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Santee Schools
Santee is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Santee). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Santee 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 Santee
10 of 11 schools in Santee carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 6C: 3
Best schools in Santee
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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.
- A+ Santee Alternative (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Sycamore Canyon Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Rio Seco Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Carlton Oaks Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Chet F Harritt Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Carlton Hills Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Pride Academy At Prospect Avenue (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Cajon Park Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Pepper Drive Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Hill Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Santee
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- C+ Cajon Park Elementary, Santee
- B Carlton Hills Elementary, Santee
- B Carlton Oaks Elementary, Santee
- B Chet F Harritt Elementary, Santee
- C Hill Creek Elementary, Santee
- C+ Pepper Drive Elementary, El Cajon
- B+ Rio Seco Elementary, Santee
- B+ Sycamore Canyon Elementary, Santee
Other schools and academies (3)
- B- Pride Academy At Prospect Avenue, Santee
- A+ Santee Alternative, Santee
- Santee Success Program, Santee
Where Santee 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: 6,159 students with 266 full-time-equivalent teachers and 646 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0635880
- 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
- Cajon Valley Union (25 schools, 7 mi)
- La Mesa-Spring Valley (22 schools, 8 mi)
- Lakeside Union Elementary (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Lemon Grove (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Poway Unified (38 schools, 9 mi)
- Grossmont Union High (15 schools, 12 mi)
- San Diego Unified (174 schools, 12 mi)
- National Elementary (10 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Santee
How many schools are in Santee?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Santee, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Santee serve?
The largest by graded schools: Santee, El Cajon.
How good are the schools in Santee?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 47.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.9%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Santee?
6,159 students were enrolled in Santee in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Santee?
Santee is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Santee. Its boundary covers about 26.7 sq mi.