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Santee, CA
Public School Ratings




Santee Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Santee School District details

Santee School District
9625 Cuyamaca St.
Santee, CA 92071

6,159 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

23 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Santee School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.5% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
41%
57%
47%
49%
35%
53%
41%
57%
47%
49%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cajon Park Elementary School
10300 Magnolia Ave.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Carlton Hills Elementary School
9353 Pike Rd.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Carlton Oaks Elementary School
9353 Wethersfield Rd.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Chet F. Harritt Elementary School
8120 Arlette St.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Hill Creek Elementary School
9665 Jeremy St.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Pride Academy At Prospect Avenue School
9303 Prospect Ave.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Pepper Drive Elementary School
1935 Marlinda Way
El Cajon, CA, 92020
KG-08
Rio Seco Elementary School
9545 Cuyamaca St.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Santee Alternative School
10250 El Nopal
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
Santee Success Program School
10280 North Magnolia Ave.
Santee, CA, 92071
KG-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.4% 22.0%
Black 1.9% 5.2%
Hispanic 34.2% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.1% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.0% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 32.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,946 $55,097,000 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $712 $4,384,000 4.8%
Staff $465 $2,867,000 3.1%
General Administration $194 $1,194,000 1.3%
School Administration $614 $3,784,000 4.2%
Operation $1,263 $7,776,000 8.5%
Transportation $268 $1,648,000 1.8%
Other $658 $4,053,000 4.4%
Total Support $4,174 $25,706,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,671 $10,290,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $14,790 $91,093,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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