How does Bear Valley Middle compare to other middle schools in Escondido?

Bear Valley Middle has a Scope Score of 50.9/100, ranked #833 among California middle schools. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,740 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bear Valley Middle?

17.3% of students at Bear Valley Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bear Valley Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Bear Valley Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bear Valley Middle?

22.9% of students at Bear Valley Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Bear Valley Middle

Middle School

Escondido Union EscondidoSan Diego County92025

📍 3003 Bear Valley Parkway

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

945 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+17.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

25.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 191 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic65.1%

White24.3%

Asian2.3%

Black0.6%

Other7.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bear Valley Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.3%
Met Standard	23.4%
Below Standard	59.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Met or exceeded: 40.7%

1.2pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 40.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.8%

1.3pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 17.3%

0.0pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -1.6pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 22.9%

3.6pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Bear Valley Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.7 points above the Escondido Union district average of 13.6%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 1.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 25.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.9%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

17.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

40.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-1.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

22.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,740

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	274	20.1%	27.7%	19.7%	32.5%	47.8%
7th	294	16.0%	35.0%	21.8%	27.2%	51.0%
8th	299	15.1%	30.4%	26.1%	28.4%	45.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	275	17.8%	16.4%	25.8%	40.0%	34.2%
7th	295	15.9%	16.3%	27.8%	40.0%	32.2%
8th	303	18.8%	14.5%	23.1%	43.6%	33.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Bernardo Elementary

72.2# in state

L. R. Green Elementary

61.2# in state

Juniper Elementary

42.6# in state

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Middle

Bear Valley Middle

50.9# in state

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.