Escondido Elementary

Summary:

Escondido Elementary is a public elementary school located in Stanford, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 447 students. It is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District, which is ranked 39th out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Escondido Elementary consistently ranks among the top California elementary schools, ranking 419th out of 5,862 schools in 2023-2024. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 76.08% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 72.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. Escondido's performance is on par with or exceeds the Palo Alto Unified School District's averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is not as strong as its performance for other subgroups, highlighting the need for the school and district to continue focusing on equity.

While Escondido Elementary's overall performance is exceptional, the school's performance is generally on par with or exceeds the other high-performing elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District, such as Walter Hays, Juana Briones, and Ohlone Elementary. However, the school's performance lags behind the top-ranked schools in the district, such as Herbert Hoover and Lucille M. Nixon Elementary, which consistently rank among the best in the state. Nearby schools outside the Palo Alto Unified District, such as Oak Knoll Elementary in Menlo Park, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a highly competitive educational landscape in the region.


Detail:

Public K-5

 890 Escondido Rd.
       Stanford, CA  94305-7101


(650) 856-1337

District: Palo Alto Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
419th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,040 Help


Students who attend Escondido Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
High:    Palo Alto High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  447

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.2%
Hispanic:
33.8%
Asian:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Escondido Elementary ranks better than 92.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.15. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Student population at Escondido Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.2%), Hispanic (33.8%), Asian (17.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Escondido Elementary is 18.4, which is the 2nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Escondido Elementary is $14,040, which is the 5th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Escondido Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Escondido Elementary 419th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Escondido Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Palo Alto Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Palo Alto Unified 39th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Escondido Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 95.28 222nd 4809 95.4%
2005 92.64 350th 4822 92.7%
2006 93.81 281st 4818 94.2%
2007 94.67 245th 5113 95.2%
2008 89.81 489th 5113 90.4%
2009 86.23 694th 5193 86.6%
2010 88.33 555th 5314 89.6%
2011 89.53 460th 5377 91.4%
2012 92.58 242nd 5390 95.5%
2013 92.24 308th 5530 94.4%
2015 95.13 320th 5611 94.3%
2016 91.66 520th 5614 90.7%
2017 82.63 1018th 5692 82.1%
2018 86.28 837th 5662 85.2%
2019 88.36 736th 5789 87.3%
2021 93.19 114th 1417 92.0%
2022 94.08 436th 5883 92.6%
2023 93.88 443rd 5874 92.5%
2024 94.15 419th 5862 92.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.48 235th 339 30.7%
2019 50.17 258th 445 42.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.46 368th 3246 88.7%
2019 83.03 272nd 3275 91.7%
2021 94.27 22nd 602 96.3%
2022 95.07 110th 3311 96.7%
2023 95.59 72nd 3250 97.8%
2024 93.50 76th 3160 97.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.11 2942nd 5084 42.1%
2019 55.44 2038th 5173 60.6%
2021 71.40 227th 1110 79.5%
2022 78.43 813th 5264 84.6%
2023 86.35 528th 5374 90.2%
2024 68.23 1343rd 5511 75.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.36 809th 5413 85.1%
2019 84.44 847th 5492 84.6%
2021 90.22 137th 1267 89.2%
2022 92.65 472nd 5635 91.6%
2023 92.60 463rd 5617 91.8%
2024 94.92 293rd 5605 94.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.19 826th 5431 84.8%
2019 88.50 662nd 5510 88.0%
2021 94.22 83rd 1272 93.5%
2022 93.65 405th 5663 92.8%
2023 92.65 451st 5650 92.0%
2024 91.18 532nd 5636 90.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.21 27th 1071 97.5%
2019 56.88 621st 1149 46.0%
2022 85.92 38th 1154 96.7%
2023 77.15 220th 1190 81.5%
2024 77.33 235th 1203 80.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.48 1416th 4830 70.7%
2019 68.21 1249th 4963 74.8%
2022 91.31 308th 5084 93.9%
2023 90.12 345th 5098 93.2%
2024 84.24 579th 5102 88.7%
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Rank History for White students at Escondido Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.64 352nd 2737 87.1%
2019 85.29 263rd 2834 90.7%
2022 90.75 85th 2726 96.9%
2023 88.46 152nd 2662 94.3%
2024 90.90 71st 2647 97.3%
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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.

Escondido Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Escondido Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 244 28 52 40 2 n/a n/a 0 366
1989 258 22 60 43 1 n/a n/a 0 384
1990 253 16 81 53 3 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 246 18 85 47 6 n/a n/a 0 402
1992 221 19 83 61 5 n/a n/a 0 389
1993 220 31 81 49 7 n/a n/a 0 388
1994 225 30 64 45 7 n/a n/a 0 371
1995 220 29 70 33 3 n/a n/a 0 355
1996 220 29 70 33 3 n/a n/a 0 355
1997 209 33 64 35 2 n/a n/a 0 343
1998 260 39 80 60 2 n/a n/a 0 441
1999 272 35 64 72 3 n/a n/a 0 446
2000 274 26 73 86 3 n/a n/a 1 463
2001 252 32 83 79 3 n/a n/a 6 455
2002 241 27 69 71 4 n/a n/a 32 444
2003 241 27 69 71 4 n/a n/a 32 444
2004 228 25 78 82 3 n/a n/a 47 463
2005 232 22 90 71 2 n/a n/a 69 486
2006 234 15 83 66 1 n/a n/a 79 478
2007 243 20 100 66 1 n/a n/a 82 512
2008 246 24 67 74 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2009 245 29 86 86 1 0 88 0 535
2010 235 25 83 122 5 0 63 0 533
2011 267 24 114 122 2 0 44 0 573
2012 252 23 114 142 2 1 42 0 576
2013 253 24 108 129 5 1 53 0 573
2014 261 19 108 139 4 0 56 0 587
2015 240 24 111 151 4 0 51 0 581
2016 220 21 97 152 4 0 56 0 550
2017 222 19 84 157 4 0 49 0 535
2018 201 20 87 177 0 0 53 0 538
2019 198 14 86 184 0 0 53 0 535
2020 209 13 96 178 0 2 49 0 547
2021 180 14 69 157 0 2 45 0 467
2022 169 18 71 172 0 5 36 0 471
2023 153 17 79 151 0 3 44 0 447

