El Cajon Valley High

El Cajon Valley High is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in El Cajon, California, one of the schools within Grossmont Union High, with 1,701 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 103% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Within Grossmont Union High, which oversees 15 schools and 16,401 students, El Cajon Valley High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, El Cajon Valley High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 37% White, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting El Cajon Valley High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, El Cajon Valley High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which El Cajon Valley High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Naranca Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around El Cajon Valley High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts El Cajon Valley High at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 14.5%.

El Cajon Valley High operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. El Cajon Valley High's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,838 (now 1,701). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 45% to 37%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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