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Meridian Elementary

Regular School · El Cajon, CA

Meridian Elementary is a regular school school in El Cajon, California, serving grades KG–05 with 570 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 23.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
570
Teachers (FTE)
24.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
23.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 271 48%
Hispanic/Latino 116 20%
Asian 90 16%
Two or more races 58 10%
Black or African American 28 5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 570 322M / 248F

English Language Learners: 281 (49% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 33.9% 1
Reading Proficiency S 48.7% 1
Science Proficiency .

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.48 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
3
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
163
28.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 570 100%

Contact & Location

651 South Third St.

El Cajon, CA 92019

Phone: (619)588-3083

District

Cajon Valley Union

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,381

District enrollment: 15,308

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

060681000621

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD