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Orange Glen Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Orange Glen Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 470 students in the Escondido Union district, an area where many families face economic challenges, as reflected in the school's high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with student proficiency in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, placing it in the bottom 15% of schools statewide. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 29% of students missing too much school, a rate higher than the district average and strongly linked to lower academic performance. While the school spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than several nearby schools like Pioneer Elementary and Oak Hill Elementary, these resources have not yet translated into higher test scores.

Looking at comparisons, most schools in the Escondido Union district rank below average, though Conway Elementary is a notable exception with much higher proficiency. Dramatically higher-performing nearby schools, such as Heritage K-8 Charter and San Pasqual Union Elementary, show that stronger outcomes are possible in the region, though they serve communities with different economic profiles. The variation within the district itself suggests that school-level strategies can make a difference.

470

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,960

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2861 Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92027-2930

(760) 432-2487

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Orange Glen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hidden Valley Middle
High:	Orange Glen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

White:

8.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

California avg41%

5,044^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	17.6	5044 of 5857	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4527 of 5869	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4545 of 5859	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4258 of 5883	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3696 of 5789	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	3523 of 5662	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.0	3366 of 5692	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	3363 of 5614	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	3827 of 5611	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	4004 of 5530	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	3926 of 5390	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	3456 of 5377	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.4	3531 of 5314	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.0	3310 of 5193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.4	3868 of 5113	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	3583 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	3067 of 4818	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.5	3032 of 4822	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	2231 of 4809	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1683 of 2227	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	2271 of 2585	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1706 of 2128	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2089 of 3162	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1516 of 3245	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	1794 of 3311	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2137 of 3275	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	2448 of 3246	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	4738 of 5597	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4322 of 5612	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4536 of 5609	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4207 of 5635	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3888 of 5492	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3685 of 5413	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4463 of 5107	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3840 of 5107	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3968 of 5087	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2962 of 5084	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2780 of 4963	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2787 of 4830	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4671 of 5460	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	4334 of 5517	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4067 of 5363	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3524 of 5264	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2702 of 5173	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2912 of 5084	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4861 of 5628	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4398 of 5643	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4227 of 5638	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3993 of 5663	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3146 of 5510	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3177 of 5431	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	2073 of 2847	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1611 of 2635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1663 of 2420	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science13%-20 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
Orange Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	2861 Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2487	470	28	16.4	84.5%	39 (8.3%)	4 (0.9%)	383 (81.5%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	17.6	5044^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.9%		23.5	4527^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.9%	517	12.7		12.7	28.4	22.2	24.1				25.4	29.2	12.7	17.5				20.9	98.0						$28,960	$27,484	$1,476
Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2448	548	30	18.1	83.0%	30 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	31.1	3872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		33.3	3655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	217	23.8		23.8	33.3	30.6	37.4				34.1	40.2	26.0	23.8				29.9	97.4		98.3				$25,703	$24,150	$1,553
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
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
Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	498	28	18.0	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (92.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	28.2	4116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	4651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	535	20.3		20.3	32.9	34.3	28.1				31.9	35.6	25.7	26.6				29.5	96.1	98.0		97.1			$24,821	$23,286	$1,535
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	598	31	19.2	93.8%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (94.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	11.3	5552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.4	5172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	380	10.5		10.5	17.4	20.5	19.4				19.1	14.7	16.3	12.4				14.4	90.8	95.8	97.5	93.3	95.0		$23,980	$22,364	$1,616
Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		35.5	3481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	521	26.0		26.0	42.3	42.1	29.9	51.9			40.7	46.0	44.2	29.9	29.1			37.8							$23,123	$21,636	$1,487
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
San Pasqual Union Elementary	Public	K-8	15305 Rockwood Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	San Pasqual Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 745-4931	548	28	19.8	26.1%	269 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	205 (37.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)	70.8	1566^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.3%		62.3	1969^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.5%	403	33.8	54.4	41.9	74.6	62.3	52.9	61.9	64.8	69.6	63.6	78.6	64.8	29.6	42.9	41.8	50.0	50.1							$25,941	$25,390	$551
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Orange Glen Elementary

Is Orange Glen Elementary a good school?

Orange Glen Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Orange Glen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Orange Glen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Orange Glen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orange Glen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hidden Valley Middle
High : Orange Glen High

What is the racial makeup of Orange Glen Elementary?

Students at Orange Glen Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Orange Glen Elementary in?

Escondido Union

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