📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: August 2026·Editorial standards
📍 Santee, CA · San Diego County

Santee School District

Grades Kindergarten – 8th · 6,151 students · 11 schools

8
out of 10 Rating Good
State reading & math proficiency · 79th percentile among California districts. Ranked within California only — not comparable across states.
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Santee School District
📍 Santee, CA · San Diego County · NCES LEAID 0635880
8/10
Rating
6,151
Students
11
Schools
Kindergarten – 8th
Grade Span

District Contact & Information

Source: NCES CCD 2024–25
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Grades Served
Kindergarten – 8th
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District Phone
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District Website
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District Mailing Address
9625 Cuyamaca St., Santee, CA 92071
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Enrollment
6,151 students
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Schools
11
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NCES District ID (LEAID)
0635880
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District Type
Public School District

Schools in Santee School District

11 schools listed
SchoolLevelGradesStudentsCity
Cajon Park ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th830Santee
Carlton Hills ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th601Santee
Carlton Oaks ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th823Santee
Chet F. Harritt ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th606Santee
Hill Creek ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th695Santee
Pepper Drive ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th661El Cajon
PRIDE Academy at Prospect AvenueOtherKindergarten – 8th548Santee
Rio Seco ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 8th913Santee
Santee AlternativeOtherKindergarten – 8th11Santee
Santee Success ProgramOtherKindergarten – 8th5Santee
Sycamore Canyon ElementaryOtherKindergarten – 6th373Santee

Frequently Asked Questions

What zip codes are in Santee School District?
Santee School District is a city district whose boundary does not contain the centre point of any zip code area, so we cannot list its zip codes from the national boundary data we use. Zip codes and district boundaries do not line up exactly in any case — confirm your address with the district office before relying on an assignment.
How is Santee School District rated?
Santee School District has an overall rating of 8 out of 10 (Good), based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts). That places it in the 79th percentile among California school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within California only and are not comparable across states.
How many students attend Santee School District?
The NCES Common Core of Data directory reports enrollment of 6,151 students across 11 schools for Santee School District.
What grades does Santee School District serve?
Santee School District is listed in the NCES directory as serving grades Kindergarten – 8th.
What schools are in Santee School District?
NCES lists 11 schools operating under Santee School District: 11 other or combined. Each school's grade span, enrollment and city are listed on this page. Attendance zones are set by the district and a school on this list is not necessarily the one your address is assigned to.
How do I contact Santee School District?
You can reach Santee School District by phone at (619)258-2300 or online at www.santeesd.net or by mail at 9625 Cuyamaca St., Santee, CA 92071. Contact details come from the NCES district directory and are the best way to confirm which school your address is assigned to.

About Santee School District

Santee School District is a public school district in California, in San Diego County. It carries an overall rating of 8/10 (Good), the 79th percentile among California districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest) and is ranked only against other California districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.

Schools in this district

NCES lists 11 schools operating under Santee School District — 11 other or combined. The largest by enrollment is Rio Seco Elementary with 913 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.

Checking your own address

District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your assignment with the district office at (619)258-2300 before making a housing decision.