📍 4612 Dehesa Rd., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
Dehesa Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 84 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hee-jin Peterson. It is part of the Dehesa Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Dehesa Elementary enrolls 84 students across grades K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 21% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 40% |
| White | 19 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 21% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 84 students (37%) 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.
Dehesa Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Dehesa Elementary is one of 1 schools in Dehesa Elementary, based in El Cajon, California. The district serves 401 students district-wide and employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 84 students, Dehesa Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 401 students per school.