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Juniper Elementary

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Juniper Elementary ranks 3828 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Juniper Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 588 students in the Escondido Union School District, a community where school performance varies widely even among close neighbors.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it shows a clear and promising trend of improvement, moving up in statewide rankings and significantly reducing chronic student absences over the past few years. A notable strength is in mathematics, where Juniper's students outperform the district average, and the school has been particularly effective in supporting its English Language Learners. However, performance in English Language Arts is an area for growth, and outcomes can vary for different student groups within the school.

Juniper's story is one of progress amid challenge, especially when compared to other local schools. It academically outperforms several nearby schools with similar student populations, like Oak Hill Elementary and Central Elementary. Yet, it exists in sharp contrast to higher-performing schools just minutes away, such as Bernardo Elementary and Classical Academy, highlighting the diverse educational landscape within Escondido. For parents, Juniper represents a school on an upward trajectory, with demonstrated strengths in math and a strong commitment to improving student attendance and engagement.

588

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,928

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1809 South Juniper St.
Escondido, CA 92025-6240

(760) 432-2462

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Juniper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Bear Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

White:

7.1%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,828^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	31.6	3828 of 5857	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4366 of 5869	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4225 of 5859	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3932 of 5883	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4728 of 5789	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4461 of 5662	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	4337 of 5692	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	4649 of 5614	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4620 of 5611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	4842 of 5530	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	4699 of 5390	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	5161 of 5377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	5005 of 5314	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	4670 of 5193	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	4290 of 5113	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	4191 of 5113	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.3	3828 of 4818	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	3475 of 4822	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.7	3260 of 4809	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1563 of 2227	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1813 of 3162	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1473 of 3245	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1290 of 3311	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	2549 of 3275	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	2194 of 3246	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	4112 of 5597	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4400 of 5612	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4491 of 5609	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4059 of 5635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4540 of 5492	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	4113 of 5413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2556 of 5107	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3425 of 5107	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3358 of 5087	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3014 of 5084	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3900 of 4963	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3736 of 4830	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3059 of 5460	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3825 of 5517	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3492 of 5363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	3065 of 5264	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4001 of 5173	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3662 of 5084	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3387 of 5628	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3934 of 5643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3637 of 5638	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3564 of 5663	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4527 of 5510	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	4548 of 5431	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1515 of 2847	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1820 of 2635	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1376 of 2420	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science23%-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 (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		$22,775	$21,200	$1,575
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Juniper Elementary

Is Juniper Elementary a good school?

Juniper Elementary ranks 3828^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Juniper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Juniper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bear Valley Middle

How many students attend Juniper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Juniper Elementary.

What district is Juniper Elementary in?

Escondido Union

What is the racial makeup of Juniper Elementary?

Students at Juniper Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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