Chet F. Harritt School in Santee is a TK-8 STEAM-focused campus on Arlette Street, holding California Distinguished School designation within the Santee School District. The STEAM curriculum integrates science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics into standards-based instruction from TK through eighth grade, building core competencies in the same math and reading frameworks reinforced by Momentum Tutoring on Cuyamaca Street. The school opened in 1980 under CDS code 37-68361-6040364 and enrolls approximately 606 students with 26 full-time teachers and a dedicated school counselor. The campus sits adjacent to Big Rock Park at the western entrance to Mission Trails Regional Park, integrating the park's geological and ecological features into project-based STEAM units alongside youth fitness programming at the Cameron Family YMCA on Riverwalk Drive. The Gifted and Talented track delivers differentiated instruction through a 24:1 student-to-teacher ratio across classrooms equipped with dedicated STEAM lab stations and maker-space resources.