Total enrollment
2,676
+48 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Escalon Unified
California · 2,676 students · 3 cities
Escalon Unified's public schools, 7 in all, serve about 2,676 K-12 students inside California, an average of 382 per school.
4-year change in Escalon Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Escalon Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #303 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,676 | #382 of 587 | #3,577 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #320 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #128 of 587 | #8,310 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.1% | #371 of 587 | #3,724 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #271 of 530 | #2,384 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Escalon Unified
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Van Allen Elementary at 47.9% proficient to Collegeville Elementary at 23.1%, a gap of 24.9 points. That is the 264th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,594 to 2,676 students (up 3%) and from 119 to 135 full-time teachers (up 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escalon High | Escalon | High | 09-12 | 815 |
| Dent Elementary | Escalon | Elementary | KG-05 | 671 |
| El Portal Middle | Escalon | Middle | 06-08 | 587 |
| Van Allen Elementary | Escalon | Elementary | KG-05 | 325 |
| Collegeville Elementary | Stockton | Elementary | KG-05 | 162 |
| Farmington Elementary | Farmington | Elementary | KG-05 | 95 |
| Vista High (Continuation) | Escalon | High | 09-12 | 21 |
About Escalon Unified
Across 7 schools, Escalon Unified educates about 2,676 students in California. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, Escalon Unified is built around 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 382 in this district, meaningfully below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,676 students, remained close to its prior level from the 2,628 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Escalon Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.