Is Flying Hills School of Arts a good school?

Flying Hills School of Arts ranks in the bottom 17.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Flying Hills School of Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 710 students attended Flying Hills School of Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Flying Hills School of Arts?

Students at Flying Hills School of Arts are 43% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Flying Hills School of Arts attend?

Students who attend Flying Hills School of Arts usually go on to attend: Middle : Cajon Valley Middle

Flying Hills School of Arts

Summary:

Flying Hills School of Arts is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Cajon Valley Union District in El Cajon, CA. With 727 students, the school has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2012-2013 to its current 1-star rating.

The school faces several key challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.7% in 2022-2023, well above the state average of 14.2%. Academically, Flying Hills School of Arts consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages, with proficiency rates of just 31.24% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 17.18% in Mathematics in 2023-2024. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools in these subgroups. Additionally, 65.61% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Cajon Valley Union District also struggle academically, the PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue, which is in the Santee School District, significantly outperforms Flying Hills School of Arts and the other Cajon Valley Union schools. This suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and the adoption of best practices from successful schools in the region.

Detail:

Public K-8

1251 Finch St.
El Cajon, CA 92020-1433

(619) 588-3132

District: Cajon Valley Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4845^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,894

Students who attend Flying Hills School of Arts usually attend:

Middle:

Cajon Valley Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 710

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

White:

32.8%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Flying Hills School of Arts ranks worse than 82.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Flying Hills School of Arts ranks worse than 73.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.7. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.1%), White (32.8%), two or more races (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Flying Hills School of Arts is 25.3. 12 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Flying Hills School of Arts employs 28 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Flying Hills School of Arts is $10,894. 18 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Flying Hills School of Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Flying Hills School of Arts 4845^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Flying Hills School of Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Flying Hills School of Arts 2042^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Flying Hills School of Arts in the ranking list.)

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Cajon Valley Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Cajon Valley Union 1180^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Flying Hills School of Arts

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.35	1387^th	4809	71.2%
2005	68.67	1391^st	4822	71.2%
2006	68.55	1412^th	4818	70.7%
2007	71.93	1282^nd	5113	74.9%
2008	64.35	1661^st	5113	67.5%
2009	61.70	1839^th	5193	64.6%
2010	57.08	2156^th	5314	59.4%
2011	63.21	1834^th	5377	65.9%
2012	64.92	1791^st	5390	66.8%
2013	54.50	2424^th	5530	56.2%
2015	41.26	2948^th	5611	47.5%
2016	44.11	2826^th	5614	49.7%
2017	44.17	2855^th	5692	49.8%
2018	52.00	2454^th	5662	56.7%
2019	47.19	2747^th	5789	52.5%
2022	39.68	3119^th	5883	47.0%
2023	29.89	3900^th	5874	33.6%
2024	20.17	4845^th	5862	17.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	6.82	637^th	669	4.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.77	1409^th	3246	56.6%
2019	52.88	1102^nd	3275	66.4%
2022	30.66	2555^th	3311	22.8%
2023	43.39	1592^nd	3250	51.0%
2024	11.67	3160^th	3160	0.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.65	1569^th	2420	35.2%
2024	30.92	1769^th	2634	32.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.17	1384^th	5084	72.8%
2019	62.63	1591^st	5173	69.2%
2022	52.81	2099^th	5264	60.1%
2023	34.63	3518^th	5374	34.5%
2024	21.94	4621^st	5511	16.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.64	2149^th	5413	60.3%
2019	47.61	2635^th	5492	52.0%
2022	42.24	2864^th	5635	49.2%
2023	29.74	3795^th	5617	32.4%
2024	16.81	4977^th	5605	11.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	16.56	2213^th	2227	0.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.61	2691^st	5431	50.5%
2019	45.16	2720^th	5510	50.6%
2022	36.32	3245^th	5663	42.7%
2023	30.82	3705^th	5650	34.4%
2024	26.82	4097^th	5636	27.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.63	2129^th	4830	55.9%
2019	32.28	3535^th	4963	28.8%
2022	41.36	2803^rd	5084	44.9%
2023	29.82	3721^st	5098	27.0%
2024	22.68	4299^th	5102	15.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.82	1850^th	2737	32.4%
2019	37.18	1933^rd	2834	31.8%
2022	20.87	2252^nd	2726	17.4%
2023	20.33	2217^th	2662	16.7%
2024	9.05	2474^th	2647	6.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	39.56	1479^th	2740	46.0%
2023	35.97	1595^th	2802	43.1%
2024	24.70	2042^nd	2777	26.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.50	1252^nd	1477	15.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.76	545^th	1538	64.6%
2024	25.83	1240^th	1550	20.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	48.06	1078^th	2458	56.1%
2023	40.67	1311^th	2549	48.6%
2024	24.47	1999^th	2575	22.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	42.77	1250^th	2509	50.2%
2023	41.79	1292^nd	2547	49.3%
2024	30.67	1645^th	2546	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	33.81	935^th	1531	38.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	35.63	1469^th	2527	41.9%
2023	26.90	1793^rd	2558	29.9%
2024	18.17	2163^rd	2547	15.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	42.55	1203^rd	2359	49.0%
2023	37.71	1346^th	2391	43.7%
2024	18.80	2053^rd	2383	13.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	26.90	1151^st	1555	26.0%
2023	25.26	1170^th	1552	24.6%
2024	20.40	1240^th	1535	19.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Flying Hills School of Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	280	6	0	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	308
1989	303	1	2	22	4	n/a	n/a	0	332
1990	417	11	11	24	14	n/a	n/a	0	477
1991	421	16	10	21	13	n/a	n/a	0	481
1992	479	9	12	49	12	n/a	n/a	0	561
1993	499	12	12	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	566
1994	492	12	9	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
1995	503	17	9	48	5	n/a	n/a	0	582
1996	503	17	9	48	5	n/a	n/a	0	582
1997	538	24	11	62	7	n/a	n/a	0	642
1998	510	36	17	69	6	n/a	n/a	0	638
1999	503	27	16	84	3	n/a	n/a	0	633
2000	499	26	16	90	6	n/a	n/a	0	637
2001	479	27	13	95	7	n/a	n/a	0	621
2002	434	17	22	121	8	n/a	n/a	0	602
2003	434	17	22	121	8	n/a	n/a	0	602
2004	410	25	19	137	8	n/a	n/a	0	599
2005	365	27	14	145	6	n/a	n/a	7	564
2006	342	24	24	125	6	n/a	n/a	14	535
2007	267	17	27	124	12	n/a	n/a	75	522
2008	257	21	24	118	10	n/a	n/a	0	430
2009	246	24	23	130	8	2	81	0	514
2010	234	30	18	159	6	2	50	0	499
2011	216	29	14	172	7	2	43	0	483
2012	234	29	14	177	4	3	42	0	503
2013	247	37	16	185	4	1	46	0	536
2014	254	38	15	191	4	2	44	0	548
2015	235	47	14	186	1	1	49	0	533
2016	257	47	11	199	1	5	50	0	570
2017	258	42	10	198	1	5	57	0	571
2018	265	36	8	200	1	4	56	0	570
2019	250	33	11	200	1	4	56	0	555
2020	269	38	11	236	1	6	63	0	624
2021	270	40	16	268	2	7	71	0	674
2022	256	53	14	299	3	9	70	1	705
2023	243	63	15	306	3	9	87	1	727
2024	233	64	19	306	3	10	74	1	710

