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Best kept secret at San Pasqual Union Elementary?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN PASQUAL UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063504005928
San Pasqual Union Elementary
15305 Rockwood Rd., Escondido, CA 92027 · (760) 745-4931 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.9:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
143 students
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 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 84% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
63.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
50.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.7% | 34.9% | 22.9% | 13.5% |
| Math | 23.5% | 26.7% | 29.0% | 20.9% |
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 | 63.6% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 51.8% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 46.9% |
| 2020-21 | 52.2% | 48.6% |
| 2018-19 | 64.7% | 55.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 50.4% |
| 2016-17 | 64.5% | 52.8% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Union Elementary
San Pasqual Union Elementary's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual Union Elementary this school | 548 | 26.1% | 53.2% |
| McKinley Elementary San Diego | 588 | 27.4% | 78.5% |
| De Laveaga Elementary Santa Cruz | 481 | 27.7% | 51.6% |
| Walnut Canyon Elementary Moorpark | 486 | 27.8% | 69.9% |
| Ocean Charter Los Angeles | 563 | 22.7% | N/A |
| Abby Reinke Elementary Temecula | 559 | 25.9% | 71.7% |
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 San Pasqual Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #1,502 of 5,151 | #162 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,583 of 5,172 ▲ 207 | #168 of 393 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #1,111 of 5,172 ▲ 715 | #129 of 393 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #1,087 of 5,116 | #69 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,890 of 5,915 | #136 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #868 of 5,352 | #45 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #1,726 of 5,354 | #184 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #4,923 of 5,625 | #364 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #3,126 of 3,837 | #224 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
548
+47 (+9%) vs 2020
+140% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 548 | 27.6 | 19.9:1 | 26% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 29.6 | 19.8:1 | 22% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | N/A | N/A | 17% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 21% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 11 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Pasqual Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (587 to 548); teachers down 7% (29.6 to 27.6).
About San Pasqual Union Elementary
San Pasqual Union Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Escondido, California. School enrollment was 548 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8.
Federal records list San Pasqual Union Elementary as its own district.
White students are the largest group at San Pasqual Union Elementary, with 49% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at San Pasqual Union Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1 at San Pasqual Union Elementary, with 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 26% of enrollment. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
San Pasqual Union Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, San Pasqual Union Elementary is 11.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.2% actual, 64.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
San Diego County census figures show that median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
Nearby, Hidden Valley Middle is about 2.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. San Pasqual Union Elementary is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, San Pasqual Union Elementary went from 501 students to 548. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Hidden Valley Middle2.1 mi · 733
- Orange Glen High2.2 mi · 1,788
- Oak Hill Elementary2.6 mi · 679
- Quantum Academy2.7 mi · 289
- Orange Glen Elementary2.8 mi · 470
- Valley High (Continuation)3.0 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About San Pasqual Union ElementaryHow many students attend San Pasqual Union Elementary?
San Pasqual Union Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does San Pasqual Union Elementary serve?
San Pasqual Union Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does San Pasqual Union Elementary have?
San Pasqual Union Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Pasqual Union Elementary?
At San Pasqual Union Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is San Pasqual Union Elementary public or private?
San Pasqual Union Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Pasqual Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.