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Heritage K-8 Charter

Q: Is Heritage K-8 Charter a good school?

Heritage K-8 Charter ranks 922 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heritage K-8 Charter is a high-performing public charter school in Escondido, California, serving 1,318 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school consistently outperforms the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly higher than the state's. Heritage K-8 Charter's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low-income backgrounds.

Compared to nearby Escondido Union School District schools, Heritage K-8 Charter stands out with its academic excellence. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics were more than 30 percentage points higher than the district average. This impressive performance is further highlighted by the school's consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a sustained level of educational quality.

Beyond its academic achievements, Heritage K-8 Charter has also made strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, which has decreased from 30.0% in 2021-2022 to 20.4% in 2023-2024. The school's spending per student has also increased, from $9,068 in 2021-2022 to $11,450 in 2023-2024, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 21.6 to 21.8 students per teacher over the past few years. These factors contribute to the school's ability to provide a well-rounded and supportive learning environment for its diverse student population.

1,345

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,450

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1855 East Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92027-2517

(760) 737-3111

District: Heritage K-8 Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

35.4%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

California avg41%

Elementary school

922^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

464^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

178^th of 1,543Heritage K-8 Charter 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	85.0	922 of 5857	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	1034 of 5869	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	1137 of 5859	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	1270 of 5883	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	308 of 1417	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	1208 of 5789	79.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	69.9	57 of 293	80.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	760 of 3162	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	1437 of 3245	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	415 of 3311	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	1101 of 5597	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	1003 of 5612	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	1007 of 5609	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	1100 of 5635	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	262 of 1267	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	1053 of 5492	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	536 of 5107	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	483 of 5107	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	890 of 5087	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	843 of 5084	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	628 of 4963	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	526 of 5460	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	824 of 5517	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	983 of 5363	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	720 of 5264	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	130 of 1110	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	649 of 5173	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	728 of 5628	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	1026 of 5643	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1255 of 5638	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	1383 of 5663	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	310 of 1272	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	1340 of 5510	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	89 of 2635	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	379 of 2420	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	698 of 2598	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	913 of 2651	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	872 of 2661	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	993 of 2726	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1200 of 2834	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	464 of 2761	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	415 of 2783	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	438 of 2781	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	405 of 2740	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	166 of 894	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	607 of 2715	77.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	443 of 745	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.3	147 of 1531	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	543 of 1478	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	369 of 1521	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	93 of 1540	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	432 of 2533	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	360 of 2551	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	344 of 2531	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	302 of 2509	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	147 of 738	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	556 of 2380	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	320 of 2395	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	270 of 2388	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	374 of 2374	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	205 of 2359	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.3	612 of 2213	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	481 of 2542	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	388 of 2579	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	376 of 2531	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	431 of 2458	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	93 of 721	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	553 of 2369	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	456 of 2534	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	457 of 2552	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	519 of 2538	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	470 of 2527	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	163 of 763	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	548 of 2407	77.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.0	162 of 677	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	883 of 1552	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	305 of 1531	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	399 of 1520	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	319 of 1537	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	278 of 1543	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	333 of 1555	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	445 of 1602	72.2%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2024)97th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2021)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2019)41st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science43%+10 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
Heritage K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1855 East Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Heritage K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 737-3111	1,345	60	22.3	35.9%	476 (35.4%)	24 (1.8%)	620 (46.1%)	155 (11.5%)	12 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.8%)	85	922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.1	1034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	112	54.3	32.9	42.7	66.4	67.9	69.3	71.1	69.9	61.1	67.6	58.8	58.4	56.4	60.4	56.3	46.7	55.9	96.0	97.6	96.8	98.4		98.4	$11,450	$00	$11,450
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
Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2448	548	30	18.1	83.0%	30 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	31.1	3872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		33.3	3655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	217	23.8		23.8	33.3	30.6	37.4				34.1	40.2	26.0	23.8				29.9	97.4		98.3
Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	498	28	18.0	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (92.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	28.2	4116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	4651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	535	20.3		20.3	32.9	34.3	28.1				31.9	35.6	25.7	26.6				29.5	96.1	98.0		97.1
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	598	31	19.2	93.8%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (94.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	11.3	5552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.4	5172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	380	10.5		10.5	17.4	20.5	19.4				19.1	14.7	16.3	12.4				14.4	90.8	95.8	97.5	93.3	95.0
Orange Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	2861 Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2487	470	28	16.4	84.5%	39 (8.3%)	4 (0.9%)	383 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	17.6	5044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		23.5	4527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	517	12.7		12.7	28.4	22.2	24.1				25.4	29.2	12.7	17.5				20.9	98.0
Farr Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	933 Farr Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 735-3049	513	28	18.3	89.5%	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	472 (92.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	28.5	4091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		23.4	4539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	448	14.0		14.0	43.7	30.5	27.2				33.0	39.4	34.0	18.3				29.8	94.6			94.6
Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		35.5	3481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	521	26.0		26.0	42.3	42.1	29.9	51.9			40.7	46.0	44.2	29.9	29.1			37.8
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
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1029 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2466	547	30	18.4	92.0%	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	505 (92.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	22.9	4606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		20.4	4816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	210	14.7		14.7	24.1	23.8	32.4				26.6	32.2	28.8	24.0				28.6	93.8	94.6	95.5	93.8	94.6

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Is Heritage K-8 Charter a good school?

Heritage K-8 Charter ranks 922^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage K-8 Charter?

Students at Heritage K-8 Charter are 46% Hispanic, 35% White, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Heritage K-8 Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,345 students attended Heritage K-8 Charter.

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