Is Miller Elementary a good school?

Miller Elementary ranks 2697 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Miller Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended Miller Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Miller Elementary?

Students at Miller Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miller Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences High : San Pasqual High

Miller Elementary

Summary:

Miller Elementary is a public elementary school in Escondido, California, serving 389 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Escondido Union School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Miller Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with higher scores in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The school's female students and English Language Learners perform particularly well, ranking among the top in California. However, the school's male students and students with disabilities have lower rankings compared to the state, indicating an achievement gap that needs to be addressed. Additionally, Miller Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.1% in 2017-2018 to 43.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While Miller Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Escondido Union School District, such as Lincoln Elementary, Farr Avenue Elementary, and Felicita Elementary, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Bernardo Elementary and L.R. Green Elementary. Additionally, the public virtual elementary school in the district, Limitless Learning Academy, outperforms Miller Elementary in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

1975 Miller Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-5932

(760) 432-2470

District: Escondido Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
2697^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,970

Students who attend Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences
High:	San Pasqual High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 392

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

White:

18.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Miller Elementary ranks better than 54% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.49. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Miller Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Escondido Union School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.8%), White (18.6%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Miller Elementary is 16.3, which is the 4^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Miller Elementary is $8,970, which is the 2^nd highest among 17 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Miller Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Miller Elementary 2697^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Miller Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Escondido Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Escondido Union 994^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Miller Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.24	1294^th	4809	73.1%
2005	72.04	1250^th	4822	74.1%
2006	46.33	2369^th	4818	50.8%
2007	44.52	2646^th	5113	48.2%
2008	26.11	3882^nd	5113	24.1%
2009	41.28	2980^th	5193	42.6%
2010	40.04	3169^th	5314	40.4%
2011	40.75	3193^rd	5377	40.6%
2012	37.81	3407^th	5390	36.8%
2013	44.20	3059^th	5530	44.7%
2015	66.42	1634^th	5611	70.9%
2016	55.94	2186^th	5614	61.1%
2017	68.45	1644^th	5692	71.1%
2018	54.99	2285^th	5662	59.6%
2019	50.54	2573^rd	5789	55.6%
2022	55.75	2256^th	5883	61.7%
2023	44.29	2868^th	5874	51.2%
2024	47.49	2697^th	5862	54.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.99	754^th	3246	76.8%
2019	48.16	1342^nd	3275	59.0%
2022	62.01	695^th	3311	79.0%
2023	56.20	951^st	3250	70.7%
2024	63.21	601^st	3160	81.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.16	1181^st	2420	51.2%
2024	37.81	1428^th	2634	45.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.74	1646^th	5084	67.6%
2019	58.35	1877^th	5173	63.7%
2022	59.86	1692^nd	5264	67.9%
2023	42.34	2878^th	5374	46.4%
2024	43.09	2897^th	5511	47.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.41	2060^th	5413	61.9%
2019	52.74	2349^th	5492	57.2%
2022	61.81	1863^rd	5635	66.9%
2023	47.60	2546^th	5617	54.7%
2024	58.25	2023^rd	5605	63.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.48	864^th	2128	59.4%
2019	36.54	1449^th	2585	43.9%
2022	51.22	774^th	2227	65.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.37	2485^th	5431	54.2%
2019	46.86	2619^th	5510	52.5%
2022	50.04	2450^th	5663	56.7%
2023	41.11	2989^th	5650	47.1%
2024	35.28	3390^th	5636	39.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.27	1432^nd	4830	70.4%
2019	50.32	2269^th	4963	54.3%
2022	57.87	1742^nd	5084	65.7%
2023	39.48	2949^th	5098	42.2%
2024	46.95	2469^th	5102	51.6%

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Rank History for White students at Miller Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.16	2278^th	2737	16.8%
2019	41.77	1795^th	2834	36.7%
2023	65.70	946^th	2662	64.5%
2024	67.44	894^th	2647	66.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, October 2, 2011