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 Escondido Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 366 16.9 21.6 n/a
1989 384 16.6 23.1 n/a
1990 406 16.4 24.7 n/a
1991 402 17.8 22.5 n/a
1992 389 18.1 21.4 24.7
1993 388 18.0 21.6 25.8
1994 371 18.3 20.3 25.1
1995 355 18.7 19.0 24.2
1996 355 18.7 19.0 24.2
1997 343 19.9 17.2 19.8
1998 441 26.8 16.5 17.5
1999 446 28.6 15.6 17.3
2000 463 27.4 16.9 16.9
2001 455 27.5 16.5 16
2002 444 28.2 15.7 5.1
2003 444 28.2 15.7 5.1
2004 463 27.6 16.8 11.3
2005 486 28.4 17.1 13.7
2006 478 28.1 17.0 10.8
2007 512 34.0 15.1 10
2008 412 35.0 11.8 17
2009 535 31.0 15.3 10.8
2010 533 30.3 17.5 12.9
2011 573 n/a n/a 13.3
2012 576 29.1 19.7 n/a
2013 573 29.3 19.5 13.1
2014 587 28.1 20.8 12.8
2015 581 26.0 22.3 15.8
2016 550 28.0 19.6 17.3
2017 535 30.2 17.7 19.6
2018 538 29.7 18.0 21
2019 535 28.5 18.7 21.5
2020 547 n/a n/a 17.6
2021 467 26.1 17.8 18.2
2022 471 27.4 17.1 22.7
2023 447 24.2 18.4 18.8

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 Escondido Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 366 16.9 21.6 n/a
1989 384 16.6 23.1 n/a
1990 406 16.4 24.7 n/a
1991 402 17.8 22.5 n/a
1992 389 18.1 21.4 24.7
1993 388 18.0 21.6 25.8
1994 371 18.3 20.3 25.1
1995 355 18.7 19.0 24.2
1996 355 18.7 19.0 24.2
1997 343 19.9 17.2 19.8
1998 441 26.8 16.5 17.5
1999 446 28.6 15.6 17.3
2000 463 27.4 16.9 16.9
2001 455 27.5 16.5 16
2002 444 28.2 15.7 5.1
2003 444 28.2 15.7 5.1
2004 463 27.6 16.8 11.3
2005 486 28.4 17.1 13.7
2006 478 28.1 17.0 10.8
2007 512 34.0 15.1 10
2008 412 35.0 11.8 17
2009 535 31.0 15.3 10.8
2010 533 30.3 17.5 12.9
2011 573 n/a n/a 13.3
2012 576 29.1 19.7 n/a
2013 573 29.3 19.5 13.1
2014 587 28.1 20.8 12.8
2015 581 26.0 22.3 15.8
2016 550 28.0 19.6 17.3
2017 535 30.2 17.7 19.6
2018 538 29.7 18.0 21
2019 535 28.5 18.7 21.5
2020 547 n/a n/a 17.6
2021 467 26.1 17.8 18.2
2022 471 27.4 17.1 22.7
2023 447 24.2 18.4 18.8

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Escondido Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201295.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%96.0%95.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201393.0%5.0%0.0%2.0%95.0%95.0%94.0%95.0%94.0%
201483.0%0.0%3.0%14.0%84.0%84.0%85.0%84.0%85.0%
201596.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201693.0%5.0%0.0%2.0%95.0%94.0%95.0%95.0%94.0%
201796.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%96.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201893.0%0.0%0.0%7.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%93.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201997.0%1.0%1.0%≥98.0%97.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%97.0%
202293.3%0.0%0.0%95.6%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Escondido Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $14,040

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Escondido Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 736th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 443rd of 5874 Elementary schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escondido Elementary)64.983.1
 18.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)74.183.2
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Escondido Elementary)69.775.4
 5.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)82.883.6
 0.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escondido Elementary)71.370.8
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)8078.8
 1.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Escondido Elementary)78.469.9
 8.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)84.280.7
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Escondido Elementary)73.876.1
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Palo Alto Unified)83.484.5
 1.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Escondido Elementary)66.779.4
 12.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Palo Alto Unified)78.881.3
 2.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Escondido Elementary)56.361.8
 5.5%
   5th Grade Science (Palo Alto Unified)69.676.6
 7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students535447
 16.4%
African American1417
 21.4%
American Indian00
Asian8679
 8.1%
Hispanic184151
 17.9%
Pacific Islander03
White198153
 22.7%
Two or More Races5344
 17%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.5%18.8%
 2.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Escondido Elementary

Students at Escondido Elementary are 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Yes. Escondido Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of California elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 447 students attended Escondido Elementary.

Students who attend Escondido Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
High : Palo Alto High


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