Escalon Unified

Escalon Unified includes seven schools: four elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools, serving students across K–12. In 2025–2026, the six schools with reported test scores averaged 42% in English language arts (ELA), 36% in mathematics and 31% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The group averages improved over the prior year, but remained below the state in every subject—the clearest overall finding for families comparing schools in the area.

Van Allen Elementary was the strongest elementary school across all three subjects, with 49% in ELA, 51% in mathematics and 42% in science; its math and science results were 13 and 6 percentage points above state figures. At the other end, Collegeville Elementary had the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 29% and 32%, but scored 37% in science—about 1 point above the state. Farmington Elementary had the lowest reported science result, 17%, while its 4% chronic absenteeism was the lowest reported. Escalon High led schools with reported results in all-grades ELA at 56%, though its 11th-grade ELA, math and 10th-grade science results were each below state figures. El Portal Middle was below the state in all three subjects; it is the only middle school listed.

Across the six schools with scores, averages rose 4 percentage points in ELA, 4 in math and 5 in science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, narrowing the gap with the state in all three subjects. Improvement was not universal: math fell at El Portal and Farmington, and science fell at Van Allen and Farmington. SchoolDigger rankings placed Van Allen at the 66th percentile, Dent at the 57th and Escalon High at the 59th; Collegeville was at the 35th, Farmington at the 39th and El Portal at the 37th. The schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 ranged from 48% at Escalon High to 86% at Vista High, offering context but not an explanation for score differences. Vista High’s 2025–2026 test results are suppressed and cannot be ranked.