Is W. D. Hall Elementary a good school?

W. D. Hall Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend W. D. Hall Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 542 students attended W. D. Hall Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of W. D. Hall Elementary?

Students at W. D. Hall Elementary are 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of W. D. Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend W. D. Hall Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Greenfield Middle

W. D. Hall Elementary

Summary:

W. D. Hall Elementary is a public elementary school located in El Cajon, California, serving 540 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Cajon Valley Union School District, which is ranked 1180 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W. D. Hall Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 40.7% in 2021-2022, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state, with only 24.63% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.79% in Mathematics in 2023-2024. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both subjects.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Naranca Elementary and Madison Avenue Elementary, the performance gaps at W. D. Hall Elementary are evident. Additionally, the Lakeside Union Elementary District, located near W. D. Hall, consistently outperforms the Cajon Valley Union District and the state in academic assessments, with schools like Riverview Elementary, Lemon Crest Elementary, and Lakeview Elementary showing significantly higher proficiency rates in both subjects and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-5

1376 Pepper Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92021-1460

(619) 588-3136

District: Cajon Valley Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
5237^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,991

Students who attend W. D. Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Greenfield Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 542

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

37.1%

African American:

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details W. D. Hall Elementary ranks worse than 89.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 14^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.63. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (43%), Hispanic (37.1%), African American (7.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W. D. Hall Elementary is 26. 14 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare W. D. Hall Elementary employs 20.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at W. D. Hall Elementary is $10,991. 15 elementary schools in the Cajon Valley Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

W. D. Hall Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks W. D. Hall Elementary 5237^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See W. D. Hall Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cajon Valley Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Cajon Valley Union 1180^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for W. D. Hall Elementary

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Rank History for all students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.66	2069^th	4809	57.0%
2005	41.87	2608^th	4822	45.9%
2006	39.13	2759^th	4818	42.7%
2007	38.48	3008^th	5113	41.2%
2008	30.19	3573^rd	5113	30.1%
2009	34.16	3427^th	5193	34.0%
2010	29.25	3904^th	5314	26.5%
2011	23.61	4427^th	5377	17.7%
2012	39.85	3272^nd	5390	39.3%
2013	35.24	3660^th	5530	33.8%
2015	43.26	2845^th	5611	49.3%
2016	22.58	4383^rd	5614	21.9%
2017	21.35	4570^th	5692	19.7%
2018	15.79	5024^th	5662	11.3%
2019	17.30	5045^th	5789	12.9%
2022	19.19	4940^th	5883	16.0%
2023	16.55	5191^st	5874	11.6%
2024	15.63	5237^th	5862	10.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.52	2485^th	3246	23.4%
2019	33.76	2218^th	3275	32.3%
2022	36.50	2087^th	3311	37.0%
2023	40.66	1758^th	3250	45.9%
2024	23.08	2946^th	3160	6.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.80	1343^rd	2420	44.5%
2024	34.42	1592^nd	2634	39.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.53	4359^th	5084	14.3%
2019	23.72	4318^th	5173	16.5%
2022	25.50	4213^th	5264	20.0%
2023	19.19	4772^nd	5374	11.2%
2024	16.71	5026^th	5511	8.8%

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Rank History for Female students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.13	4978^th	5413	8.0%
2019	15.29	5012^th	5492	8.7%
2022	17.52	4936^th	5635	12.4%
2023	16.75	4986^th	5617	11.2%
2024	20.97	4613^th	5605	17.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.65	1505^th	2128	29.3%
2019	31.08	1737^th	2585	32.8%
2022	30.34	1472^nd	2227	33.9%

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Rank History for Male students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.56	4606^th	5431	15.2%
2019	21.50	4519^th	5510	18.0%
2022	23.05	4426^th	5663	21.8%
2023	18.05	4902^nd	5650	13.2%
2024	13.79	5253^rd	5636	6.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.44	4619^th	4830	4.4%
2019	12.25	4781^st	4963	3.7%
2022	12.30	4938^th	5084	2.9%
2023	13.36	4893^rd	5098	4.0%
2024	15.81	4724^th	5102	7.4%

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Rank History for White students at W. D. Hall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.94	2539^th	2737	7.2%
2019	9.74	2636^th	2834	7.0%
2022	12.20	2468^th	2726	9.5%
2023	5.07	2585^th	2662	2.9%
2024	4.15	2586^th	2647	2.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, October 14, 2016

My son goes to this school and has a heart condition. They have been so accommodating. I love all the teachers and the office staff rocks. Pto is amazing and they have the best fundraisers and events for the kids and families. Close Quote

