Farr Avenue Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Escondido, California, Farr Avenue Elementary instructs 513 students from grades K through 5, part of Escondido Union.

Within Escondido Union, which oversees 24 schools and 13,920 students, Farr Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Farr Avenue Elementary lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 3% White, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, Farr Avenue Elementary reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at Farr Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Farr Avenue Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.2%, the actual is 26.5%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Farr Avenue Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pioneer Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Farr Avenue Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farr Avenue Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

Farr Avenue Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 632 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.