Greenfield Middle School
El Cajon, CA 92021
Phone: (619) 588-3103
Fax: (619) 588-3648
District: Cajon Valley Union School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 730 students
Greenfield Middle School, a public school located in El Cajon, CA, serves grades 6-8 in the Cajon Valley Union School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Greenfield Middle School is a public school located in El Cajon, CA. 730 students attend Greenfield Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 2/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 5/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Worrisome patterns of out-of-school suspensions have been identified.
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Posted: May 16, 2026
As a 7th grader myself currently here, this school is horrible, first of all the school is very trashy and dirty from litter from other students, second of all during my lunch time I hear the same kids that scream at the top of their lungs (quite literally) and the staff helpers do nothing about it at all, or tell them to stop but never fully end the yelling. The teachers can be nice depending on classes, also the kids will say slurs and foul language. I would not recommend this school for parents who want their kid/s to have a quiet and safe learning space.
Posted: September 14, 2025
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My son had a great time there that school is filled with fun and the other students are very nice and respectful and the principal is awesome!
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This was by miless the best school ive been to!
Posted: September 14, 2025
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Posted: April 8, 2024
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Needs better assistant principal, school does nothing to help of prevent bullying.
Posted: April 8, 2024
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Posted: October 24, 2023
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Posted: October 24, 2023
Not recommend what so ever. The school is unorganized and students that go there get bullied or are bullies.
Posted: October 24, 2023
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Posted: July 13, 2022
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it is the best school and my kid loves it there
Posted: February 9, 2019
This school is very efficent and has molded kids from being bad to the most perfect angles, they do what ever they can to add comftorbility to the students and have a great new reward system to reward great behavio. The new principales always get along great with all the kids and also they have great groups of athletic kids from soccer to basketbal. I really recremend that you choose this school as the right school for your kids to attend and if you look at the date on most of the other comments they are from years ago but they really have stepped up there game keep up the good work.
Posted: February 9, 2019
They are very efficent with homework and make sure to the best of their abbilitys to make sure the kids understand it and now what to do you can even go to tutoring on tuesdays and thursdays.
Posted: February 9, 2019
They are very respectful to all the attending students and treats them eqauly they are all really the best especialy the 8th grade ones.
Posted: February 9, 2019
Being at the school you can watch your child change from being the most disrespectful kid to the most amazing and respectful person you can ever get to know.
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Posted: October 30, 2016
They don't handle bully at all. The ones that are being bullied because they can't speak up are the ones getting in trouble. The Assistant principal was the worst
Posted: October 30, 2016
How can students learn with the constant bullying in class and on the playground
Posted: October 30, 2016
The assistant principal was the worst I've come across. He was quick to blame and didn't want to hear anything from out point of view. But talking to him he thought he was so smart and he didn't really care what I had to say.
Posted: October 30, 2016
When you have so many bullies in the school how can kids go to school with integrity, compassion and respect. This is their motto but their actions speaks different
Posted: October 30, 2016
Teachers don't know how to handle bullied
Posted: October 30, 2016
Posted: October 30, 2016
Ive heard that this school is full of bullies and to not put my child there. I didn't believe it. At the time I thought people experience was different. My son only lasted about two wks there. My son was bullied and the AP at the time was a 25 year (what a joke ) who didn't know how to handle situation except to put blame on my son who was being bullied. Pulled him out of there less than two wks into school and now he is thriving at another school. Best decision I've ever made.
Posted: June 6, 2014
I have just spend five minutes reading Greenfield's reviews and I could not believe what I was reading. I can't believe that I just read such negative reviews about the same school that my son has just attended for the past school year. Well, I disagree with most of these reviews. My son attended honor classes and honors or not, all his teachers were GREAT! He also attended drum line as an after school activity, he really enjoyed every moment of it. When it comes to the bullying, well yes, we also had a little of that too. An e-mail to the principal is all it took, the problem was solved before my son got home the following day. I do believe Greenfield is a GREAT school, however, it does depend on your experience and point of view. Based on our point-of-view, we give this school a 5-star rating. In my point-of-view, parent attendance for back to school night and performances that I attended for band and drum line, I think that it was high.
