Valhalla High

Valhalla High operates as an expansive 9-12 campus in El Cajon, California, run under Grossmont Union High. Current enrollment sits at 1,728 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Valhalla High sits 106% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Grossmont Union High, which oversees 15 schools and 16,401 students, Valhalla High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Valhalla High logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder comes out to 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Valhalla High has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Valhalla High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valhalla High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Valhalla High is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Vista Grande Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valhalla High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Valhalla High's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 2,125 (now 1,728). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 57% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.1:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.