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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lexington Elementary?
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Enrollment
878
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAJON VALLEY UNION·NCES 060681000618
Lexington Elementary
1145 Redwood Ave., El Cajon, CA 92019 · (619) 588-3075 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
800 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 188 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (188) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
14.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.4pp since 2014
Math
13.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 8.5% | 20.1% | 65.3% |
| Math | 2.9% | 10.9% | 24.1% | 62.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.6% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 16.6% |
| 2021-22 | 16.9% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 17.1% | 22.7% |
| 2017-18 | 19.5% | 20.8% |
| 2016-17 | 18.4% | 17.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lexington Elementary
Lexington Elementary's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Elementary this school | 878 | 91.1% | 14.7% |
| Chase Avenue Elementary El Cajon | 757 | 94.6% | 10.7% |
| Anza Elementary El Cajon | 687 | 91.1% | 13.0% |
| Pioneer TK-8 Sacramento | 648 | 86.6% | 42.5% |
| Wingland Elementary Bakersfield | 783 | 93.5% | 21.2% |
| W. D. Hall Elementary El Cajon | 579 | 90.2% | 19.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lexington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #4,953 of 5,151 | #385 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #4,848 of 5,172 ▼ 188 | #380 of 393 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #5,057 of 5,172 ▼ 53 | #389 of 393 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,210 of 5,116 | #108 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #202 of 5,915 | #19 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,559 of 5,352 | #360 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #974 of 5,354 | #85 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #954 of 5,625 | #42 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #1,060 of 1,139 | #87 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
878
+77 (+10%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 24.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 878 | 34.8 | 25.3:1 | 91% (800) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 30.6 | 26.2:1 | 90% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 32 | 24.4:1 | 89% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 92% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 34.9 | 24.9:1 | 86% (750) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 32 | 24.7:1 | 96% (760) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | N/A | N/A | 95% (699) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 81% (633) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 32 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (870 to 878); teachers unchanged (34.9 to 34.8).
About Lexington Elementary
A high-enrollment elementary school in El Cajon, California, Lexington Elementary is part of Cajon Valley Union. The school had 878 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 89% above that.
Cajon Valley Union enrolls 15,974 students, and its 25 schools include Lexington Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Lexington Elementary, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 35% White, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 34.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 25.3:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 25.3:1 here. Around 91% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 Grade for Lexington Elementary is F. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.1% at Lexington Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.7%.
Federal survey data for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Literacy First Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Lexington Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Lexington Elementary is behind the 16.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Lexington Elementary's enrollment climbed 10%, to 878.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cajon Valley Union
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Naranca ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Cajon Valley MiddleMiddle · 942 students
- Montgomery MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Chase Avenue ElementaryElementary · 757 students
Other schools in El Cajon
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 2,331 students
- Literacy First CharterCombined · 2,160 students
- Valhalla HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Cajon Valley HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Bostonia GlobalCombined · 1,266 students
Other Lexington Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lexington Elementary. Lexington Elementary is the largest of the 13.
- Lexington ElementaryPomona, CA · 537 students
- Lexington ElementaryLos Gatos, CA · 174 students
- Lexington ElementaryKelso, WA · 854 students
- Lexington ElementaryLexington, SC · 607 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolMonroe, LA · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Literacy First Charter0.5 mi · 2,160
- Elite Academy0.5 mi · 34
- REACH Academy0.5 mi · 21
- Anza Elementary0.6 mi · 687
- El Cajon Valley High0.7 mi · 1,701
- Empower0.7 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington ElementaryHow many students attend Lexington Elementary?
Lexington Elementary enrolls approximately 878 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lexington Elementary serve?
Lexington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lexington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lexington Elementary is approximately 25.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lexington Elementary?
Lexington Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 44% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lexington Elementary?
Lexington Elementary is overseen by Cajon Valley Union in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.