📍 230 Jamacha Blvd., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
Elite Academy is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 44 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barbara Schmidt. It is part of the Grossmont Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Elite Academy enrolls 44 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 75% male and 25% female. A teaching staff of 4.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 41% |
| White | 16 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
26 of the school's 44 students (59%) 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.
Elite Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Elite Academy is one of 15 schools in Grossmont Union High, based in El Cajon, California. The district serves 16,476 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 44 students, Elite Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,098 students per school.