📍 2962 Jamul Dr., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
Cajon Valley Home is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joy Urtnowski. It is part of the Cajon Valley Union school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Cajon Valley Home enrolls 254 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 55% |
| White | 66 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
182 of the school's 254 students (72%) 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.
Cajon Valley Home is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Cajon Valley Home 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 254 students, Cajon Valley Home is smaller than the district average of about 615 students per school.