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Classical Academy: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 22 points. But this year's 5th graders test below its 3rd graders.

Classical Academy posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.

2950 South Bear Valley Parkway, 92025 (opens in new tab)·Escondido Union·Escondido·Grades K-8·1,581 students·25% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(760) 546-0101·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
55
🤝 Culture First · Solid
ranked #1,300 statewide · #4 of 19 in Escondido Union

Classical Academy scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 77th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

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CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “58% proficient” and call it done. Classical Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Escondido, where one in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 2.3% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

As a charter, Classical Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.

The story this school is actually telling

The culture · kids show up
2.3%

chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.

↑ a culture signal, not a test score
The trajectory · grade 3→5
−18.1pp

proficiency runs 66% in this year's grade 3 against 48% in its grade 5. The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.

↓ the part no ranking site shows you

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

36%
30%
34%
Grade 3 · 66% proficient
38%
30%
32%
Grade 4 · 68% proficient
26%
29%
45%
Grade 5 · 55% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding falls 10.5pp across grades; the floor slips 11.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

60.7%
Low-income · ELA · met standard

Classical Academy's most underrated number

60.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.

Classical Academy low-income: 60.7%State low-income: 38.2%

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
29.5%
State 21.3%
8.2pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
58.5%
State 42.7%
15.8pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-18.1pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Chronic absenteeism
2.3%
State 17.9%
15.6pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.4%
State 1.6%
1.2pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. The trajectory is the thing a tour will tell you more about than a spreadsheet.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic28.3%
White54.5%
Asian5.1%
Black0.6%
Other11.5%
GenderFemale 48.6%Male 51.4%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 25.2% (39pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
1,581
961 above CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
29:1
8 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$16,125
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$51,443 – $122,826
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Classical Academy in Escondido, 60.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Classical Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 30.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.9% Math proficient); White students (66.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 37.9 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 257 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Disabilities−37.9pp
27.6% vs 65.6% overall · n=108
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Disabilities−24.0pp
4.4% vs 28.4% overall · n=108
Math · Disabilities−28.9pp
25.2% vs 54.1% overall · n=108
Math Exceeded · Disabilities−16.0pp
10.3% vs 26.4% overall · n=108

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income257 tested
ELA 60.7%·Math 40.9%· +30.3pp vs district
White577 tested
ELA 66.4%·Math 54.1%· +3.9pp vs district
Hispanic279 tested
ELA 56.3%·Math 42.7%· +25.7pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 6.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +1.9pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 62%Support 34%Other 4%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$81K
$4K below CA median
Median Home Value
$828K
$169K above CA median
Bachelor's+
29%
6pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
10.6 years avg experience
59 teachers · 2% first-year · 3% second-year
Teacher Credentials
81% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
29.5%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 58th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
58.5%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 62th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
-18.1pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 46th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
2.3%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 75th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.4%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 60th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 312136%30%26%8%66%+23
Grade 414138%30%14%18%67%+23
Grade 514726%29%24%20%55%+7
Grade 616020%42%26%13%62%+15
Grade 723026%44%18%12%70%+22
Grade 824726%47%17%11%72%+26
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 312134%31%23%12%65%+20
Grade 414123%34%26%17%57%+15
Grade 514720%20%31%29%40%+5
Grade 616026%27%28%20%53%+17
Grade 723026%29%26%20%54%+20
Grade 824730%26%21%23%56%+24
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/1139422%25%46%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged25760.7%+30+22
White57766.4%+4+5
Hispanic/Latino27956.3%+26+17
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Classical Academy ←—5529.5%58.5%−18.10.4%
Bernardo Elementary2.1 mi5937.0%65.5%−1.10.9%
L. R. Green Elementary0.3 mi5332.3%56.4%−8.00.5%
Juniper Elementary1.6 mi3412.0%32.0%+7.31.1%
California average—4321.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
50%55%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1795 → #1028 → #1217 → #1231 → #1300
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
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Frequently asked questions

Is Classical Academy a good elementary school?
Classical Academy has a Scope Score of 55 out of 100, placing it in the 77th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,300 statewide. 29.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.2 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Classical Academy's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 58.5% of students at Classical Academy met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 29.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 29.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 29.5% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 818 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Classical Academy rank in California?
Classical Academy ranks #1,300 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 77th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Classical Academy getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Classical Academy decreases by 18.1 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Classical Academy?
2.3% of students at Classical Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.4%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Classical Academy compare to other schools in Escondido?
Classical Academy scores 55/100 (77th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,581 students. Use the schools in Escondido page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Classical Academy serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Classical Academy in Escondido, 60.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.4% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Classical Academy outperforms its district average for low-income students by 30.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.9% Math proficient); White students (66.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 37.9 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 257 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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