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

Hidden Valley Middle has a Scope Score of 30.1/100, ranked #1316 among California middle schools. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,408 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hidden Valley Middle?

6.4% of students at Hidden Valley Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hidden Valley Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Hidden Valley Middle's proficiency rate increases by 5.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Hidden Valley Middle?

27.4% of students at Hidden 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.

Hidden Valley Middle

Middle School

Escondido Union EscondidoSan Diego County92027

📍 2700 Reed Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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

809 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

44 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-12.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 295 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic88.5%

White4.5%

Asian1.5%

Black1.0%

Other4.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hidden Valley Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.4%
Met Standard	17.6%
Below Standard	76.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +5.1pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.4%

10.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 24.0%

15.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 27.4%

8.1pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 24.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.1%

2.0pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% 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 "24% proficient" for Hidden Valley Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.2 points below the Escondido Union district average of 13.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 16.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 27.4%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

24.0%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+5.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

27.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,408

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	219	2.7%	21.0%	24.7%	51.6%	23.7%
7th	259	9.7%	28.2%	20.5%	41.7%	37.8%
8th	225	12.0%	19.6%	28.9%	39.6%	31.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	220	3.2%	10.4%	25.9%	60.5%	13.6%
7th	259	7.3%	13.9%	20.1%	58.7%	21.2%
8th	226	3.5%	12.4%	18.1%	65.9%	15.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Glen View Elementary

36.4# in state

Orange Glen Elementary

25.5# in state

Oak Hill Elementary

22.2# in state

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Middle

Hidden Valley Middle

30.1# in state

This school

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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.