Grade Trends

Valhalla High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Grossmont Union High

1725 Hillsdale Rd., El Cajon, CA 92019 Map

Math (met standard)
31%
−1 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
55%
−2 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
41%
+3 state 38% · 2025-26
Low income
69%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,728
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 31% state 32% · 2025-26 55% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 31% state 32% · 2025-26 55% state 57% · 2025-26 41% state 38% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 31% state 32% 55% state 57% 41% state 38%
2024-25 35% state 31% 66% state 57% 36% state 34%
2023-24 31% state 28% 68% state 56% 33% state 32%
2022-23 32% state 27% 72% state 55% 29% state 31%
2021-22 40% state 27% 72% state 55% 35% state 29%
2020-21 45% state 34% 75% state 59% —
2018-19 44% state 32% 73% state 57% 36% state 28%
2017-18 41% state 31% 71% state 56% —
2016-17 48% state 32% 74% state 60% —
2015-16 45% state 32% 69% state 59% —
2014-15 37% state 30% 63% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
89%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
60%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
83%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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+10 vs state
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+8 vs state
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24%
−8 vs state
49%
−8 vs state
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−29 vs state · 2024-25
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−19 vs state · 2024-25
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3.1 mi
10%
−22 vs state
22%
−36 vs state
16%
−22 vs state
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Grades K–12 Charter · Bostonia Global District
3.4 mi
18%
−21 vs state
31%
−17 vs state
16%
−20 vs state
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3.4 mi
35%
+3 vs state
48%
−9 vs state
28%
−11 vs state
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4.0 mi
12%
−23 vs state
32%
−21 vs state
27%
−8 vs state
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Grades 9–12 · Grossmont Union High
4.1 mi
30%
−2 vs state
59%
+1 vs state
41%
+2 vs state
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