- 1251 Finch St.
- El Cajon, CA 92020
- (619) 588-3132
Magnet | Grades K-6 | Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District
About Flying Hills Elementary School
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Flying Hills Elementary School is located in El Cajon, CA and is one of 23 elementary schools in Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District. It is a magnet school that serves 514 students in grades K-6.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Flying Hills Elementary School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Flying Hills Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Flying Hills Elementary School had an API growth score of 817 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Flying Hills Elementary School's 2009 base score was 797 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Flying Hills Elementary School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Flying Hills Elementary School's students and teachers.
Flying Hills Elementary School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
50 %
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Hispanic
23 %
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Multiple or No Response
16 %
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Black
4 %
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Filipino
2 %
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Asian
2 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 50%
- Male 50%
Flying Hills Elementary School Reviews
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tabitha levy
This school is awesome! My daughter loves her school, her class and her teachers. I love how involved the parents are at this school, the PTA managed to fundraise in 1 school year, $40,000 + to get the school a brand new playground!!-- it got installed October 2007.
Mar 19, 2008
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About El Cajon, CA
- Population Median Age 34 years
- Median Household Income $35,566
- Average Household Size 2.7 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 32%
- % Owning / % Renting 41% / 59%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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