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Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences

Q: Is Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences ranks 1987 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences is a public middle school serving 788 students in grades 6-8 within the Escondido Union School District, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school faces considerable academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (30%), Math (22%), and Science (17%) consistently below state averages, and it ranks in the bottom third of California middle schools. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which, while improved from previous years, remains high at 26%. The school serves a population where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level of economic need similar to other district schools like Hidden Valley Middle and Mission Middle. Notably, a standout in the same district is Quantum Academy, which achieves much higher test scores despite having a similar student profile, suggesting different educational models can yield different results.

When compared to middle schools in neighboring, wealthier districts like Poway Unified and San Marcos Unified, the performance gap widens further; for example, Oak Valley Middle in Poway has dramatically higher test scores. Within its own district, Del Dios's academic performance places it in the middle to lower tier among traditional middle schools, with particular struggles in science. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, a trend seen across several Escondido Union schools.

788

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,214

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 West Ninth Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-2204

(760) 432-2439

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences usually attend:

High:

San Pasqual High

Feeder schools for Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Felicita Elementary
	Miller Elementary
	Rock Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,987^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Escondido Union

964^th of 1,543Escondido Union 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	25.3	1987 of 2761	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	2106 of 2783	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	2054 of 2781	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1692 of 2740	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1638 of 2715	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1737 of 2480	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	1836 of 2508	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	1983 of 2497	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	1916 of 2477	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.6	1530 of 2379	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.2	1689 of 2259	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1800 of 2236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1727 of 2179	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	1435 of 2063	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.7	1409 of 2005	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	1529 of 1999	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	1350 of 1804	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	1415 of 1777	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	1093 of 1769	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	933 of 1531	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1099 of 1491	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	922 of 1369	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	823 of 1478	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	813 of 1521	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	484 of 1540	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	1002 of 1442	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	795 of 1364	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1868 of 2533	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2028 of 2551	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1981 of 2531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1561 of 2509	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1527 of 2380	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1667 of 2262	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1745 of 2395	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1788 of 2388	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1722 of 2374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1371 of 2359	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1249 of 2213	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1453 of 2072	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	26.9	252 of 320	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	158 of 336	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1788 of 2542	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1931 of 2579	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1856 of 2531	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1416 of 2458	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1213 of 2369	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1441 of 2230	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1864 of 2534	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1845 of 2552	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1779 of 2538	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1569 of 2527	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1487 of 2407	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1554 of 2273	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	879 of 1566	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	952 of 1552	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	941 of 1531	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	787 of 1520	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1089 of 1537	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1012 of 1543	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	819 of 1555	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1104 of 1602	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	781 of 1496	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Half the staff does not seem to care about student success or even safety. Bullying is rampant. Watched my child go from an A-B student to failing and could not get the staff to step up to the plate to stop the bullying. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, September 23, 2011

I recommend to all parents to NOT put their child in this school. I hate this school very much, and some teachers there are just awful. This school is not-disciplined and has very low CST test scores. I would definitely rate this school 1 star, this is the rating it deserves.I wish this school never existed. There are many fights, low culture, and poor manners from many students on campus. Half of the teachers should not be teachers there at all. This school definently disappoints me. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	25.3	1987^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		23.5	2106^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.3%	119	17.3	17.3	29.2	30.4	30.9	30.2	23.0	23.7	20.1	22.3	$24,214	$22,696	$1,518
Mission Middle	Public	6-8	939 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2452	855	43	19.9	95.9%	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	808 (94.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	22.9	2106^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		26.9	1956^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.7%	150	14.6	14.6	25.6	37.2	31.7	31.5	15.0	19.6	19.5	18.1	$22,867	$21,240	$1,627
Bear Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-4060	923	51	17.9	68.4%	228 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	585 (63.4%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	49	1208^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.2%		42.5	1383^rd of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	175	21.4	21.4	47.8	51.0	45.5	48.1	34.2	32.2	33.3	33.2	$24,985	$23,746	$1,239
Woodland Park Middle	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2455	1,184	52	22.8	42.3%	358 (30.2%)	12 (1.0%)	618 (52.2%)	79 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.3%)	60.6	889^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%		62.5	831^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	58	29.4	29.4	55.6	56.8	48.6	53.6	41.7	40.2	34.8	38.9	$22,477	$21,560	$917
Rincon Middle	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	772	41	18.8	83.0%	85 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	605 (78.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	38.2	1540^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.2%		40.3	1450^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	90	31.3	31.3	29.6	38.3	46.9	38.6	20.2	25.4	28.7	24.9	$24,833	$23,348	$1,485
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	22.9	2104^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		29.1	1852^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.5%	252	16.8	16.8	23.7	37.8	31.6	31.4	13.6	21.2	15.9	17.2	$23,851	$22,244	$1,607
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43.2	1366^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	74	23.0	23.0	44.9	46.1	44.6	45.2	36.8	31.1	28.9	32.2	$23,704	$22,782	$922
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2800	1,395	60	23.2	19.1%	791 (56.7%)	16 (1.1%)	334 (23.9%)	112 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (9.7%)	80.9	461^st of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		81.4	451^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.8%	10	42.4	42.4	68.2	67.5	65.7	67.1	52.5	48.3	47.8	49.4	$21,062	$20,474	$588
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%		78.4	519^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	49	34.0	34.0	69.8	63.6	67.6	67.1	43.1	51.8	41.0	45.3	$24,386	$23,490	$896
Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,503	60	24.9	8.4%	468 (31.1%)	12 (0.8%)	141 (9.4%)	729 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (10.0%)	96.7	97^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		96.1	120^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	23	74.3	74.3	79.3	81.0	77.0	79.0	70.0	74.5	78.0	74.2	$19,922	$19,594	$328

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences

Is Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences ranks 1987^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences?

Students at Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences attend?

Students who attend Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences usually go on to attend San Pasqual High

What district is Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences in?

Escondido Union

How many students attend Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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