Pepper Drive Elementary

Regular School · El Cajon, CA

Pepper Drive Elementary is a regular school school in El Cajon, California, serving grades KG–08 with 661 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

661

Teachers (FTE)

26.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

24.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	288	44%
Hispanic/Latino	257	39%
Two or more races	54	8%
Asian	31	5%
Black or African American	29	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	661	322M / 339F

English Language Learners: 105 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% +12.1pp	33.9%	576
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +0.3pp	48.7%	589
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	174

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)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

153

23.1% 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.)	661	100%

Contact & Location

1935 Marlinda Way

El Cajon, CA 92020

Phone: (619)956-5100

http://www.santeesd.net

District

Santee

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,826

District enrollment: 6,141

Other Schools in District

Cajon Park Elementary Elementary
Carlton Hills Elementary Elementary
Carlton Oaks Elementary Elementary
Chet F. Harritt Elementary Elementary
Hill Creek Elementary Elementary
PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue Elementary
Rio Seco Elementary Elementary
Santee Alternative Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 92020) → CensusDepth.com
California population & income data → CensusDepth.com
California teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

063588006142

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