W. D. Hall Elementary

Located at 1376 Pepper Dr., in El Cajon, California, W. D. Hall Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 579 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Cajon Valley Union. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.

Cajon Valley Union comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 15,974 students; W. D. Hall Elementary is among them.

Demographically, W. D. Hall Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, W. D. Hall Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at W. D. Hall Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, W. D. Hall Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.8%, the actual is 20.2%, a residual of -5.5 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), W. D. Hall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Winter Gardens Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. D. Hall Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 19.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. W. D. Hall Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 579). Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 3% to 9%.

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