Julian Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary campus in Julian, California, Julian Elementary serves 189 students from grades K through 5, part of Julian Union Elementary. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 2 schools in Julian Union Elementary (299 students total), Julian Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Julian Elementary records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 40% White, 15% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the resource side, On paper, Julian Elementary has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Julian Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that 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%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Julian Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Julian Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Julian Elementary has ticked down 7%, going from 204 students in 2018 to 189 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 34% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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