📍 230 Jamacha Rd., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92019
REACH Academy is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 23 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grossmont Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
REACH Academy enrolls 23 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 74% male and 26% female. A teaching staff of 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 22% |
| White | 3 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 8.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 23 students (100%) 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.
REACH 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.
REACH 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 23 students, REACH Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,098 students per school.