Is Lexington Elementary a good school?

Lexington Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lexington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 801 students attended Lexington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Elementary?

Students at Lexington Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lexington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Montgomery Middle High : El Cajon Valley High

Lexington Elementary

Summary:

Lexington Elementary is a public elementary school in El Cajon, California, serving 780 students in grades K-5. 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.

Lexington Elementary consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.45% of Lexington students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 31.78% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.7%, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 88.85% of Lexington's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Lexington Elementary to other nearby schools within the Cajon Valley Union district, it is evident that Lexington is one of the lowest-performing schools. For instance, Madison Avenue Elementary and Johnson Elementary, both within a 1.5-mile radius of Lexington, consistently outperform Lexington in academic achievement and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, two charter schools in the area, EJE Elementary Academy Charter and Kidinnu Academy, significantly outperform Lexington Elementary in academic achievement, with Kidinnu Academy being the highest-performing school in the area.

Detail:

Public K-5

1145 Redwood Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92019-4739

(619) 588-3075

District: Cajon Valley Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
5540^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,340

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	El Cajon Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.1

Number of students: 801

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.2%

White:

33.0%

Asian:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lexington Elementary ranks worse than 94.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^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 12.13. (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 (44.2%), White (33%), Asian (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lexington Elementary is 26.1. 15 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lexington Elementary employs 30.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lexington Elementary is $11,340, which is the 6^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lexington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lexington Elementary 5540^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lexington Elementary 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 Lexington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.26	4096^th	4809	14.8%
2005	18.46	4071^st	4822	15.6%
2006	25.24	3637^th	4818	24.5%
2007	25.63	3883^rd	5113	24.1%
2008	18.92	4407^th	5113	13.8%
2009	25.38	4034^th	5193	22.3%
2010	12.36	5038^th	5314	5.2%
2011	8.89	5253^rd	5377	2.3%
2012	18.41	4739^th	5390	12.1%
2013	22.97	4532^nd	5530	18.0%
2015	14.81	5120^th	5611	8.8%
2016	18.25	4769^th	5614	15.1%
2017	13.10	5262^nd	5692	7.6%
2018	12.99	5259^th	5662	7.1%
2019	10.89	5514^th	5789	4.8%
2022	13.45	5496^th	5883	6.6%
2023	14.10	5392^nd	5874	8.2%
2024	12.13	5540^th	5862	5.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.74	2341^st	3246	27.9%
2019	36.74	2005^th	3275	38.8%
2022	31.35	2504^th	3311	24.4%
2023	26.27	2798^th	3250	13.9%
2024	22.39	2980^th	3160	5.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.95	1801^st	2420	25.6%
2024	18.97	2447^th	2634	7.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.21	4586^th	5084	9.8%
2019	15.44	4815^th	5173	6.9%
2022	18.04	4781^st	5264	9.2%
2023	18.27	4825^th	5374	10.2%
2024	15.75	5093^rd	5511	7.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.35	4820^th	5413	11.0%
2019	10.67	5278^th	5492	3.9%
2022	14.02	5269^th	5635	6.5%
2023	15.35	5115^th	5617	8.9%
2024	13.28	5261^st	5605	6.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.39	1087^th	2128	48.9%
2022	26.69	1652^nd	2227	25.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.77	5225^th	5431	3.8%
2019	12.22	5235^th	5510	5.0%
2022	14.68	5235^th	5663	7.6%
2023	14.04	5245^th	5650	7.2%
2024	12.18	5353^rd	5636	5.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.98	4421^st	4830	8.5%
2019	12.70	4761^st	4963	4.1%
2022	16.36	4734^th	5084	6.9%
2023	20.12	4492^nd	5098	11.9%
2024	17.55	4622^nd	5102	9.4%

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Rank History for White students at Lexington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	3.33	2707^th	2737	1.1%
2019	3.17	2788^th	2834	1.6%
2022	2.75	2707^th	2726	0.7%
2023	3.77	2618^th	2662	1.7%
2024	2.31	2630^th	2647	0.6%

