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Classical Academy High

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Classical Academy High ranks 243 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Classical Academy High is a highly-regarded public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Escondido, CA, with approximately 1,336 students and a district ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide.

The school consistently outperforms state averages and most nearby schools in key areas, with a 97.4% graduation rate, exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at 2.6%, and strong academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts. It achieves these outstanding results with moderate per-student spending compared to other local schools like Valley High (Continuation) or Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science. Along with Escondido Charter High, it stands out as a high-performing charter school in the region, demonstrating effective support for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

While mathematics presents a relative area for improvement compared to its own English scores, the school's overall model is notably effective. An interesting finding is that its success comes with a higher student-teacher ratio than some neighboring schools, suggesting factors like teaching quality and school culture are significant drivers of its strong student engagement and academic outcomes within the Classical Academy High District.

1,336

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 East Pennsylvania Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-2808

(760) 480-9845

District: Classical Academy High District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

17.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

California avg41%

243^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 21% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 1,543Classical Academy High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	243 of 2162	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	147 of 2159	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	305 of 2170	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	187 of 2123	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	440 of 2133	79.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	178 of 585	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.9	65 of 1161	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	172 of 1117	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	184 of 1906	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	177 of 1915	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	273 of 1915	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	190 of 1858	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	289 of 1833	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	366 of 1900	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	135 of 1902	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	382 of 1917	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	97.7	46 of 1861	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	121 of 1814	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	75 of 2013	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	234 of 2026	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	286 of 2030	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	155 of 1943	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	360 of 1937	81.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	292 of 1942	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	122 of 1948	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	332 of 1963	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	174 of 1916	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	386 of 1880	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	259 of 577	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.0	89 of 574	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	188 of 541	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.9	106 of 515	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	330 of 422	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	302 of 1252	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	131 of 1216	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	515 of 1197	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	332 of 1155	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	149 of 1173	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	313 of 1193	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	313 of 1204	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	471 of 1222	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Classical Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	207 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Classical Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 480-9845	1,336	59	22.7	22.0%	849 (63.5%)	19 (1.4%)	232 (17.4%)	67 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	153 (11.5%)	88.1	243^rd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		93.4	147^th of 2159 public high schools	93.2%	96			51.0		50.8			77.2	77.2			45.6	45.6
Escondido High	Public	9-12	1535 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-4000	1,656	90	18.3	82.7%	192 (11.6%)	27 (1.6%)	1,334 (80.6%)	79 (4.8%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	52.9	971^st of 2162 public high schools	55.1%		53.2	928^th of 2159 public high schools	57.0%	43		24.9		9.3	23.1			61.0	61.0			19.7	19.7	$33,957	$32,606	$1,351
Escondido Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1868 East Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 737-3154	932	54	17.3	35.2%	347 (37.2%)	15 (1.6%)	415 (44.5%)	91 (9.8%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (5.3%)	88.7	223^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.7%		92.6	170^th of 2159 public high schools	92.1%	53			51.7		51.5			73.8	73.8			50.0	50.0
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Public	9-12	1740 Scenic Trail Way	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2500	765	29	26.7	72.8%	144 (18.8%)	19 (2.5%)	513 (67.1%)	76 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84.5	320^th of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		81.5	387^th of 2159 public high schools	82.1%	67				53.7	53.7			73.2	73.2			34.1	34.1	$27,098	$26,250	$848
Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,788	94	19.1	89.0%	80 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	1,608 (89.9%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	43.2	1185^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		35.6	1350^th of 2159 public high schools	37.5%	165		20.2		7.1	19.3			49.1	49.1			18.6	18.6	$29,482	$28,278	$1,204
Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	410 North Hidden Trails Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2240	269	18	14.8	91.4%	11 (4.1%)	3 (1.1%)	253 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.7	2084^th of 2162 public high schools	3.6%		11.5	1975^th of 2159 public high schools	8.5%	109				0.0	0.0			6.0	6.0			0.8	0.8	$42,960	$41,414	$1,546
San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,846	91	20.3	73.2%	410 (22.2%)	33 (1.8%)	1,288 (69.8%)	75 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (1.8%)	57.4	887^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%		64	674^th of 2159 public high schools	68.8%	213		24.2		8.0	23.3			65.5	65.5			24.3	24.3	$29,293	$28,010	$1,283
Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	43.8	1173^rd of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		32.8	1428^th of 2159 public high schools	33.9%	255	8.3	10.5			19.6	25.0	8.3	75.0	35.4	8.3	8.3	12.5	10.4	$23,166	$21,414	$1,752
Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,751	111	24.7	44.6%	776 (28.2%)	23 (0.8%)	1,533 (55.7%)	216 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	191 (6.9%)	65.4	680^th of 2162 public high schools	68.5%		71	551^st of 2159 public high schools	74.5%	129			40.2	6.7	39.4			58.1	58.1			27.0	27.0	$21,085	$20,284	$801
Twin Oaks High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2555	192	19	10.0	56.3%	45 (23.4%)	6 (3.1%)	120 (62.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	11.2	1956^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		11.2	1990^th of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	34			8.3	0.0	6.9			9.7	9.7			1.4	1.4	$46,876	$44,916	$1,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Academy High

What is the racial makeup of Classical Academy High?

Students at Classical Academy High are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Classical Academy High in?

Classical Academy High District

Is Classical Academy High a good school?

Classical Academy High ranks 243^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Classical Academy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,336 students attended Classical Academy High.

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