Is Bernardo Elementary a good school?

Bernardo Elementary ranks 1076 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bernardo Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 631 students attended Bernardo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bernardo Elementary?

Students at Bernardo Elementary are 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bernardo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bernardo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bear Valley Middle High : San Pasqual High

Bernardo Elementary

Summary:

Bernardo Elementary is a public elementary school located in Escondido, California, serving 635 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Escondido Union School District, which is ranked 994 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Bernardo Elementary consistently outperforms the Escondido Union School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 62.19% of Bernardo Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35.59% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 60.42% of Bernardo Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 27.41% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade Mathematics, with 71.96% of students proficient or better, compared to 38.01% for the district and 45.64% for the state. Additionally, Bernardo Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.0% to 30.2%, compared to the nearby Rock Springs Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, which have much higher rates ranging from 37.5% to 45.8%.

While Bernardo Elementary outperforms the nearby public schools within the Escondido Union School District, it still lags behind the academic excellence of the local Community Montessori and Classical Academy charter schools. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Community Montessori and Classical Academy had 61.56% and 67.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, respectively, compared to Bernardo Elementary's 62.19%. The charter schools also have significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.0% to 2.1%, compared to Bernardo Elementary's 22.2% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

1122 Mountain Heights Dr.
Escondido, CA 92029-5634

(760) 432-2700

District: Escondido Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1076^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,110

Students who attend Bernardo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bear Valley Middle
High:	San Pasqual High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 631

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

32.2%

Two or more races:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bernardo Elementary ranks better than 81.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.85. (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 Student population at Bernardo Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.4%), Hispanic (32.2%), two or more races (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Escondido Union School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bernardo Elementary is 18.8. 13 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bernardo Elementary is $8,110, which is the 6^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bernardo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bernardo Elementary 1076^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bernardo Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Bernardo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	93.57	314^th	5113	93.9%
2008	92.28	360^th	5113	93.0%
2009	84.51	779^th	5193	85.0%
2010	86.33	662^nd	5314	87.5%
2011	88.58	523^rd	5377	90.3%
2012	82.86	860^th	5390	84.0%
2013	76.36	1245^th	5530	77.5%
2015	78.58	1166^th	5611	79.2%
2016	81.15	1083^rd	5614	80.7%
2017	83.70	970^th	5692	83.0%
2018	83.23	978^th	5662	82.7%
2019	80.07	1166^th	5789	79.9%
2022	77.51	1309^th	5883	77.7%
2023	78.81	1211^th	5874	79.4%
2024	81.85	1076^th	5862	81.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.48	340^th	669	49.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.16	401^st	2420	83.4%
2024	50.77	941^st	2634	64.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.89	1035^th	5084	79.6%
2019	74.83	931^st	5173	82.0%
2022	79.19	786^th	5264	85.1%
2023	67.62	1353^rd	5374	74.8%
2024	63.65	1593^rd	5511	71.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.81	871^st	5413	83.9%
2019	77.81	1183^rd	5492	78.5%
2022	77.16	1239^th	5635	78.0%
2023	78.51	1154^th	5617	79.5%
2024	83.41	944^th	5605	83.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.24	977^th	2128	54.1%
2019	57.99	771^st	2585	70.2%
2022	55.17	699^th	2227	68.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.35	1091^st	5431	79.9%
2019	79.10	1124^th	5510	79.6%
2022	74.92	1322^nd	5663	76.7%
2023	76.40	1251^st	5650	77.9%
2024	77.06	1182^nd	5636	79.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.06	1091^st	4830	77.4%
2019	50.84	2229^th	4963	55.1%
2022	66.74	1308^th	5084	74.3%
2023	68.52	1253^rd	5098	75.4%
2024	67.48	1300^th	5102	74.5%

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Rank History for White students at Bernardo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.56	774^th	2737	71.7%
2019	74.48	655^th	2834	76.9%
2022	68.06	876^th	2726	67.9%
2023	65.94	935^th	2662	64.9%
2024	70.22	800^th	2647	69.8%

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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
Thursday, August 3, 2017

my son is new to the school so far he very happy there I like that all staff were nice and they helped me Close Quote

Enrollment information for Bernardo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	340	10	40	66	2	n/a	n/a	8	466
2007	408	11	40	88	2	n/a	n/a	20	569
2008	434	13	38	112	4	n/a	n/a	0	601
2009	430	14	43	117	4	1	20	0	629
2010	402	11	45	105	5	1	48	0	617
2011	369	12	45	118	4	1	54	0	603
2012	346	16	43	123	4	0	48	0	580
2013	336	12	44	139	2	0	49	0	582
2014	346	18	55	153	2	0	26	0	600
2015	324	15	64	157	2	0	5	0	567
2016	286	7	52	155	1	0	26	0	527
2017	280	5	52	177	0	0	36	0	550
2018	246	10	49	188	0	0	47	0	540
2019	271	8	51	191	1	0	58	0	580
2020	289	9	51	221	1	0	69	0	640
2021	258	5	54	219	1	0	65	0	602
2022	265	5	45	204	0	0	69	0	588
2023	291	4	52	212	0	0	76	0	635
2024	280	5	57	203	0	0	86	0	631

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 Bernardo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	466	24.0	19.4	11.8
2007	569	30.0	19.0	11.3
2008	601	31.7	19.0	12.3
2009	629	32.0	18.7	16.5
2010	617	27.0	22.8	20.1
2011	603	n/a	n/a	19.9
2012	580	24.0	24.1	n/a
2013	582	23.0	25.3	19.4
2014	600	24.0	25.0	17.2
2015	567	24.0	23.6	24.7
2016	527	23.0	22.9	26.8
2017	550	25.0	22.0	32.7
2018	540	25.0	21.6	31.7
2019	580	25.0	23.2	34.5
2020	640	n/a	n/a	25.2
2021	602	29.5	20.4	34.7
2022	588	29.2	20.1	19.4
2023	635	33.4	18.9	24.6
2024	631	33.5	18.8	25.2

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 Bernardo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	466	24.0	19.4	11.8
2007	569	30.0	19.0	11.3
2008	601	31.7	19.0	12.3
2009	629	32.0	18.7	16.5
2010	617	27.0	22.8	20.1
2011	603	n/a	n/a	19.9
2012	580	24.0	24.1	n/a
2013	582	23.0	25.3	19.4
2014	600	24.0	25.0	17.2
2015	567	24.0	23.6	24.7
2016	527	23.0	22.9	26.8
2017	550	25.0	22.0	32.7
2018	540	25.0	21.6	31.7
2019	580	25.0	23.2	34.5
2020	640	n/a	n/a	25.2
2021	602	29.5	20.4	34.7
2022	588	29.2	20.1	19.4
2023	635	33.4	18.9	24.6
2024	631	33.5	18.8	25.2

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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