Vista Grande Elementary

Vista Grande Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in El Cajon, California, operated by Cajon Valley Union, caters to 633 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 25 schools in Cajon Valley Union (15,974 students total), Vista Grande Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Vista Grande Elementary shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Vista Grande Elementary lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Vista Grande Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Vista Grande Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Vista Grande Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Around the school, San Diego County reports that median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Vista Grande Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Valhalla High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Vista Grande Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

Vista Grande Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 601 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Vista Grande Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.