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If you could change one rule at Central Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION·NCES 061288001451
Central Elementary
122 West Fourth Ave., Escondido, CA 92025 · (760) 432-2431 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
542 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 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 104% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
14%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
21.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 17.2% | 23.1% | 55.5% |
| Math | 9.6% | 16.5% | 27.3% | 46.5% |
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 | 21.5% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 21.9% | 18.1% |
| 2017-18 | 25.2% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 22.8% | 15.1% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 575 | 94.3% | 23.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Corona | 561 | 94.3% | 22.3% |
| Kerman-Floyd Elementary Kerman | 567 | 93.8% | 29.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary Escondido | 598 | 93.8% | 18.8% |
| Manuel L. Real Elementary Perris | 593 | 95.4% | 33.4% |
| Maple Elementary Tulare | 574 | 93.4% | 17.6% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,261 of 5,151 | #343 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,645 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #305 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,758 of 5,172 ▼ 195 | #372 of 393 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,324 of 5,116 | #226 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #1,601 of 5,915 | #117 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #1,435 of 5,352 | #73 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #4,761 of 5,354 | #392 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #540 of 5,625 | #21 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,212 of 3,837 | #228 of 279 |
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
575
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 575 | 27.5 | 20.9:1 | 94% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 28.7 | 19.1:1 | 94% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 30.2 | 19.0:1 | 90% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 89% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 93% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 29 | 25.2:1 | 86% (626) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | N/A | N/A | 91% (764) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 44 | 19.2:1 | 88% (743) |
| 1990-91 | 815 | 32 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (611 to 575); teachers up 6% (26 to 27.5).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Escondido, California. The school's 575 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Enrollment across the 24 schools in Escondido Union totals 13,920 students.
At Central Elementary, Hispanic students make up 93% of the student body. Other students are 4% White. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Central Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
The count of teachers at Central Elementary is 27.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 94% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Central Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.3% actual, 24.3% predicted).
Census estimates describe San Diego County this way: median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 766 public schools in San Diego County, with a combined enrollment of about 467,437.
The nearest other public school, Classical Academy High, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Central Elementary. On state test proficiency, Central Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 540 to 575 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.9:1, from 22.5:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 20th largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementarySan Diego, CA · 497 students
- Central ElementaryTracy, CA · 491 students
- Central ElementaryNational City, CA · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Classical Academy High0.4 mi · 1,336
- Felicita Elementary0.9 mi · 478
- Motivated Youth Academy1.0 mi · 251
- Mission Middle1.1 mi · 855
- Juniper Elementary1.1 mi · 588
- Lincoln Elementary1.2 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryHow many students attend Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Central Elementary are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary?
Central Elementary is overseen by Escondido Union in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.