Emerald STEM Magnet Middle School

Emerald STEM Magnet Middle School is located in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego.

El Cajon

Counselor, Speech & Language Specialist, RSP, Mild/Moderate and Mod/Severe Day Classes, Psychologist, Parent Classes, Extended Day Program.

Each core classroom boasts a 2:1 ratio of Macintosh desktops/laptops, a 1:1 ratio of iPods, interactive white board, LCD projector, document camera, and teacher computer.

East County Academic Bowl, First Lego League Robotics Competition Best Project.

Robotics, Yoga, Sports, Academic Team, ASB School Leadership, Community Service, Yearbook, Broadcast, Math Club, etc.

Parking is available in front of the school or in the large lot to the south.

Voluntary - shirts (polo or button-down) in white, green or black and khaki pants or jeans.

Emerald students will be prepared to succeed academically, socially, and technologically in our rapidly changing world.

(taken from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council)
All students graduating from high school with a level of STEM literacy sufficient to:
1. Ensure their success in employment, postsecondary education, or both; and
2. Prepare them to be competent, capable citizens in a technology-dependent, democratic society

Emerald transitioned from a traditional middle school to a STEAM Magnet Middle School in 2010. Staff have received extensive training in technology, challenge based learning, and differentiation to meet a variety of student needs and learning styles. Two Jimmie Johnson Foundation grants allowed the school to be outfitted with $200,000 worth of state-of-art technology. Grants from the Cajon Valley Education Foundation, Friends of the East County Arts, and San Diego Gas and Electric and donations from such corporate partners at Qualcomm have allowed us to maintain state-of-art technology for all students in all core classes.

Cajon Valley is an Apple Demonstration District, and Emerald is a Google Pilot site. We continue to strive to stay ahead of the curve as we prepare our students academically, socially, and technologically for the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

STEAM Magnet Middle School, focusing in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Electives are STEAM-based, and students learn through project based learning activities that have a real-life focus and applicability.

Emerald STEAM Magnet Middle School serves approximately 650 students in grades 6-8.  We are proud of our welcoming, small-school environment that features a prominent character education as well as a focus on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.  A front-runner in San Diego County aligned with the national movement to enhance educational opportunities for all students, STEAM and core courses are desinged to prepare all students for success in high school, college, and beyond.

EmSTEM offers a rigorous, challenge-based curriculum centered on real-world applications.  Students are challenged and motivated to learn in an interactive digital environment where they are supported by caring and talented teachers who work collaboratively to promote student success.

Thanks to our partners at the Jimmie Johnson Foundation , Classroom of the Future, SPAWAR, Qualcomm, MESA (Mathematics, Engineering and Sciencew Achievement) at San Diego State University, Project Lead the Way, BEST (Building Engineering and Science Talent), San Diego Gas and Electric, the Cajon Valley Education Foundation, Friends of East County Arts, and many others, our students are able to interact with industry professionals and to participate in county-wide STEM competitions. 

Please view website:  http://www.cajonvalley.net/EmeraldMiddle.cfm.