How does Orange Glen Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Escondido?

Orange Glen Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.1/100, placing it at the 16th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 848 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Orange Glen Elementary?

7.6% of students at Orange Glen Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 22.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Orange Glen Elementary improving or declining?

Orange Glen Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Orange Glen Elementary?

28.7% of students at Orange Glen 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.

Orange Glen Elementary

Escondido Union Escondido San Diego County 92027

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

848 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

471 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 82.4%

White 10.0%

Asian 1.9%

Black 0.8%

Other 4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Orange Glen Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.6%
Met Standard	15.0%
Below Standard	77.5%

Exceeded

7.6%

Met

15.0%

Below

77.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Orange Glen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Escondido Union district average of 14.8%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 5.6 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.