Posted: February 6, 2014
This is the worst school I have ever sent my kids to my kids have only been in this school for three weeks and my oldest daughter is in 8th grade she gets harassed teased bullied then her and my other daughter thats in 7th grade got in a fight for nothing standing up for them selves u could say and the principal said the only solution she can see to this is to home school my oldest or send her to another school all because she speaks her mind or she walks away or defends herself
Posted: June 16, 2012
I am currently a student here at GMS and I am fed up with the fact that since my 6th grade year they have been doing construction and they were supposed to be done by now. Because of construction we have no auditorium, eat pizza every single day, and eat lunch in the hallways. The counselor is very one sided and I got in trouble when the person telling on me had done horrible things and she got no discipline. There are some teachers who are great at what they do but there are some who need some advice on how to do their job. I think the principle is great. I just hate the problems that come w/ construction that is taking too long. Other schools have done construction get done faster and I don't understand why it's taking to long.
Posted: November 9, 2010
This school is TERRIBLE!! RUN!! My son was bullied so badly. I brought it to the attention of the AP and the Guidance Councelor over and over again and they did nothing!! There were a lot of fights there. My son was assaulted in class and the teacher didn't even see it. He was also taunted at lunch time and again, no adult saw that either. I had to move him out. I asked to talk to the Principle many times and was told, "He does not handle this kind of stuff." My son went from an honor student in elementary school to having some grades drop due to excessive bullying at this school. One of the teachers told me it's the most disrespectful and dirty school he has ever worked at! He could not be more right!! GMS is being run very poorly! I wouldn't send my dog there.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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| 1 | Canyon Run Apartments | Apartment Complex | El Cajon | CA | 0.5 mi | |
| 2 | Santee Villas | Apartment Complex | Santee | CA | 3.8 mi | |
| 3 | Lakeview Village Apartments | Apartment Complex | Spring Valley | CA | 5.8 mi | |
| 4 | Jackson Pointe Townhomes | Condominium/Townhouse | Spring Valley | CA | 6.5 mi | |
| 5 | Jackson Pointe Townhomes | Condominium/Townhouse | Spring Valley | CA | 6.5 mi | |
| 6 | Del Cerro | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Diego | CA | 8.4 mi | |
| 7 | Heritage at Otay Ranch | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Chula Vista | CA | 10.2 mi | |
| 8 | Canyon View | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Diego | CA | 10.4 mi | |
| 9 | City Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Diego | CA | 11.5 mi | |
| 10 | Eastlake Greens | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Chula Vista | CA | 11.5 mi | |
| 11 | Eastlake Vistas | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Chula Vista | CA | 12 mi | |
| 12 | Spectrum Center Blvd, Kearny Mesa | Neighborhood/Subdivision | San Diego | CA | 12.1 mi | |
| 13 | The Summit at Eastlake | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Chula Vista | CA | 12.7 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | El Cajon | El Cajon | CA | 2.2 mi | |
| 2 | Santee | Santee | CA | 3.3 mi | |
| 3 | Santee Trolley Square | Santee | CA | 3.8 mi | |
| 4 | Rancho San Diego | El Cajon | CA | 4.3 mi | |
| 5 | East County of San Diego | La Mesa | CA | 6.2 mi | |
| 6 | Del Cerro | San Diego | CA | 8 mi | |
| 7 | Kensington | San Diego | CA | 10.7 mi | |
| 8 | Wine Country area of Scripps Ranch | San Diego | CA | 11.1 mi | |
| 9 | Bonita | Chula Vista | CA | 11.4 mi | |
| 10 | Serra Mesa | San Diego | CA | 11.9 mi | |
| 11 | North Park | San Diego | CA | 12.5 mi | |
| 12 | Otay Ranch | Chula Vista | CA | 12.6 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Miramar MCAS | 12.6 mi. |
| San Diego Naval Medical Center | 13.7 mi. |
| San Diego Naval Base | 14.4 mi. |
| MCRD San Diego | 16.4 mi. |
| Coronado Naval Amphibious Base | 16.5 mi. |
| North Island NAS | 17.8 mi. |
| Naval Base Point Loma | 20.1 mi. |
| Camp Pendleton | 46.4 mi. |
