# Dehesa Elementary

Dehesa Elementary is a elementary district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 33.9%, +11.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 23.8%, +4.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/dehesa-elementary |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 10 |
| Students | 13,877 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 26:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,597 |
| Low-Income Students | 148 (37.0%) |
| English Learners | 20 (5.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 22.4% | 58 |
| 2024 | 28.6% | 133 |
| 2025 | 33.9% | 195 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.0% | 58 |
| 2024 | 18.1% | 133 |
| 2025 | 23.8% | 193 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.8% | 23.5% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | 31.1% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | 40.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | 25.3% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | 24.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 26.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 35.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 20.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 17.6% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | 24.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Pham | President | christopher.pham@dehesasd.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Cindy K. White | Trustee | cindy.white@dehesasd.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Dustin White | Trustee | dustin.white@dehesasd.net | N/A | 2026 |
| Karen Kirkpatrick | Trustee | karen.kirkpatrick@dehesasd.net | N/A | 2024 |
| Richard White | Trustee | richard.white@dehesasd.net | N/A | 2024 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Heights Charter | Alpine | 61.2% | 55.8% | 58.5% | -1.6 | +8.3 |
| 2 | Community Montessori Charter | Escondido | 60.2% | 36.2% | 48.2% | +5.2 | -1.8 |
| 3 | Cabrillo Point Academy | Poway | 53.8% | 39.7% | 46.8% | +2.1 | +0.7 |
| 4 | Pacific Coast Academy | Poway | 52.8% | 37.1% | 44.9% | +3.6 | +2.8 |
| 5 | MethodSchools | Temecula | 42.4% | 39.4% | 40.9% | +8.0 | +19.9 |
| 6 | Valiant Academy of Southern California | El Cajon | 44.4% | 24.7% | 34.6% | +19.4 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Dehesa Charter | Escondido | 46.2% | 18.5% | 32.4% | +6.8 | -3.7 |
| 8 | University Prep | Ontario | 46.7% | 15.9% | 31.3% | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Dehesa Elementary | El Cajon | 34.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | +11.6 | +5.0 |
| 10 | Diego Hills Central Public Charter | San Diego | 26.5% | 2.9% | 14.7% | -7.8 | 0.0 |