Enrollment information for W. D. Hall Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	593	2	6	23	10	n/a	n/a	0	634
1989	657	7	6	45	34	n/a	n/a	0	749
1990	715	12	5	61	30	n/a	n/a	0	823
1991	706	20	7	72	31	n/a	n/a	0	836
1992	717	23	14	75	32	n/a	n/a	0	861
1993	734	21	9	71	22	n/a	n/a	0	857
1994	733	17	15	96	19	n/a	n/a	0	880
1995	549	22	6	57	11	n/a	n/a	0	645
1996	549	22	6	57	11	n/a	n/a	0	645
1997	550	25	10	57	8	n/a	n/a	0	650
1998	547	31	10	54	11	n/a	n/a	0	653
1999	546	22	6	68	11	n/a	n/a	0	653
2000	524	23	8	68	7	n/a	n/a	0	630
2001	538	33	10	78	8	n/a	n/a	0	667
2002	486	33	9	105	6	n/a	n/a	0	639
2003	486	33	9	105	6	n/a	n/a	0	639
2004	467	26	9	116	5	n/a	n/a	0	623
2005	459	34	11	148	4	n/a	n/a	2	658
2006	394	31	24	152	6	n/a	n/a	8	615
2007	284	31	8	107	3	n/a	n/a	40	473
2008	250	23	10	121	5	n/a	n/a	0	409
2009	244	24	8	118	5	5	45	0	449
2010	249	29	12	125	3	5	26	0	449
2011	247	32	17	119	2	2	17	0	436
2012	249	31	19	119	2	4	20	0	444
2013	229	43	28	128	2	5	18	0	453
2014	229	39	19	168	1	4	19	0	479
2015	222	47	15	176	1	5	16	0	482
2016	285	60	21	246	0	6	31	0	649
2017	283	44	16	223	0	6	35	0	607
2018	271	49	16	212	1	8	36	0	593
2019	256	36	21	189	3	8	36	0	549
2020	244	39	24	207	3	7	32	0	556
2021	225	34	28	193	3	7	34	0	524
2022	234	25	28	196	2	4	33	0	522
2023	242	34	31	196	0	5	32	0	540
2024	233	39	36	201	0	4	29	0	542

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at W. D. Hall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	634	24.0	26.4	n/a
1989	749	26.0	28.8	n/a
1990	823	30.0	27.4	n/a
1991	836	31.0	26.9	n/a
1992	861	31.5	27.3	23.5
1993	857	32.2	26.6	25.7
1994	880	32.0	27.5	37.7
1995	645	24.8	26.0	37.8
1996	645	24.8	26.0	37.8
1997	650	28.7	22.6	36
1998	653	29.5	22.1	35.5
1999	653	31.2	20.9	30.3
2000	630	29.0	21.7	30.3
2001	667	31.5	21.2	31
2002	639	29.0	22.0	35.7
2003	639	29.0	22.0	35.7
2004	623	27.0	23.1	40.8
2005	658	28.0	23.5	43.4
2006	615	27.0	22.8	47.6
2007	473	23.0	20.6	52.7
2008	409	23.8	17.2	53.8
2009	449	21.0	18.9	44.3
2010	449	21.4	20.9	60.6
2011	436	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	444	18.0	24.6	n/a
2013	453	19.0	23.8	66
2014	479	20.0	23.9	61.4
2015	482	20.0	24.1	66
2016	649	26.0	24.9	69.3
2017	607	24.0	25.2	79.2
2018	593	23.5	25.2	78.4
2019	549	22.5	24.4	81.4
2020	556	n/a	n/a	81.7
2021	524	21.5	24.3	84.5
2022	522	23.0	22.6	67.6
2023	540	23.0	23.4	81.3
2024	542	20.8	26.0	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio W. D. Hall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	634	24.0	26.4	n/a
1989	749	26.0	28.8	n/a
1990	823	30.0	27.4	n/a
1991	836	31.0	26.9	n/a
1992	861	31.5	27.3	23.5
1993	857	32.2	26.6	25.7
1994	880	32.0	27.5	37.7
1995	645	24.8	26.0	37.8
1996	645	24.8	26.0	37.8
1997	650	28.7	22.6	36
1998	653	29.5	22.1	35.5
1999	653	31.2	20.9	30.3
2000	630	29.0	21.7	30.3
2001	667	31.5	21.2	31
2002	639	29.0	22.0	35.7
2003	639	29.0	22.0	35.7
2004	623	27.0	23.1	40.8
2005	658	28.0	23.5	43.4
2006	615	27.0	22.8	47.6
2007	473	23.0	20.6	52.7
2008	409	23.8	17.2	53.8
2009	449	21.0	18.9	44.3
2010	449	21.4	20.9	60.6
2011	436	n/a	n/a	56.4
2012	444	18.0	24.6	n/a
2013	453	19.0	23.8	66
2014	479	20.0	23.9	61.4
2015	482	20.0	24.1	66
2016	649	26.0	24.9	69.3
2017	607	24.0	25.2	79.2
2018	593	23.5	25.2	78.4
2019	549	22.5	24.4	81.4
2020	556	n/a	n/a	81.7
2021	524	21.5	24.3	84.5
2022	522	23.0	22.6	67.6
2023	540	23.0	23.4	81.3
2024	542	20.8	26.0	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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