Rio Seco Elementary

Located at 9545 Cuyamaca St., in Santee, California, Rio Seco Elementary is an expansive K-5 school that serves 913 students (grades K through 8), operated by Santee. Enrollment runs roughly 96% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Santee runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,066 students. Rio Seco Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rio Seco Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Rio Seco Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Rio Seco Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

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%. Rio Seco Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carlton Hills Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rio Seco Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Seco Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rio Seco Elementary's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 987 (now 913). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 56% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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