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C

Dehesa Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Harbison Canyon and Crest, and parts of Rancho San Diego and Alpine.

Harbison Canyon’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of California school districts

Students
399
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,897
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dehesa Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the CA average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 221.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.1M, about $15,175 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Harbison Canyon 4,328C+Crest 2,775

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harbison Canyon. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsCajon Valley Union Elementary School District
6–89 middle schoolsCajon Valley Union Elementary School District
9–129 high schoolsGrossmont Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 33.1% · 65 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 46.7% · 65 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Grossmont Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,897 per student · 6% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 43%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
124’20
105’21
84’22
221’23
399’24

Up 221.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%White 31%Two or more races 20%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Dehesa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · El Cajon
C+
399 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cajon Valley Union Elementary School DistrictEl Cajon
$19,663per student
Grossmont Union High School DistrictEl Cajon
$20,908per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.