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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION·NCES 061288011131
Bernardo Elementary
1122 Mountain Heights Dr., Escondido, CA 92029 · (760) 432-2700 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
170 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 94% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.4pp since 2014
Math
66.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.9% | 30.4% | 18.0% | 17.6% |
| Math | 40.0% | 26.9% | 19.0% | 14.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 60.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 60.9% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 57.3% |
| 2018-19 | 65.5% | 66.7% |
| 2017-18 | 63.4% | 68.3% |
| 2016-17 | 64.8% | 60.1% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bernardo Elementary
Bernardo Elementary's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Elementary this school | 664 | 25.6% | 63.3% |
| Abby Reinke Elementary Temecula | 559 | 25.9% | 71.7% |
| Sierra Madre Elementary Sierra Madre | 652 | 29.8% | 71.1% |
| Arroyo Seco Elementary Livermore | 584 | 22.4% | 49.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary Pleasant Hill | 652 | 26.8% | 56.9% |
| Woods (Harold L.) Elementary Clovis | 661 | 20.7% | 76.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bernardo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #959 of 5,151 | #111 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #736 of 5,172 ▲ 268 | #87 of 393 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #1,062 of 5,172 ▲ 53 | #122 of 393 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #924 of 5,116 | #56 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #926 of 5,915 | #78 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,062 of 5,352 | #55 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #1,047 of 5,354 | #96 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #4,947 of 5,625 | #367 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #198 of 1,139 | #16 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
664
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 664 | 32.8 | 20.3:1 | 26% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 33.5 | 18.8:1 | 25% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 33.5 | 19.0:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 35% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 25 | 21.6:1 | 32% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | N/A | N/A | 20% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernardo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (540 to 664); teachers up 31% (25 to 32.8).
About Bernardo Elementary
At 1122 Mountain Heights Dr. in Escondido, California, Bernardo Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 664 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
District-wide, Escondido Union has 24 schools and 13,920 students.
At Bernardo Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 9% Asian. County-wide, about 48% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 20.3 students per teacher and 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 26%. That is 28 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.5% at Bernardo Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernardo Elementary is one of 766 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Miller Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 63.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 10% from 2020-21, when Bernardo Elementary had 602 students, to 2024-25, when it had 664.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escondido Union
- Bear Valley MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Mission MiddleMiddle · 855 students
- Del Dios Academy of Arts and SciencesMiddle · 788 students
- Rincon MiddleMiddle · 772 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- L. R. Green ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Escondido
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Orange Glen HighHigh · 1,788 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Classical AcademyElementary · 1,581 students
- Heritage K-8 CharterElementary · 1,345 students
- Classical Academy HighHigh · 1,336 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Elementary1.1 mi · 378
- Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science1.2 mi · 765
- Felicita Elementary1.4 mi · 478
- Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences1.8 mi · 788
- Limitless Learning Academy1.8 mi · 119
- Altus Schools North County1.8 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Bernardo ElementaryHow large is Bernardo Elementary?
Bernardo Elementary enrolls approximately 664 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bernardo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernardo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernardo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernardo Elementary is approximately 20.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bernardo Elementary?
At Bernardo Elementary, the student body is approximately 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Bernardo Elementary public or private?
Bernardo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Escondido Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.