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Johnson Elementary

Johnson Elementary serves grades K–5 for 757 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 3rd largest of the 10 Cajon Valley Union elementary schools in El Cajon. Its 25.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 25.7 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 710 in 2019–20 to 757 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 172 students. 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (655 free, 54 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Red Cross Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Johnson Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students757
Teachers30
Students per teacher25.2
Free or reduced-price lunch94%
School typeRegular School
DistrictCajon Valley Union
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Johnson Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K172
  • 1133
  • 2111
  • 3114
  • 4103
  • 5124
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20710
  • 2020–21690
  • 2021–22664
  • 2022–23704
  • 2023–24757
Nearby

Parks near Johnson Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.4 miRed Cross ParkPark · 0.5 miBill Beck ParkPark · 0.7 miPrescott Promenade Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

500 West Madison, El Cajon 92020

(619) 588-3139

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

State school ID 6037675 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060681000617

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Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–8Empower24 studentsK–8Flying Hills School of Arts710 studentsK–5Magnolia Elementary650 studentsK–6Naranca Elementary876 studentsK–6Chase Avenue Elementary755 studentsK–5Lexington Elementary801 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.5 miAltus Schools East CountyGrades 7–12Middle school · 0.8 miCajon Valley MiddleGrades 6–8Middle school · 1.1 miEJE Middle AcademyGrades 6–8High school · 1.2 miEl Cajon Valley HighGrades 9–12High school · 1.3 miChaparral HighGrades 9–12High school · 1.3 miIDEA CenterGrades 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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