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Felicita Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Felicita Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 478 students in a high-need community within the Escondido Union School District, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English and Math around 25%, which is substantially lower than nearby schools like L. R. Green Elementary and Bernardo Elementary. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, at 28.4%, which is higher than the district and state averages and closely correlates with these lower academic outcomes. The school does show a notable strength in its effectiveness with Special Education students, performing better in this area than in its overall ranking.

Interesting comparisons reveal that Miller Elementary, less than a mile away, performs better despite similar resources, and nearby charter schools like Classical Academy show much higher proficiency with similar per-student spending. Performance also varies greatly by grade, with 5th-grade scores dropping sharply, and the school's results for English Language Learners have been very inconsistent from year to year.

478

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,735

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

737 West 13th Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-5510

(760) 432-2444

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Felicita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences
High:	San Pasqual High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,868^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary 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	19.6	4868 of 5857	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5259 of 5869	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5535 of 5859	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	5004 of 5883	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4894 of 5789	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4410 of 5662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	4641 of 5692	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	4308 of 5614	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	5238 of 5611	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	5385 of 5530	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	5203 of 5390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	5280 of 5377	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	5224 of 5314	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	5033 of 5193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	4793 of 5113	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	4541 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	3908 of 4818	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	4007 of 4822	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	3483 of 4809	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	2720 of 3162	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3030 of 3245	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	53.8	1007 of 3311	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	2266 of 3275	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	2279 of 3246	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4684 of 5597	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5238 of 5612	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5129 of 5609	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4577 of 5635	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4803 of 5492	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4132 of 5413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4166 of 5107	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4446 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	4819 of 5087	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4036 of 5084	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3899 of 4963	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3455 of 4830	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4469 of 5460	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4797 of 5517	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5013 of 5363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4174 of 5264	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4064 of 5173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3500 of 5084	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4642 of 5628	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4708 of 5643	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5468 of 5638	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5052 of 5663	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4564 of 5510	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4425 of 5431	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1632 of 2847	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1210 of 2420	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

I've taught here for over 20 years. The staff is incredible - very knowledgeable and caring. We are dedicated to providing the best education to all students. Close Quote

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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
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			$23,735	$22,234	$1,501
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						$30,932	$29,694	$1,238
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		$25,928	$24,410	$1,518
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		$28,558	$26,952	$1,606
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
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	$22,856	$21,618	$1,238
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	$24,952	$23,714	$1,238
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		$26,101	$24,466	$1,635
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
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			$25,267	$23,704	$1,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Felicita Elementary

What schools do graduates of Felicita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Felicita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences
High : San Pasqual High

What is the racial makeup of Felicita Elementary?

Students at Felicita Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Felicita Elementary a good school?

Felicita Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of California elementary schools.

What district is Felicita Elementary in?

Escondido Union

How many students attend Felicita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Felicita Elementary.

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