Summary:
Anza Elementary is a public elementary school in El Cajon, California, serving 601 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Cajon Valley Union School District, which is ranked 1180 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Anza Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a current ranking of 5545 out of 5862 schools and a 0-star rating.
The school faces significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, which have risen from 14.1% in 2017-2018 to 40.2% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Anza Elementary's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.52% of Anza Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 31.78% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.5%, compared to 22.56% in the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs.
Interestingly, Naranca Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Madison Avenue Elementary, Lexington Elementary, and Chase Avenue Elementary, all part of the Cajon Valley Union School District, generally outperform Anza Elementary across academic measures, though they too are below state averages. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by Anza Elementary's student population, with 86.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to the school's poor performance, which has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Cajon Valley Union
SchoolDigger Rank:
5545th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,377
Students who attend Anza Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 25.7
Number of students: 656
Racial breakdown:
White:
46.0%
Hispanic:
27.0%
Asian:
11.3%
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Two or more races:
8.8%
African American:
5.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.2%
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