Total enrollment
13,920
-273 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in Escondido Union
California · 13,920 students · 1 city
Across the district, Escondido Union runs 24 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 13,920 California students (about 580 per school).
4-year change in Escondido Union
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Escondido Union ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #358 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,920 | #100 of 587 | #611 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #76 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #75 of 587 | #8,069 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.4% | #156 of 587 | #1,258 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #403 of 530 | #4,196 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 Escondido Union
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Bernardo Elementary at 63.3% proficient to Pioneer Elementary at 18.8%, a gap of 44.5 points. That is the 102nd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 15,767 to 13,801 students (down 12%) and from 708 to 730 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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.
About Escondido Union
Escondido Union maintains 24 public schools across California, collectively educateing roughly 13,920 students.
For a sense of the school types, Escondido Union is built around 18 elementary and 6 middle.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 13,920 students, held roughly steady from the 14,193 reported in SY 2020-21. Escondido Union now counts 24 public schools, up from 23 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Escondido Union discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.