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Classical Academy

Q: Is Classical Academy a good school?

Classical Academy ranks 1365 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Classical Academy is a highly-regarded K-8 public charter school in Escondido, California, serving 1,581 students within the Classical Academy District, which ranks in the top 15% of all districts in the state.

The school consistently earns strong academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science well above state averages, and it achieves this with a notably efficient use of resources, having larger class sizes and moderate per-student spending compared to many neighbors. A cornerstone of its success is an exceptional attendance culture, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.7%—far lower than the state average and even the next-best local school, Heritage K-8 Charter. Performance is strong across most student groups, and the school is particularly effective in the upper grades, though there is a noted dip in 5th-grade scores.

When compared to other schools in the Escondido area, the contrast is stark. Classical Academy and other charter districts significantly outperform many traditional Escondido Union schools nearby, such as Central Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, which have much higher absenteeism and lower test scores despite often having more resources per student. This suggests the school's classical education model and culture are key drivers of its success.

1,581

Students ?

28.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,711

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 South Bear Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92025-7446

(760) 546-0101

District: Classical Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

28.3%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,365^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

349^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 18% (2019) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^th of 1,543Classical Academy District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	1365 of 5857	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	1178 of 5869	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1229 of 5859	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	1181 of 5883	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	1716 of 5789	70.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	109 of 1203	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	36 of 1190	97.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.4	235 of 2227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	744 of 2585	71.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	1316 of 5597	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	1187 of 5612	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	1194 of 5609	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1242 of 5635	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	1858 of 5492	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	1121 of 5107	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1012 of 5107	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	1098 of 5087	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	494 of 5084	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.2	1108 of 4963	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	962 of 5460	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	614 of 5517	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	1045 of 5363	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	546 of 5264	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1500 of 5173	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1380 of 5628	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	1119 of 5643	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	1228 of 5638	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	1099 of 5663	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	1517 of 5510	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	309 of 718	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	390 of 670	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	419 of 669	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	391 of 610	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	399 of 445	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	685 of 2847	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	582 of 2635	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	272 of 2420	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1597 of 2598	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	1274 of 2651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	1302 of 2661	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1377 of 2726	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1806 of 2834	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	349 of 2761	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	263 of 2783	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	286 of 2781	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	336 of 2740	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	491 of 2715	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	27 of 627	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.9	487 of 715	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.7	134 of 1531	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	63.4	358 of 1491	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	444 of 2533	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	288 of 2551	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	291 of 2531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	379 of 2509	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	468 of 2380	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	247 of 2395	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	96 of 2388	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	122 of 2374	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	140 of 2359	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	593 of 2213	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	260 of 2542	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	189 of 2579	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	316 of 2531	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	372 of 2458	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	552 of 2369	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	268 of 2534	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	224 of 2552	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	264 of 2538	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	269 of 2527	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	466 of 2407	80.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	167 of 726	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	257 of 701	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	233 of 677	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	307 of 665	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	200 of 554	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	131 of 1566	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	68 of 1552	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	42 of 1531	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	441 of 1520	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	272 of 1537	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	347 of 1543	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	373 of 1555	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	556 of 1602	65.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Asian (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)96th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)32nd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 South Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 546-0101	1,581	56	28.4	25.2%	861 (54.5%)	10 (0.6%)	448 (28.3%)	98 (6.2%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (9.8%)	75	1365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.4	1178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	187	38.1	52.6	47.2	66.1	67.4	55.1	61.9	69.6	72.5	66.4	65.3	56.7	40.1	52.5	54.4	55.9	54.0	71.1	77.5	84.5	78.2	77.5	76.1	$12,711	$157	$12,554
L. R. Green Elementary	Public	K-5	3115 Las Palmas Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2260	717	38	19.1	52.6%	240 (33.5%)	11 (1.5%)	348 (48.5%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.6%)	74.3	1404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		78.2	1237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	167	47.9		47.9	56.4	49.0	56.7				54.1	69.4	54.1	53.1				59.3	95.1	97.2		95.8	97.2	97.9
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	1809 South Juniper St.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2462	588	30	19.4	87.1%	42 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	503 (85.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	31.6	3828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		25	4366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	538	23.1		23.1	19.5	31.0	35.6				28.9	36.6	34.5	35.2				35.4	96.2			98.1	98.1
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1975 Miller Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2470	378	24	15.6	71.7%	57 (15.1%)	5 (1.3%)	260 (68.8%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	38.7	3300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		47.5	2702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	598	26.4		26.4	29.2	40.4	35.9				34.7	47.7	42.3	24.5				38.8	95.7
Bernardo Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 Mountain Heights Dr.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2700	664	33	20.2	25.6%	307 (46.2%)	4 (0.6%)	202 (30.4%)	57 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (14.0%)	85.6	896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.9	1079^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	183	52.4		52.4	60.8	67.3	65.1				64.4	69.6	67.3	63.1				66.9	95.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.7	97.5
Felicita Elementary	Public	K-5	737 West 13th Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2444	478	25	19.4	91.6%	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	431 (90.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	19.6	4868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.5	5259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	391	8.1		8.1	20.3	35.2	19.2				25.0	25.0	37.5	9.5				23.8	93.0			93.0
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	122 West Fourth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2431	575	28	20.9	94.3%	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	533 (92.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18.5	4962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.3	4751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	211	13.3		13.3	20.9	13.9	29.7				21.5	30.4	24.7	21.3				26.2	94.2	94.2	98.3	95.8	96.7
San Pasqual Union Elementary	Public	K-8	15305 Rockwood Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	San Pasqual Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 745-4931	548	28	19.8	26.1%	269 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	205 (37.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)	70.8	1566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.3	1969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	403	33.8	54.4	41.9	74.6	62.3	52.9	61.9	64.8	69.6	63.6	78.6	64.8	29.6	42.9	41.8	50.0	50.1							$13,498	$456	$13,042
Limitless Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 432-2388	119	8	14.8	65.5%	6 (5.0%)	3 (2.5%)	95 (79.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	48.8	2658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		42.9	3000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	342	26.3	25.9	26.1	30.8		42.1	60.7	54.8	40.7	48.8	46.2		31.6	32.1	35.5	40.7	35.2
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1820 Oak Hill Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2483	679	34	19.9	92.2%	25 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	606 (89.2%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	13	5425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		17.5	5077^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	348	13.0		13.0	16.8	18.0	21.9				19.0	17.9	18.8	15.7				17.4	96.0	97.6		98.4	98.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Academy

How many students attend Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,581 students attended Classical Academy.

Is Classical Academy a good school?

Classical Academy ranks 1365^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Classical Academy?

Students at Classical Academy are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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