Meridian Elementary

Meridian Elementary sits in the eastern reaches of El Cajon, a sprawling inland community about 15 miles east of downtown San Diego where the cost of living is more accessible than closer-in neighborhoods but the trade-offs in school performance are real. Families here are working with a school that struggles academically, ranking in the bottom tenth percentile statewide in English and Math, though science scores show a bit more promise. Families who are weighing this school would do well to look closely at how it fits their child's needs, and to explore what supplemental support might look like outside the classroom.