How does Felicita Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Escondido?

Felicita Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 32.6/100, placing it at the 15th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 836 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Felicita Elementary?

6.9% of students at Felicita Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Felicita Elementary improving or declining?

Felicita Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Felicita Elementary?

28.4% of students at Felicita Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Felicita Elementary

Escondido Union Escondido San Diego County 92025

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

836 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

450 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

89%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.7%

White 4.0%

Asian 1.3%

Black 0.2%

Other 1.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Felicita Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.9%
Met Standard	17.5%
Below Standard	75.6%

Exceeded

6.9%

Met

17.5%

Below

75.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Felicita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Escondido Union district average of 14.8%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 9.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.