High school · Grossmont Union High School District
IDEA Center
IDEA Center serves grades 9–12 for 138 students in Grossmont Union High School District.
It is the 4th largest of the 9 Grossmont Union High School District high schools in El Cajon. Its 69 students per teacher matches the median for those schools. Enrollment fell from 216 in 2019–20 to 138 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 50 students. 73% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (65 free, 35 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is East San Diego County Fairgrounds (0.8 mi).
IDEA Center by the numbers
Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.
Students at IDEA Center
Parks near IDEA Center
Address, phone and official links
1600 North Cuyamaca St., El Cajon 92020
School website ↗Grossmont Union High School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗
State school ID 0132548 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061623013915
Other high schools in the district
Schools nearby
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.