📍 2962 Jamul Dr., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
Jamacha Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joy Urtnowski. It is part of the Cajon Valley Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
Jamacha Elementary enrolls 409 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 409 students (58%) 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.
Jamacha 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.
Jamacha 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 409 students, Jamacha Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 615 students per school.