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Flying Hills School of Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	308	10.5	29.3	n/a
1989	332	12.5	26.5	n/a
1990	477	17.5	27.2	n/a
1991	481	20.8	23.1	n/a
1992	561	21.1	26.5	27.3
1993	566	22.8	24.8	28.4
1994	560	21.0	26.7	40
1995	582	21.8	26.7	36.3
1996	582	21.8	26.7	36.3
1997	642	27.8	23.1	35.4
1998	638	28.8	22.2	36.7
1999	633	30.0	21.1	36.5
2000	637	28.3	22.5	31.6
2001	621	27.8	22.3	31.1
2002	602	27.4	22.0	34.2
2003	602	27.4	22.0	34.2
2004	599	25.8	23.2	32.1
2005	564	24.8	22.7	36.8
2006	535	24.6	21.7	35.9
2007	522	23.6	22.1	40.5
2008	430	26.6	16.2	48.4
2009	514	24.4	19.0	43.2
2010	499	21.1	23.5	51.7
2011	483	n/a	n/a	53.6
2012	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
2013	536	22.0	24.3	52.1
2014	548	22.0	24.9	54.6
2015	533	22.0	24.2	63.2
2016	570	23.0	24.7	56.5
2017	571	23.0	24.8	61.6
2018	570	23.0	24.7	54.6
2019	555	22.0	25.2	63.1
2020	624	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	674	27.0	24.9	69.3
2022	705	29.0	24.3	44
2023	727	28.2	25.7	65.6
2024	710	28.0	25.3	71.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Flying Hills School of Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	308	10.5	29.3	n/a
1989	332	12.5	26.5	n/a
1990	477	17.5	27.2	n/a
1991	481	20.8	23.1	n/a
1992	561	21.1	26.5	27.3
1993	566	22.8	24.8	28.4
1994	560	21.0	26.7	40
1995	582	21.8	26.7	36.3
1996	582	21.8	26.7	36.3
1997	642	27.8	23.1	35.4
1998	638	28.8	22.2	36.7
1999	633	30.0	21.1	36.5
2000	637	28.3	22.5	31.6
2001	621	27.8	22.3	31.1
2002	602	27.4	22.0	34.2
2003	602	27.4	22.0	34.2
2004	599	25.8	23.2	32.1
2005	564	24.8	22.7	36.8
2006	535	24.6	21.7	35.9
2007	522	23.6	22.1	40.5
2008	430	26.6	16.2	48.4
2009	514	24.4	19.0	43.2
2010	499	21.1	23.5	51.7
2011	483	n/a	n/a	53.6
2012	503	20.0	25.1	n/a
2013	536	22.0	24.3	52.1
2014	548	22.0	24.9	54.6
2015	533	22.0	24.2	63.2
2016	570	23.0	24.7	56.5
2017	571	23.0	24.8	61.6
2018	570	23.0	24.7	54.6
2019	555	22.0	25.2	63.1
2020	624	n/a	n/a	66.2
2021	674	27.0	24.9	69.3
2022	705	29.0	24.3	44
2023	727	28.2	25.7	65.6
2024	710	28.0	25.3	71.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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