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Best public schools in El Cajon, CA

44 public schools in El Cajon: 17 elementary · 6 middle · 10 high · 7 K-8 · 3 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

17 schools in El Cajon, best first
1
Fletcher Hills Elementary 84.0
La Mesa-Spring Valley · Grades K-5 · 612 students
ELA 71%Math 64%Science 53%
#749 of 4,688 in California
2
Fuerte Elementary 77.4
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 653 students
ELA 59%Math 57%Science 61%
#1,058 of 4,688 in California
3
Rancho San Diego Elementary 68.6
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 537 students
ELA 53%Math 49%Science 50%
#1,471 of 4,688 in California
4
Vista Grande Elementary 65.3
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 610 students
ELA 52%Math 51%Science 33%
#1,625 of 4,688 in California
5
Blossom Valley Elementary 53.8
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 550 students
ELA 47%Math 42%Science 23%
#2,165 of 4,688 in California
6
Jamacha Elementary 49.1
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 415 students
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 23%
#2,385 of 4,688 in California
7
Rios Elementary 43.5
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 261 students
ELA 38%Math 36%Science 24%
#2,647 of 4,688 in California
8
EJE Elementary Academy Charter 20.0
EJE Elementary Academy Charter District · Grades K-5 · Charter · 569 students
ELA 29%Math 22%Science 18%
#3,749 of 4,688 in California
9
Johnson Elementary 15.5
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 757 students
ELA 27%Math 23%Science 10%
#3,960 of 4,688 in California
10
Madison Avenue Elementary 10.1
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 647 students
ELA 26%Math 15%Science 13%
#4,213 of 4,688 in California
11
Meridian Elementary 7.2
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 572 students
ELA 20%Math 12%Science 17%
#4,349 of 4,688 in California
12
W. D. Hall Elementary 7.1
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 542 students
ELA 20%Math 17%Science 10%
#4,354 of 4,688 in California
13
Lexington Elementary 3.4
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 801 students
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 10%
#4,527 of 4,688 in California
14
Magnolia Elementary 1.8
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-5 · 650 students
ELA 13%Math 7%Science 10%
#4,602 of 4,688 in California
15
Anza Elementary 1.6
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-6 · 656 students
ELA 12%Math 11%Science 7%
#4,612 of 4,688 in California
16
Naranca Elementary 1.5
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-6 · 876 students
ELA 12%Math 9%Science 9%
#4,616 of 4,688 in California
17
Chase Avenue Elementary 1.3
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-6 · 755 students
ELA 18%Math 7%Science 3%
#4,626 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

6 schools in El Cajon, best first
1
Hillsdale Middle 71.6
Cajon Valley Union · Grades 6-8 · 1,483 students
ELA 57%Math 41%Science 39%
#377 of 1,326 in California
2
Los Coches Creek Middle 41.3
Cajon Valley Union · Grades 6-8 · 552 students
ELA 43%Math 25%Science 16%
#779 of 1,326 in California
3
EJE Middle Academy 31.6
EJE Middle Academy District · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 258 students
ELA 39%Math 19%Science 16%
#907 of 1,326 in California
4
Greenfield Middle 12.9
Cajon Valley Union · Grades 6-8 · 703 students
ELA 26%Math 13%Science 16%
#1,155 of 1,326 in California
5
Cajon Valley Middle 7.3
Cajon Valley Union · Grades 6-8 · 930 students
ELA 18%Math 13%Science 10%
#1,230 of 1,326 in California
6
Montgomery Middle 4.2
Cajon Valley Union · Grades 6-8 · 868 students
ELA 19%Math 9%Science 9%
#1,271 of 1,326 in California

High schools

10 schools in El Cajon, best first
1
Grossmont Middle College High 99.3
Grossmont Union High · Grades 11-12 · 51 students
ELA 93%Math 87%Science 75%
#12 of 1,729 in California
2
Valhalla High 75.9
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,845 students
ELA 66%Math 35%Science 36%
#417 of 1,729 in California
3
Granite Hills High 45.4
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 2,414 students
ELA 46%Math 18%Science 19%
#944 of 1,729 in California
4
Altus Schools East County 35.4
Altus Schools East County District · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 260 students
ELA 39%Math 14%Science 17%
#1,117 of 1,729 in California
5
El Cajon Valley High 27.2
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 1,672 students
ELA 28%Math 11%Science 13%
#1,259 of 1,729 in California
6
IDEA Center 25.0
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 138 students
ELA 35%Math 6%Science 9%
#1,297 of 1,729 in California
7
MERIT Academy 23.0
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 64 students
ELA 17%Math 9%Science 8%
#1,331 of 1,729 in California
8
Chaparral High 3.1
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 76 students
ELA 8%Math 0%Science 0%
#1,675 of 1,729 in California
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Elite Academy —
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 38 students
No published test results
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REACH Academy —
Grossmont Union High · Grades 9-12 · 22 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

7 schools in El Cajon, best first
1
Pepper Drive Elementary 67.0
Santee · Grades K-8 · 655 students
ELA 54%Math 38%Science 36%
#366 of 1,107 in California
2
Kidinnu Academy 61.7
Kidinnu Academy District · Grades K-8 · Charter · 338 students
ELA 52%Math 39%Science 25%
#424 of 1,107 in California
3
Cajon Valley Home 59.2
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-8 · 164 students
ELA 44%Math 32%Science 50%
#452 of 1,107 in California
4
Dehesa Elementary 34.6
Dehesa Elementary · Grades K-8 · 221 students
ELA 34%Math 24%Science 27%
#724 of 1,107 in California
5
Crest Elementary 27.9
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-8 · 269 students
ELA 35%Math 19%Science 20%
#799 of 1,107 in California
6
Flying Hills School of Arts 26.9
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-8 · 710 students
ELA 34%Math 18%Science 23%
#810 of 1,107 in California
7
Empower 1.6
Cajon Valley Union · Grades K-8 · 24 students
ELA 8%Math 8%Science 0%
#1,090 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

3 schools in El Cajon, best first
1
Literacy First Charter 90.8
Literacy First Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 2,050 students
ELA 60%Math 51%Science 40%
#53 of 569 in California
2
Bostonia Global 33.8
Bostonia Global District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,175 students
ELA 30%Math 16%Science 17%
#377 of 569 in California
3
Diego Valley East Public Charter 13.8
Diego Valley East Public Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 399 students
ELA 20%Math 1%Science 9%
#491 of 569 in California

Schools

1 school in El Cajon
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Sevick Special Education —
Cajon Valley Union · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving El Cajon

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