Escondido Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 22.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Escondido Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 54.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 10.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 56.8% | 16.2% | 73.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 50.0% | 22.9% | 72.9% |
| 5th | 58 | 53.5% | 29.3% | 82.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 50.6% | 21.0% | 71.6% |
| 4th | 72 | 54.2% | 29.2% | 83.3% |
| 5th | 58 | 63.8% | 19.0% | 82.8% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 67.9