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Elementary school · Cajon Valley Union

Empower

Empower serves grades K–8 for 24 students in Cajon Valley Union.

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

Cajon Valley Union calendar

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 smallest of the 10 Cajon Valley Union elementary schools in El Cajon. Its 12 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.7 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 21 in 2019–20 to 24 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 8 students. 88% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (20 free, 1 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Cajon Valley Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Empower by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–8
Students24
Teachers2
Students per teacher12
Free or reduced-price lunch88%
School typeSpecial Education School
DistrictCajon Valley Union
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Empower

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 31
  • 45
  • 52
  • 64
  • 74
  • 88
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–2021
  • 2020–2123
  • 2021–2215
  • 2022–2323
  • 2023–2424
Nearby

Parks near Empower

All parks
Park · 0.2 miCajon Valley ParkPark · 0.4 miPrescott Promenade ParkPark · 0.5 miRed Cross Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

165 Roanoke Rd., El Cajon 92020

(619) 588-3296

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

State school ID 0136176 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060681014179

Cajon Valley Union

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Lexington Elementary801 studentsK–6Naranca Elementary876 studentsK–5Johnson Elementary757 studentsK–6Anza Elementary656 studentsK–6Chase Avenue Elementary755 studentsK–5Magnolia Elementary650 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.3 miCajon Valley MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 0.4 miEl Cajon Valley HighGrades 9–12School · 0.6 miLiteracy First CharterGrades K–12School · 0.9 miHoly Trinity Elementary SchoolGrades K–8High school · 0.9 miAltus Schools East CountyGrades 7–12High school · 1.1 miElite AcademyGrades 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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