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Escondido Charter High

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Escondido Charter High ranks 223 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

Escondido Charter High is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Escondido, California, with an enrollment of 936 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

Escondido Charter High's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 73.76% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. In Mathematics, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rate is 50%, significantly higher than the state's 30.5%. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST exam, are also significantly above the state average, with 51.74% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state's 34.31%. Escondido Charter High's graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 97.0% in recent years, also outperform the state average, and its dropout rates are lower than the state's.

When compared to nearby schools, Escondido Charter High stands out as a top performer, outranking schools like Foothills High, Twin Oaks High, and Valley High (Continuation) in academic achievement and other key metrics. The school's success is particularly noteworthy given that it serves a diverse student population, with a significant proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Escondido Charter High's ability to provide a high-quality education to all its students is a testament to the school's effective educational practices and the support of the Escondido Charter High District.

932

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,397

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1868 East Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92027-2525

(760) 737-3154

District: Escondido Charter High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.5%

White:

37.2%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

California avg41%

223^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 1,543Escondido Charter 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	88.7	223 of 2162	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	170 of 2159	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	463 of 2170	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	278 of 2123	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	235 of 1290	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	188 of 2133	91.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.4	96 of 573	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	118 of 591	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	46 of 581	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	240 of 582	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	414 of 1161	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	202 of 1906	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	230 of 1915	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	408 of 1915	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	354 of 1858	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	283 of 1054	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	228 of 1833	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	190 of 1900	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	120 of 1902	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	348 of 1917	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	321 of 1861	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	238 of 1814	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	387 of 2013	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	90 of 2026	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	399 of 2030	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	249 of 1943	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	162 of 1126	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	234 of 1937	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	243 of 1942	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.1	121 of 1948	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	485 of 1963	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	197 of 1916	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	163 of 1122	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	192 of 1880	89.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	182 of 515	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	186 of 1252	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	88 of 1216	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	75 of 1197	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	164 of 1155	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	120 of 1173	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	486 of 1193	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.4	158 of 1204	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	175 of 1222	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)65th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Escondido Charter High

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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 (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 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
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	$13,397	$00	$13,397
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	$19,936	$2,000	$17,936
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	$24,432	$2,174	$22,258
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	$14,681	$330	$14,351
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	$19,610	$1,813	$17,797
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	$21,692	$2,329	$19,363
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	$19,598	$1,476	$18,122
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	$15,599	$2,516	$13,083
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	$14,971	$1,119	$13,852
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	$21,433	$1,691	$19,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Escondido Charter High

How many students attend Escondido Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 932 students attended Escondido Charter High.

Is Escondido Charter High a good school?

Escondido Charter High ranks 223^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Escondido Charter High?

Students at Escondido Charter High are 45% Hispanic, 37% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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