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Johnson Elementary

Cajon Valley Union El Cajon San Diego County 92020
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,366 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
757 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 45.6%
White 23.1%
Asian 13.1%
Black 14.9%
Other 3.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Johnson Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard6.8%
Met Standard18.1%
Below Standard75.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Johnson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the Cajon Valley Union district average of 10.5%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.3% exceeded — 4.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
6.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
24.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
32.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
4.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,366
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 113 7.1% 15.9% 28.3% 48.7% 23.0%
4th 107 11.2% 20.6% 20.6% 47.7% 31.8%
5th 107 4.7% 22.4% 18.7% 54.2% 27.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 121 2.5% 17.4% 19.0% 61.2% 19.8%
4th 119 5.9% 16.8% 34.5% 42.9% 22.7%
5th 116 9.5% 15.5% 18.1% 56.9% 25.0%