📍 11625 Fuerte Dr., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92020
Fuerte Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 675 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kirk Hoeben. It is part of the Cajon Valley Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Fuerte Elementary enrolls 675 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 425 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 36 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 675 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fuerte Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Fuerte Elementary is one of 26 schools in Cajon Valley Union, based in El Cajon, California. The district serves 15,992 students district-wide and employs 661 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 675 students, Fuerte Elementary is close to the district average of about 615 students per school.