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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 Lexington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	427	35	26	60	17	n/a	n/a	0	565
1989	477	47	25	84	34	n/a	n/a	0	667
1990	493	66	24	99	33	n/a	n/a	0	715
1991	491	107	25	146	34	n/a	n/a	0	803
1992	495	68	33	169	43	n/a	n/a	0	808
1993	509	73	41	215	31	n/a	n/a	0	869
1994	488	81	37	266	30	n/a	n/a	0	902
1995	381	69	31	248	20	n/a	n/a	0	749
1996	381	69	31	248	20	n/a	n/a	0	749
1997	361	72	25	304	14	n/a	n/a	0	776
1998	330	96	29	299	16	n/a	n/a	0	770
1999	315	100	22	325	9	n/a	n/a	0	771
2000	304	97	28	351	12	n/a	n/a	0	792
2001	292	97	26	356	14	n/a	n/a	0	785
2002	313	77	24	399	9	n/a	n/a	0	822
2003	313	77	24	399	9	n/a	n/a	0	822
2004	297	83	25	373	6	n/a	n/a	0	784
2005	251	57	39	370	6	n/a	n/a	14	737
2006	168	76	32	390	7	n/a	n/a	20	693
2007	149	74	29	366	6	n/a	n/a	46	670
2008	125	60	25	372	4	n/a	n/a	0	586
2009	132	67	27	348	2	10	35	0	621
2010	230	64	35	359	2	4	26	0	720
2011	305	55	26	320	3	4	21	0	734
2012	322	54	20	342	1	2	22	0	763
2013	333	46	17	337	1	2	29	0	765
2014	355	50	13	317	1	1	26	0	763
2015	389	43	20	303	0	0	22	0	777
2016	392	40	23	312	1	1	22	0	791
2017	433	47	31	333	1	1	33	0	879
2018	423	48	29	327	0	4	39	0	870
2019	386	52	35	338	1	2	34	0	848
2020	345	47	30	336	1	2	44	0	805
2021	334	39	37	337	1	7	46	0	801
2022	282	40	53	304	3	6	43	0	731
2023	285	43	74	333	5	5	35	0	780
2024	264	62	79	354	5	4	33	0	801

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lexington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	565	24.6	22.9	n/a
1989	667	27.5	24.2	n/a
1990	715	29.5	24.2	n/a
1991	803	32.0	25.0	n/a
1992	808	32.5	24.8	59.5
1993	869	31.0	28.0	75.3
1994	902	35.5	25.4	85.4
1995	749	29.0	25.8	81.7
1996	749	29.0	25.8	81.7
1997	776	38.0	20.4	89
1998	770	39.0	19.7	85.5
1999	771	38.1	20.2	86.8
2000	792	39.0	20.3	83.3
2001	785	39.7	19.8	80.6
2002	822	39.5	20.8	81.5
2003	822	39.5	20.8	81.5
2004	784	37.5	20.9	81.6
2005	737	38.0	19.4	85.9
2006	693	38.6	18.0	90.5
2007	670	39.6	16.9	96.5
2008	586	44.9	13.1	93.3
2009	621	40.2	14.2	85.7
2010	720	40.8	17.6	97.5
2011	734	n/a	n/a	95.2
2012	763	30.0	25.4	n/a
2013	765	30.0	25.5	99.6
2014	763	30.2	25.2	93.1
2015	777	30.0	25.9	96.3
2016	791	32.0	24.7	96.1
2017	879	34.2	25.7	94.3
2018	870	34.9	24.9	86.2
2019	848	33.8	25.0	90.7
2020	805	n/a	n/a	93.4
2021	801	33.9	23.6	91.5
2022	731	28.6	25.5	65.7
2023	780	32.0	24.3	88.8
2024	801	30.6	26.1	89.9

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 Lexington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	565	24.6	22.9	n/a
1989	667	27.5	24.2	n/a
1990	715	29.5	24.2	n/a
1991	803	32.0	25.0	n/a
1992	808	32.5	24.8	59.5
1993	869	31.0	28.0	75.3
1994	902	35.5	25.4	85.4
1995	749	29.0	25.8	81.7
1996	749	29.0	25.8	81.7
1997	776	38.0	20.4	89
1998	770	39.0	19.7	85.5
1999	771	38.1	20.2	86.8
2000	792	39.0	20.3	83.3
2001	785	39.7	19.8	80.6
2002	822	39.5	20.8	81.5
2003	822	39.5	20.8	81.5
2004	784	37.5	20.9	81.6
2005	737	38.0	19.4	85.9
2006	693	38.6	18.0	90.5
2007	670	39.6	16.9	96.5
2008	586	44.9	13.1	93.3
2009	621	40.2	14.2	85.7
2010	720	40.8	17.6	97.5
2011	734	n/a	n/a	95.2
2012	763	30.0	25.4	n/a
2013	765	30.0	25.5	99.6
2014	763	30.2	25.2	93.1
2015	777	30.0	25.9	96.3
2016	791	32.0	24.7	96.1
2017	879	34.2	25.7	94.3
2018	870	34.9	24.9	86.2
2019	848	33.8	25.0	90.7
2020	805	n/a	n/a	93.4
2021	801	33.9	23.6	91.5
2022	731	28.6	25.5	65.7
2023	780	32.0	24.3	88.8
2024	801	30.6	26.1	89.9

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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