Dehesa Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Harbison Canyon and Crest, and parts of Rancho San Diego and Alpine.

At a glance

399Students enrolled

1School

2Towns served

$19,897Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

37%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Crest

Grades K–8

Dehesa Elementary or Crest ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency22%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,897

per student each year · 6% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction48%

Support & administration47%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)55%

State43%

Federal2%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

124’20

105’21

84’22

221’23

399’24

Students

Hispanic · 42%168

White · 31%124

Two or more races · 20%79

Asian · 2%9

Black · 2%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%7

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Harbison Canyon4,328 people

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Crest2,775 people

Also covers small parts of Rancho San Diego and Alpine.

Schools1 in district

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Dehesa ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 399 students · El Cajon

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.