-06 | 373 |
| Santee Alternative | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 11 |
| Santee Success Program | Santee | Elementary | KG-08 | 5 |
About Santee
Santee maintains 11 public schools across California, collectively teacheing roughly 6,066 students.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 6,469 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,066 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Santee discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.