Jamul Elementary

Jamul Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Jamul, California, run under Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary, with 386 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary, which oversees 2 schools and 601 students, Jamul Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Jamul Elementary logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Jamul Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jamul Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.2%; Jamul Elementary posts 31.7%, -20.5 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Jamul Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Greater San Diego Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jamul Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

Jamul Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jamul Elementary has increased 49%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 34% to 27% over that span.

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