REACH Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · El Cajon, California
REACH Academy in El Cajon, California enrolled 21 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 7.0 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 44%
23 students in 2022-23, 22 students in 2023-24, 21 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.1 to 3.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 21 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
7.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection REACH Academy enrolled 18 students and reported no counselor; it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
42.9% of students were Hispanic, 28.6% Black, 23.8% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.9%
- Black28.6%
- White23.8%
- Two or more races4.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
50% or more of the 6 students in REACH Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 50% or more | 83% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 6 | 3,976 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in El Cajon
10 public high schools in El Cajon report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Hills High | 2,331 | 24.1 | 36.9% |
| Valhalla High | 1,728 | 23.5 | 47.9% |
| El Cajon Valley High | 1,701 | 20.8 | 64.1% |
| Grossmont Secondary | 287 | 35.3 | 65.2% |
| IDEA Center | 127 | 7.8 | 39.4% |
| MERIT Academy | 68 | 9.7 | 47.1% |
| Chaparral High | 45 | 7.2 | 51.1% |
| Grossmont Middle College High | 37 | 14.5 | 18.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about REACH Academy
- Elite AcademyThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 34 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- El Cajon Valley HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 1,701 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare REACH Academy with Elite AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Grossmont Union High spends per student$18,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,330
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaREACH Academy is the number 1,944 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,944 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher7.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.7.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about REACH Academy
How many students attend REACH Academy?
21 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 23 in 2022-23. It is a high school in El Cajon, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at REACH Academy?
7.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is REACH Academy a Title I school?
REACH Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.What is the graduation rate at REACH Academy?
50% or more of the 6 students in REACH Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is REACH Academy in?
Grossmont Union High, NCES district ID 0616230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061623013677 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.