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What tradition at L. R. Green Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION·NCES 061288009538
L. R. Green Elementary
3115 Las Palmas Ave., Escondido, CA 92025 · (760) 432-2260 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- A-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
19.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
377 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 161 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is 61% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
54.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.1pp since 2014
Math
59.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.7% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 22.1% |
| Math | 33.1% | 26.2% | 22.6% | 18.0% |
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 | 54.1% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 49.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 56.2% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 51.8% |
| 2016-17 | 60.7% | 54.5% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 L. R. Green Elementary
L. R. Green Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. R. Green Elementary this school | 717 | 52.6% | 57.1% |
| Clifford Elementary Redwood City | 698 | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| Clovis Elementary Clovis | 709 | 56.0% | 56.1% |
| Pinetree Community Elementary Canyon Country | 650 | 50.9% | 52.9% |
| Tovashal Elementary Murrieta | 745 | 54.6% | 63.7% |
| Tomas Rivera Elementary Riverside | 699 | 54.6% | 52.6% |
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 L. R. Green Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,269 of 5,151 | #143 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,098 of 5,172 ▼ 1 | #121 of 393 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,737 of 5,172 ▼ 334 | #180 of 393 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #1,105 of 5,116 | #71 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #673 of 5,915 | #56 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #566 of 5,352 | #32 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #1,394 of 5,354 | #143 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #3,804 of 5,625 | #246 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,891 of 3,837 | #205 of 279 |
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
717
-63 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 717 | 37.5 | 19.1:1 | 53% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 39.2 | 18.9:1 | 46% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 42.5 | 17.9:1 | 44% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 37 | 21.1:1 | 47% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 36.7 | 21.3:1 | 45% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 32 | 22.1:1 | 34% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | N/A | N/A | 30% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 1,250 | 59 | 21.2:1 | 10% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 32 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. R. Green Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (783 to 717); teachers up 2% (36.7 to 37.5).
About L. R. Green Elementary
L. R. Green Elementary is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Escondido, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 717 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 54% larger than that.
Escondido Union enrolls 13,920 students in 24 schools, including L. R. Green Elementary.
L. R. Green Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Other reported shares: 33% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all San Diego County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at L. R. Green Elementary total 37.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school counts 377 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. For comparison, public schools in San Diego County average 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, L. R. Green Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with L. R. Green Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 48.7%. L. R. Green Elementary scores 57.1%, 8.4 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Bear Valley Middle is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of L. R. Green Elementary. On state test proficiency, L. R. Green Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 780. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.1:1 in 2020-21, and 19.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escondido Union
- Bear Valley MiddleMiddle · 923 students
- Mission MiddleMiddle · 855 students
- Del Dios Academy of Arts and SciencesMiddle · 788 students
- Rincon MiddleMiddle · 772 students
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 679 students
Other schools in Escondido
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Orange Glen HighHigh · 1,788 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Classical AcademyElementary · 1,581 students
- Heritage K-8 CharterElementary · 1,345 students
- Classical Academy HighHigh · 1,336 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Valley Middle0.2 mi · 923
- Classical Academy0.3 mi · 1,581
- San Pasqual High0.6 mi · 1,846
- Altus Schools North County1.0 mi · 149
- Miller Elementary1.4 mi · 378
- Juniper Elementary1.5 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About L. R. Green ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at L. R. Green Elementary?
L. R. Green Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does L. R. Green Elementary serve?
L. R. Green Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does L. R. Green Elementary have?
L. R. Green Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is L. R. Green Elementary?
L. R. Green Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 49% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees L. R. Green Elementary?
L. R. Green Elementary is overseen by Escondido Union in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.