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Miller Elementary

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Miller Elementary ranks 3300 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Miller Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 378 students in the Escondido Union School District, where it stands out for its strong support of English learners despite recent academic challenges and serving a community with significant economic need.

While the school's overall test scores are below state averages, it performs better than many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Lincoln Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, and Felicita Elementary, particularly in math and science. A major strength is its exceptional success with English Language Learner students, who perform in the top 20% of similar students statewide. The school also invests more per student than many district peers and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences over the past few years.

Notable challenges include a declining statewide ranking and a significant performance gap between female and male students. Comparisons to higher-performing nearby schools like Bernardo Elementary and L. R. Green Elementary show that strong academic results are achievable in the area. The school's performance also varies greatly by grade, with third-grade math being a strength while fifth-grade scores are much lower, suggesting a need for focused support in the upper grades.

378

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1975 Miller Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-5932

(760) 432-2470

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Miller Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

15.1%

Asian:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,300^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	38.7	3300 of 5857	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2702 of 5869	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	2863 of 5859	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	2256 of 5883	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	2573 of 5789	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	2285 of 5662	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.4	1644 of 5692	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	55.9	2186 of 5614	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.4	1634 of 5611	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	44.2	3059 of 5530	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	3407 of 5390	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	3193 of 5377	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	3169 of 5314	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	2980 of 5193	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.1	3882 of 5113	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.5	2646 of 5113	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	2369 of 4818	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.0	1250 of 4822	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	1294 of 4809	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.2	774 of 2227	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	1449 of 2585	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	864 of 2128	59.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	601 of 3162	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	950 of 3245	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	695 of 3311	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	1342 of 3275	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	754 of 3246	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2499 of 5597	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	2027 of 5612	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	2545 of 5609	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	1863 of 5635	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2349 of 5492	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	2060 of 5413	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3102 of 5107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2473 of 5107	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	2944 of 5087	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	1742 of 5084	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	2269 of 4963	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1432 of 4830	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3474 of 5460	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2901 of 5517	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2875 of 5363	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	1692 of 5264	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1877 of 5173	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	1646 of 5084	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3899 of 5628	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3396 of 5643	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2986 of 5638	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	2450 of 5663	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	2619 of 5510	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2485 of 5431	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1976 of 2847	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1429 of 2635	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1181 of 2420	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.4	894 of 2651	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	946 of 2661	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	1795 of 2834	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	2278 of 2737	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+27 vs school

White (2024)66th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, October 2, 2011

I am a parent at Miller Elementary and my child has been there since Kinder, she is now in 4th grade, I have seen her educational development have an amazing growth, Thank you Miller for your wonderful Teachers and Staff and for always making every child count. I wouldnt change it for ANY other school. My children LOVE it and I do too!! 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$12,711	$157	$12,554
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller Elementary

What district is Miller Elementary in?

Escondido Union

What is the racial makeup of Miller Elementary?

Students at Miller Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miller Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Miller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Miller Elementary.

Is Miller Elementary a good school?

Miller Elementary ranks 3300^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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