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Enrollment
1,788
High
DISTRICT 1,265 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION HIGH·NCES 061291001466
Orange Glen High
2200 Glen Ridge Rd., Escondido, CA 92027 · (760) 291-5000 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,788 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,592 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 457 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 426 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 440 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 465 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
49.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.9pp since 2014
Math
18.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 27.1% | 22.7% | 28.2% |
| Math | 5.8% | 12.8% | 24.4% | 56.9% |
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 | 49.1% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 9.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 8.4% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 15.8% |
| 2017-18 | 51.9% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.5% | 17.5% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Orange Glen High
Orange Glen High's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Glen High this school | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
| Azusa High Azusa | 1,609 | 89.3% | 36.3% |
| Selma High Selma | 1,721 | 90.1% | 41.4% |
| Matilda Torres High Madera | 2,017 | 89.9% | 34.8% |
| Orange High Orange | 1,728 | 86.9% | 23.4% |
| Norte Vista High Riverside | 1,804 | 92.0% | 30.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Orange Glen High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #801 of 1,052 | #58 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #715 of 1,056 ▲ 214 | #55 of 70 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #724 of 1,056 ▲ 103 | #51 of 70 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #41 of 1,044 | #3 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,788 | #398 of 2,093 | #34 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #411 of 1,352 | #19 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,118 of 1,351 | #93 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #332 of 1,575 | #15 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #724 of 802 | #52 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,788
-31 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 2,227
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 1,788 | 93.6 | 19.1:1 | 89% (1,592) |
| 2023-24 | 1,871 | 97.1 | 19.3:1 | 88% (1,655) |
| 2022-23 | 1,974 | 94.2 | 20.9:1 | 87% (1,710) |
| 2020-21 | 1,819 | 80 | 22.7:1 | 89% (1,611) |
| 2017-18 | 1,836 | 80.9 | 22.7:1 | 86% (1,571) |
| 2015-16 | 2,033 | 86 | 23.6:1 | 84% (1,717) |
| 2010-11 | 2,343 | N/A | N/A | 73% (1,719) |
| 2000-01 | 2,120 | 90 | 23.6:1 | 24% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 2,227 | 93 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Glen High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,836 to 1,788); teachers up 16% (80.9 to 93.6).
About Orange Glen High
Federal records list Orange Glen High as a high school in Escondido, California. Enrollment is 1,788 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 838-student average for high schools in California, enrollment here is 113% higher.
Escondido Union High serves 6,324 students across 5 schools.
Orange Glen High's enrollment is 90% Hispanic. The school is also 4% White and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. Orange Glen High's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 93.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.1:1. On average, high schools in California have 18.2:1, compared with 19.1:1 here. Around 89% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 35 points lower.
Orange Glen High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Orange Glen High are 2.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.8% actual, 27.4% predicted).
Across San Diego County, the median household income is $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, San Diego County has 766 public schools and roughly 467,437 students.
The closest public school, Hidden Valley Middle, is about 0.5 miles from Orange Glen High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Orange Glen High places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Orange Glen High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,819 in 2020-21 to 1,788 in 2024-25, a change of 31 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.7:1 to 19.1:1.
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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 High
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied ScienceHigh · 765 students
- Valley High (Continuation)High · 269 students
Other schools in Escondido
- San Pasqual HighHigh · 1,846 students
- Escondido HighHigh · 1,656 students
- Classical AcademyElementary · 1,581 students
- Heritage K-8 CharterElementary · 1,345 students
- Classical Academy HighHigh · 1,336 students
- Escondido Charter HighHigh · 932 students
Nearby schools
- Hidden Valley Middle0.5 mi · 733
- Oak Hill Elementary0.5 mi · 679
- Heritage K-8 Charter0.9 mi · 1,345
- Escondido Charter High0.9 mi · 932
- Quantum Academy1.0 mi · 289
- Orange Glen Elementary1.1 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Orange Glen HighHow many students attend Orange Glen High?
Orange Glen High enrolls approximately 1,788 students in grades 09-12.
Is Orange Glen High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orange Glen High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Glen High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orange Glen High is approximately 19.1:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orange Glen High?
Orange Glen High reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Orange Glen High in?
Orange Glen High is part of Escondido Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.