Greenfield Middle

Set in El Cajon, California, Greenfield Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, part of Cajon Valley Union. It teaches 730 students across grades 6 through 8.

Cajon Valley Union comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 15,974 students; Greenfield Middle is among them.

Demographically, Greenfield Middle lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% White, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Greenfield Middle records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Greenfield Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Greenfield Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 15.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Diego County shows median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Greenfield Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bostonia Global, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greenfield Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greenfield Middle at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 20.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 805 students in 2018 compared to 730 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 40% to 35% over that span.

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