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Chase Avenue Elementary

Chase Avenue Elementary serves grades K–6 for 755 students in Cajon Valley Union.

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Next day off: Wed, Nov 11 · Veterans Day - No School · All days off

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Key dates

  1. Veterans Day - No SchoolWednesday · All dayKey date
  2. No School TodayFriday · All dayKey date
  3. Thanksgiving Holidays - No School / Office ClosedMonday · Nov 23 – Nov 27Key date
  4. Winter Holidays - No SchoolMonday · Dec 21 – Jan 11Key date
  5. All Staff Professional Development DayMonday · All dayKey date
  6. Martin Luther King Jr Day - No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. HalloweenSaturday · All day
  2. ThanksgivngThursday · All day
  3. District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) MeetingWednesday · 5:00 PM
  4. ChristmasFriday · All day
  5. New YearFriday · All day
  6. District Office ReopensMonday · All day
  7. School Offices ReopenMonday · All day
  8. District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) MeetingWednesday · 5:00 PM

Last checked Oct 29, 2026, 6:10 AM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 4th largest of the 10 Cajon Valley Union elementary schools in El Cajon. Its 24.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.7 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 698 in 2019–20 to 755 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 131 students. 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (636 free, 44 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Tuttle Park (0.3 mi).

At a glance

Chase Avenue Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students755
Teachers31
Students per teacher24.4
Free or reduced-price lunch90%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCajon Valley Union
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Chase Avenue Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K131
  • 1109
  • 297
  • 3111
  • 4106
  • 5110
  • 691
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20698
  • 2020–21632
  • 2021–22604
  • 2022–23742
  • 2023–24755
Nearby

Parks near Chase Avenue Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.3 miTuttle ParkPark · 0.5 miRenette ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.0 miPrescott Promenade Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

195 East Chase Ave., El Cajon 92020

(619) 588-3123

Cajon Valley Union website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6037592 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060681000608

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Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6Anza Elementary656 studentsK–5Lexington Elementary801 studentsK–8Empower24 studentsK–5Johnson Elementary757 studentsK–6Naranca Elementary876 studentsK–5Meridian Elementary572 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.7 miEJE Middle AcademyGrades 6–8School · 0.7 miLiteracy First CharterGrades K–12School · 1.4 miHoly Trinity Elementary SchoolGrades K–8Middle school · 1.4 miCajon Valley MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.5 miGrossmont HighGrades 9–12High school · 1.5 miEl Cajon Valley HighGrades 9–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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