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Cajon Valley Union Schools
Cajon Valley Union is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (El Cajon). SchoolGrade grades 25 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cajon Valley Union on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cajon Valley Union
6 of 25 schools in Cajon Valley Union carry a SchoolGrade (19 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
D: 4F: 2
Best schools in Cajon Valley Union
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Flying Hills School Of Arts (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Madison Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Montgomery Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Rancho San Diego Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Cajon Valley Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Hillsdale Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Cajon Valley Union
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- F Cajon Valley Middle, El Cajon
- Greenfield Middle, El Cajon
- F Hillsdale Middle, El Cajon
- Los Coches Creek Middle, El Cajon
- D+ Montgomery Middle, El Cajon
Elementary and primary schools (17)
- Anza Elementary, El Cajon
- Avocado Elementary, La Mesa
- Blossom Valley Elementary, El Cajon
- Chase Avenue Elementary, El Cajon
- Crest Elementary, El Cajon
- Fuerte Elementary, El Cajon
- Jamacha Elementary, El Cajon
- Johnson Elementary, El Cajon
- Lexington Elementary, El Cajon
- D+ Madison Avenue Elementary, El Cajon
- Magnolia Elementary, El Cajon
- Meridian Elementary, El Cajon
- Naranca Elementary, El Cajon
- D+ Rancho San Diego Elementary, El Cajon
- Rios Elementary, El Cajon
- Vista Grande Elementary, El Cajon
- W D Hall Elementary, El Cajon
Other schools and academies (3)
- Cajon Valley Home, El Cajon
- Empower, El Cajon
- D+ Flying Hills School Of Arts, El Cajon
Where Cajon Valley Union schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,607 students with 640 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,966 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0606810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Grossmont Union High (15 schools, 5 mi)
- La Mesa-Spring Valley (22 schools, 6 mi)
- Santee (11 schools, 7 mi)
- Lakeside Union Elementary (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Lemon Grove (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Alpine Union Elementary (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Chula Vista Elementary (41 schools, 12 mi)
- Sweetwater Union High (28 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Cajon Valley Union
How many schools are in Cajon Valley Union?
SchoolGrade grades 25 public schools in Cajon Valley Union, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cajon Valley Union serve?
The largest by graded schools: El Cajon, La Mesa.
How good are the schools in Cajon Valley Union?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.7%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cajon Valley Union?
15,607 students were enrolled in Cajon Valley Union in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cajon Valley Union?
Cajon Valley Union is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in El Cajon. Its boundary covers about 65.5 sq mi.