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Fuerte Elementary

Cajon Valley Union El Cajon San Diego County 92020
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,270 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
653 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
45%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 16.1%
White 65.1%
Asian 5.4%
Black 3.1%
Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fuerte Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard31.4%
Met Standard26.7%
Below Standard41.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Fuerte Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.9 points above the Cajon Valley Union district average of 10.5%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.6 points higher (vs 12.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
31.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
58.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-5.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,270
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 117 35.9% 24.8% 24.8% 14.5% 60.7%
4th 114 35.1% 14.0% 25.4% 25.4% 49.1%
5th 85 35.3% 35.3% 14.1% 15.3% 70.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 118 33.9% 34.8% 21.2% 10.2% 68.6%
4th 114 22.8% 28.9% 30.7% 17.5% 51.8%
5th 87 25.3% 23.0% 29.9% 21.8% 48.3%