How does Mission Middle compare to other middle schools in Escondido?

Mission Middle has a Scope Score of 32.2/100, ranked #1281 among California middle schools. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,659 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mission Middle?

6.8% of students at Mission Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 24.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mission Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mission Middle's proficiency rate increases by 5.3 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 Mission Middle?

25.5% of students at Mission 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.

Mission Middle

Middle School

Escondido Union EscondidoSan Diego County92026

📍 939 East Mission Avenue

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

925 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

51 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

24.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 415 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic94.0%

White1.6%

Asian0.8%

Black0.8%

Other2.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mission Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.8%
Met Standard	17.9%
Below Standard	75.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +5.3pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 6.8%

10.5pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 24.8%

14.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 25.5%

6.2pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 24.8%

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 "25% proficient" for Mission Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.7 points below the Escondido Union district average of 13.6%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.3% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 5.3 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 maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 24.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, 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

6.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

24.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+5.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

25.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,659

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	270	4.8%	20.7%	27.8%	46.7%	25.6%
7th	269	7.8%	29.4%	23.1%	39.8%	37.2%
8th	284	7.0%	24.6%	28.9%	39.4%	31.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	274	4.7%	10.2%	25.6%	59.5%	15.0%
7th	275	6.9%	12.7%	28.0%	52.4%	19.6%
8th	287	9.8%	9.8%	16.7%	63.8%	19.5%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Rose Elementary

33.9# in state

Farr Avenue Elementary

Also serves area

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Middle

Mission Middle

32.2# 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.