📍 651 S. Third St., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
Meridian Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adelaide Lee. It is part of the Cajon Valley Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
Meridian Elementary enrolls 563 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 12% |
| Asian | 61 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 563 students (85%) 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.
Meridian Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Meridian 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 563 students, Meridian Elementary is close to the district average of about 615 students per school.
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