I am a parent at Miller Elementary and my child has been there since Kinder, she is now in 4th grade, I have seen her educational development have an amazing growth, Thank you Miller for your wonderful Teachers and Staff and for always making every child count. I wouldnt change it for ANY other school. My children LOVE it and I do too!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Miller Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	682	5	17	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1989	743	5	20	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	822
1990	538	9	35	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
1991	586	3	41	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	694
1992	594	6	48	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
1993	618	8	42	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1994	636	9	38	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1995	626	9	45	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1996	626	9	45	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1997	625	10	39	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1998	571	7	33	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	543	13	34	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
2000	511	8	34	130	0	n/a	n/a	1	684
2001	488	21	40	124	0	n/a	n/a	2	675
2002	445	34	44	150	2	n/a	n/a	7	682
2003	445	34	44	150	2	n/a	n/a	7	682
2004	434	32	42	156	3	n/a	n/a	0	667
2005	384	25	40	167	2	n/a	n/a	0	618
2006	231	33	38	247	5	n/a	n/a	0	554
2007	199	22	40	212	3	n/a	n/a	2	478
2008	199	15	42	224	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2009	184	19	38	240	2	6	5	0	494
2010	182	19	35	255	3	5	16	0	515
2011	167	16	37	279	1	3	46	0	549
2012	155	16	35	263	1	4	64	0	538
2013	135	22	28	258	1	3	74	0	521
2014	149	26	39	258	0	1	35	0	508
2015	131	26	39	261	1	3	20	0	481
2016	127	20	37	240	0	2	32	0	458
2017	122	10	35	225	2	3	38	0	435
2018	103	7	31	250	0	2	30	0	423
2019	95	7	28	259	0	1	29	0	419
2020	96	8	33	243	0	2	30	0	412
2021	80	4	33	228	0	1	28	0	374
2022	66	2	23	227	0	0	21	0	339
2023	68	3	31	263	0	0	24	0	389
2024	73	3	26	262	0	0	28	0	392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	31.0	24.2	n/a
1989	822	32.9	24.9	n/a
1990	634	27.0	23.4	n/a
1991	694	27.5	25.2	n/a
1992	717	27.9	25.6	14.4
1993	747	31.0	24.1	13.5
1994	774	29.0	26.7	17.3
1995	774	33.0	23.5	16.1
1996	774	33.0	23.5	16.1
1997	762	34.0	22.4	18.8
1998	712	34.0	20.9	23.9
1999	713	38.1	18.7	23.8
2000	684	36.5	18.7	24.9
2001	675	36.0	18.8	23.9
2002	682	38.0	17.9	25.5
2003	682	38.0	17.9	25.5
2004	667	36.0	18.5	26.1
2005	618	33.0	18.7	24.8
2006	554	29.4	18.8	44.9
2007	478	27.5	17.4	43.5
2008	482	28.5	16.9	46.5
2009	494	30.5	15.2	44.7
2010	515	26.6	19.3	54.2
2011	549	n/a	n/a	51.7
2012	538	22.1	24.3	n/a
2013	521	22.0	23.6	54.1
2014	508	21.5	23.6	52.6
2015	481	20.0	24.0	45.9
2016	458	21.0	21.8	50.9
2017	435	20.0	21.7	73.6
2018	423	18.0	23.5	65.5
2019	419	20.0	20.9	64.9
2020	412	n/a	n/a	58
2021	374	22.5	16.6	67.1
2022	339	19.0	17.8	54.6
2023	389	23.2	16.7	68.6
2024	392	24.0	16.3	70.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Miller Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	751	31.0	24.2	n/a
1989	822	32.9	24.9	n/a
1990	634	27.0	23.4	n/a
1991	694	27.5	25.2	n/a
1992	717	27.9	25.6	14.4
1993	747	31.0	24.1	13.5
1994	774	29.0	26.7	17.3
1995	774	33.0	23.5	16.1
1996	774	33.0	23.5	16.1
1997	762	34.0	22.4	18.8
1998	712	34.0	20.9	23.9
1999	713	38.1	18.7	23.8
2000	684	36.5	18.7	24.9
2001	675	36.0	18.8	23.9
2002	682	38.0	17.9	25.5
2003	682	38.0	17.9	25.5
2004	667	36.0	18.5	26.1
2005	618	33.0	18.7	24.8
2006	554	29.4	18.8	44.9
2007	478	27.5	17.4	43.5
2008	482	28.5	16.9	46.5
2009	494	30.5	15.2	44.7
2010	515	26.6	19.3	54.2
2011	549	n/a	n/a	51.7
2012	538	22.1	24.3	n/a
2013	521	22.0	23.6	54.1
2014	508	21.5	23.6	52.6
2015	481	20.0	24.0	45.9
2016	458	21.0	21.8	50.9
2017	435	20.0	21.7	73.6
2018	423	18.0	23.5	65.5
2019	419	20.0	20.9	64.9
2020	412	n/a	n/a	58
2021	374	22.5	16.6	67.1
2022	339	19.0	17.8	54.6
2023	389	23.2	16.7	68.6
2024	392	24.0	16.3	70.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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