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Alumni: what's one memory from Escondido Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALO ALTO UNIFIED·NCES 062961004584
Escondido Elementary
890 Escondido Rd., Stanford, CA 94305 · (650) 856-1337 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
17.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
89 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
75.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
78.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.5% | 22.3% | 19.3% | 5.0% |
| Math | 55.5% | 23.2% | 14.2% | 7.1% |
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 | 75.7% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 76.1% | 72.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.5% | 74.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 74.5% |
| 2020-21 | 76.2% | 70.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.1% | 71.8% |
| 2017-18 | 68.4% | 68.9% |
| 2016-17 | 64.7% | 62.7% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Escondido Elementary
Escondido Elementary's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Elementary this school | 432 | 20.6% | 75.9% |
| Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary Temecula | 438 | 22.8% | 60.9% |
| Edith Landels Elementary Mountain View | 399 | 21.1% | 69.7% |
| Fammatre Elementary San Jose | 482 | 21.8% | 51.5% |
| Park View Elementary Ripon | 467 | 20.3% | 70.4% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
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 Escondido Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #394 of 5,151 | #57 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #285 of 5,172 ▲ 218 | #49 of 226 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #460 of 5,172 ▼ 47 | #56 of 226 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,482 of 5,116 | #57 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,257 of 5,915 | #119 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #240 of 5,352 | #14 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #340 of 5,354 | #21 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #5,124 of 5,625 | #175 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #1,465 of 3,837 | #103 of 189 |
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
432
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 432 | 24.2 | 17.9:1 | 21% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 24.3 | 19.0:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 24.3 | 18.4:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 29.7 | 18.1:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 27 | 20.4:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | N/A | N/A | 13% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 16% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escondido Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (538 to 432); teachers down 19% (29.7 to 24.2).
About Escondido Elementary
Escondido Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Stanford, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 432 students.
Palo Alto Unified (20 schools, 10,187 students) runs Escondido Elementary.
At Escondido Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 33%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Santa Clara County residents are about 30% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Escondido Elementary are from different groups.
There are 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.9:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Of all students at Escondido Elementary, 21% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County.
Escondido Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of California public elementary schools.
Escondido Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.9%, compared with a predicted 67.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Escondido Elementary, Santa Clara County has 412 public schools.
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary is the nearest public school to Escondido Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Escondido Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 76.2% proficiency; Escondido Elementary posts 75.9%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 467 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 432 by 2024-25.
Escondido Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palo Alto Unified
- Palo Alto HighHigh · 1,891 students
- Henry M. Gunn HighHigh · 1,643 students
- Jane Lathrop Stanford MiddleMiddle · 1,002 students
- Frank S. Greene Jr. MiddleMiddle · 732 students
- Ellen Fletcher MiddleMiddle · 572 students
- Ohlone ElementaryElementary · 464 students
Other Escondido Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Escondido Elementary. Escondido Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Escondido Elementary SchoolCONVERSE, TX · 833 students
Nearby schools
- Lucille M. Nixon Elementary0.5 mi · 350
- Palo Alto High1.1 mi · 1,891
- Barron Park Elementary1.1 mi · 278
- El Carmelo Elementary1.4 mi · 282
- Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford1.5 mi · 15
- Walter Hays Elementary1.7 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Escondido ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Escondido Elementary?
Escondido Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
Is Escondido Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Escondido Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Escondido Elementary have?
Escondido Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Escondido Elementary?
Student demographics at Escondido Elementary are roughly 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Escondido Elementary in?
Escondido Elementary is part of Palo Alto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.