Dehesa School District

Dehesa Elementary School District is a public school district located in the rural East County area of San Diego County, California, United States. It consists of one school serving grades kindergarten through 8th grade, including TK/EAK.[2]

Dehesa School District
Address
4612 Dehesa Road
El Cajon
, California, 92019
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
EstablishedApril 5, 1876
SuperintendentBradley Johnson
Schools1
NCES District ID0610710 [1]
Students and staff
Students124 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers7.0 (FTE)[1]
Staff9.0 (FTE)[1]
Student–teacher ratio17.71:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.dehesasd.net

About

The superintendent is Bradley Johnson. The district is governed by an elected five-member board. The principal is Jholei Evans.

Dehesa School is a Computer Science Immersion Academy[3] and a "No Excuses University".[4]

The computer science curriculum for grades K-6 is divided into trimesters. The first trimester is Scratch (entry-level coding). The second trimester is robotics building and programming using Lego Mindstorm EV3 Robots. The third trimester is Minecraft coding, where students learn to program using the Java language. The curriculum for 7th and 8th graders focuses on HTML5, CSS, Javascript, and Python using a program called Codesters. Every trimester ends in an "Epic Build" where students showcase their work to their families.

Founded on April 5, 1876, it is one of the oldest school districts in San Diego County.[5]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dehesa Elementary". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "Superintendent's message". School district website. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. Computer Science Immersion Academy
  4. No Excuses University
  5. Max, Nathan (November 8, 2010). "East County school bond decided by 7 votes". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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