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Which teacher or staff member at San Pasqual High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,846
High
DISTRICT 1,265 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCONDIDO UNION HIGH·NCES 061291001467
San Pasqual High
3300 Bear Valley Pkwy., Escondido, CA 92025 · (760) 291-6000 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,846 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of California public high schools
- BTest 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.
- AThree-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
20.3:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,352 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 | 517 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 466 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 413 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 450 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%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
65.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.2% | 35.3% | 19.6% | 14.8% |
| Math | 7.5% | 16.8% | 21.1% | 54.5% |
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 | 65.5% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 27.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 23.1% |
| 2021-22 | 50.6% | 17.8% |
| 2020-21 | 58.8% | 22.6% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 21.3% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 63.5% | 31.9% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 San Pasqual High
San Pasqual High's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual High this school | 1,846 | 73.2% | 46.6% |
| Fallbrook High Fallbrook | 1,853 | 71.8% | 41.4% |
| Rancho Buena Vista High Vista | 1,949 | 70.1% | 50.9% |
| Thomas Downey High Modesto | 2,192 | 76.0% | 32.9% |
| Costa Mesa High Costa Mesa | 1,730 | 73.2% | 38.9% |
| San Rafael High San Rafael | 1,332 | 72.2% | 37.7% |
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 San Pasqual High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #379 of 1,052 | #33 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #552 of 1,056 ▼ 129 | #42 of 70 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #346 of 1,056 ▼ 96 | #31 of 70 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #120 of 1,044 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,846 | #372 of 2,093 | #30 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #590 of 1,352 | #26 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #749 of 1,351 | #76 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #790 of 1,575 | #43 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #237 of 802 | #16 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
1,846
-302 (-14%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,757
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 1,846 | 90.9 | 20.3:1 | 73% (1,352) |
| 2023-24 | 1,853 | 90.7 | 20.4:1 | 69% (1,277) |
| 2022-23 | 1,936 | 92.9 | 20.8:1 | 74% (1,427) |
| 2020-21 | 2,148 | 90 | 23.9:1 | 66% (1,407) |
| 2017-18 | 2,232 | 95.7 | 23.3:1 | 57% (1,266) |
| 2015-16 | 2,258 | 93 | 24.3:1 | 52% (1,176) |
| 2010-11 | 2,590 | N/A | N/A | 38% (974) |
| 2000-01 | 2,176 | 93 | 23.4:1 | 13% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,757 | 74 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Pasqual High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (2,232 to 1,846); teachers down 5% (95.7 to 90.9).
About San Pasqual High
San Pasqual High is a public high school in Escondido, California. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,846 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 120% larger than that mark.
Escondido Union High counts 6,324 students in its 5 schools, and San Pasqual High is one of them.
More than half of the students at San Pasqual High are Hispanic (70%). The next largest groups are 22% White and 4% Asian. In San Diego County overall, about 35% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, San Pasqual High scores 46%.
There are 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at San Pasqual High, giving a ratio of 20.3:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 2.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 1,352 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
San Pasqual High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of California public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For San Pasqual High, the prediction is 36.6% and the result is 46.6%.
In San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. San Diego County counts 766 public schools with about 467,437 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Classical Academy, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, San Pasqual High is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
San Pasqual High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 23.9 in 2020-21 to 20.3 in 2024-25.
San Pasqual High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Orange Glen HighHigh · 1,788 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
- 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
- Escondido Charter HighHigh · 932 students
Nearby schools
- Classical Academy0.5 mi · 1,581
- Bear Valley Middle0.6 mi · 923
- Altus Schools North County0.6 mi · 149
- L. R. Green Elementary0.6 mi · 717
- Miller Elementary2.0 mi · 378
- Juniper Elementary2.1 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About San Pasqual HighHow large is San Pasqual High?
San Pasqual High enrolls approximately 1,846 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does San Pasqual High serve?
San Pasqual High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at San Pasqual High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at San Pasqual High.
What is the student diversity at San Pasqual High?
Student demographics at San Pasqual High are roughly 22% White, 70% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is San Pasqual High in?
San Pasqual High is part of Escondido Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.