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Flying Hills School of Arts

Flying Hills School of Arts serves grades K–8 for 710 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 5th largest of the 10 Cajon Valley Union elementary schools in El Cajon. Its 25.4 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.7 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 624 in 2019–20 to 710 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 90 students. 72% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (419 free, 91 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Hillside Park (0.6 mi).

At a glance

Flying Hills School of Arts by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–8
Students710
Teachers28
Students per teacher25.4
Free or reduced-price lunch72%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCajon Valley Union
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Flying Hills School of Arts

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K90
  • 173
  • 274
  • 369
  • 484
  • 576
  • 679
  • 780
  • 885
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20624
  • 2020–21674
  • 2021–22705
  • 2022–23727
  • 2023–24710
Nearby

Parks near Flying Hills School of Arts

All parks
Park · 0.6 miHillside ParkPark · 0.7 miFletcher Hills Open SpacePark · 0.8 miBill Beck Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1251 Finch St., El Cajon 92020

(619) 588-3132

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

State school ID 6037634 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060681000613

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Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Johnson Elementary757 studentsK–5Magnolia Elementary650 studentsK–8Empower24 studentsK–6Naranca Elementary876 studentsK–6Chase Avenue Elementary755 studentsK–5Lexington Elementary801 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.4 miChaparral HighGrades 9–12High school · 0.4 miIDEA CenterGrades 9–12High school · 0.4 miMERIT AcademyGrades 9–12High school · 1.2 miAltus Schools East CountyGrades 7–12High school · 1.3 miFoothills Christian High SchoolGrades 9–12School · 1.4 miOur Lady Of Grace Elementary SchoolGrades K–8

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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