Total enrollment
6,324
-781 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Escondido Union High
California · 6,324 students · 1 city
Escondido Union High runs the local public-school system inside California: 5 K-12 schools serving roughly 6,324 students, with 5 high.
4-year change in Escondido Union High
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Escondido Union High ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #261 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,324 | #217 of 587 | #1,493 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #417 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #125 of 587 | #8,293 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.9% | #132 of 587 | #1,160 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #409 of 530 | #4,379 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 High
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science at 51.5% proficient to Orange Glen High at 29.8%, a gap of 21.7 points. That is the 299th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 7,459 to 6,324 students (down 15%) and from 332 to 322 full-time teachers (down 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual High | Escondido | High | 09-12 | 1,846 |
| Orange Glen High | Escondido | High | 09-12 | 1,788 |
| Escondido High | Escondido | High | 09-12 | 1,656 |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science | Escondido | High | 09-12 | 765 |
| Valley High (Continuation) | Escondido | High | 09-12 | 269 |
About Escondido Union High
Escondido Union High is a thinly populated California school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 6,324.
Per-school enrollment averages around 1,265 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 11%: 7,105 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,324 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Escondido Union High discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.