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C−

Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Jamul.

Jamul’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of California school districts

Students
601
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,333
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$8.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.4M, about $13,983 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Jamul 6,574

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jamul. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsCajon Valley Union Elementary School District
6–8Oak Grove MiddleThis district
9–129 high schoolsGrossmont Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 352 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 46.7% · 347 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
$16,333 per student · 23% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 44%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
526’20
537’21
566’22
611’23
601’24

Up 14.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 66%White 25%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jamul Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jamul
386 students24:1
Oak Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jamul
B−
215 students20:1

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.