Is Escondido Elementary a good school?

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

How many students attend Escondido Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Escondido Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Escondido Elementary attend?

Students who attend Escondido Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frank S. Greene Junior Middle High : Palo Alto High

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:
419^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,040

Students who attend Escondido Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 447

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.2%

Hispanic:

33.8%

Asian:

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Escondido Elementary ranks better than 92.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.15. (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 Escondido Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.2%), Hispanic (33.8%), Asian (17.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Escondido Elementary is 18.4, which is the 2^nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Escondido Elementary is $14,040, which is the 5^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Escondido Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Escondido Elementary 419^th 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 39^th 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
2004	95.28	222^nd	4809	95.4%
2005	92.64	350^th	4822	92.7%
2006	93.81	281^st	4818	94.2%
2007	94.67	245^th	5113	95.2%
2008	89.81	489^th	5113	90.4%
2009	86.23	694^th	5193	86.6%
2010	88.33	555^th	5314	89.6%
2011	89.53	460^th	5377	91.4%
2012	92.58	242^nd	5390	95.5%
2013	92.24	308^th	5530	94.4%
2015	95.13	320^th	5611	94.3%
2016	91.66	520^th	5614	90.7%
2017	82.63	1018^th	5692	82.1%
2018	86.28	837^th	5662	85.2%
2019	88.36	736^th	5789	87.3%
2021	93.19	114^th	1417	92.0%
2022	94.08	436^th	5883	92.6%
2023	93.88	443^rd	5874	92.5%
2024	94.15	419^th	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	235^th	339	30.7%
2019	50.17	258^th	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
2018	78.46	368^th	3246	88.7%
2019	83.03	272^nd	3275	91.7%
2021	94.27	22^nd	602	96.3%
2022	95.07	110^th	3311	96.7%
2023	95.59	72^nd	3250	97.8%
2024	93.50	76^th	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
2018	41.11	2942^nd	5084	42.1%
2019	55.44	2038^th	5173	60.6%
2021	71.40	227^th	1110	79.5%
2022	78.43	813^th	5264	84.6%
2023	86.35	528^th	5374	90.2%
2024	68.23	1343^rd	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
2018	85.36	809^th	5413	85.1%
2019	84.44	847^th	5492	84.6%
2021	90.22	137^th	1267	89.2%
2022	92.65	472^nd	5635	91.6%
2023	92.60	463^rd	5617	91.8%
2024	94.92	293^rd	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
2018	85.19	826^th	5431	84.8%
2019	88.50	662^nd	5510	88.0%
2021	94.22	83^rd	1272	93.5%
2022	93.65	405^th	5663	92.8%
2023	92.65	451^st	5650	92.0%
2024	91.18	532^nd	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
2018	85.21	27^th	1071	97.5%
2019	56.88	621^st	1149	46.0%
2022	85.92	38^th	1154	96.7%
2023	77.15	220^th	1190	81.5%
2024	77.33	235^th	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
2018	64.48	1416^th	4830	70.7%
2019	68.21	1249^th	4963	74.8%
2022	91.31	308^th	5084	93.9%
2023	90.12	345^th	5098	93.2%
2024	84.24	579^th	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
2018	82.64	352^nd	2737	87.1%
2019	85.29	263^rd	2834	90.7%
2022	90.75	85^th	2726	96.9%
2023	88.46	152^nd	2662	94.3%
2024	90.90	71^st	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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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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.

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