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Rock Springs Elementary

Q: Is Rock Springs Elementary a good school?

Rock Springs Elementary ranks 4355 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rock Springs Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 498 students in the Escondido Union district, operating in a high-need community where a large majority 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 test scores in English, math, and especially science that trail both district and state averages. While the school receives higher per-student funding than many peers within its district, outcomes remain lower, and it has the highest chronic absenteeism rate among most nearby Escondido Union schools like North Broadway Elementary and Conway Elementary. There are notable positive trends, however, including a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism over the past few years and improving performance for students in special education.

The most striking finding is the performance gap between districts in the same area. Nearby schools in other districts, such as Richland Elementary in San Marcos Unified and Community Montessori, achieve significantly higher statewide rankings and proficiency rates, suggesting that district-level factors play a major role in school outcomes. This means families living very close to each other may have access to schools with very different academic results based on district boundaries.

498

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,348

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1155 Deodar Rd.
Escondido, CA 92026-2200

(760) 432-2284

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Rock Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences
High:	Escondido High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

White:

7.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,355^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	25.5	4355 of 5857	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4211 of 5869	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4883 of 5859	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4918 of 5883	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4821 of 5789	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4595 of 5662	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	4359 of 5692	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	4667 of 5614	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	4641 of 5611	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	5256 of 5530	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	5185 of 5390	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	5239 of 5377	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	4711 of 5314	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	4778 of 5193	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	4528 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.1	3705 of 5113	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.8	3471 of 4818	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	3137 of 4822	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.5	2616 of 4809	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	2142 of 2227	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2113 of 2585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	2027 of 2128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	1116 of 3162	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	2048 of 3245	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	2579 of 3311	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2299 of 3275	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2366 of 3246	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3267 of 5597	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3561 of 5612	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3989 of 5609	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4575 of 5635	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	4116 of 5492	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4119 of 5413	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3742 of 5107	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3518 of 5107	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4154 of 5087	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4393 of 5084	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4148 of 4963	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4125 of 4830	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	4037 of 5460	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3481 of 5517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4360 of 5363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4187 of 5264	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4411 of 5173	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4396 of 5084	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4847 of 5628	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4404 of 5643	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5122 of 5638	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	4779 of 5663	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5013 of 5510	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4652 of 5431	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1766 of 2847	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1460 of 2635	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1792 of 2420	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	2228 of 2737	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2018)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science11%-22 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 (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 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
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1155 Deodar Rd.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2284	498	28	18.0	87.3%	35 (7.0%)	9 (1.8%)	408 (81.9%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	25.5	4355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.9	4211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	144	11.1		11.1	43.1	26.5	28.2				32.7	34.7	17.7	25.0				25.9	95.2	97.1		97.1	97.1		$30,348	$28,846	$1,502
Community Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Community Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	795	35	22.5	17.6%	401 (50.4%)	12 (1.5%)	210 (26.4%)	96 (12.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	65 (8.2%)	67.7	1703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		76.2	1331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	372	45.1	52.6	47.3	52.4	61.4	63.7	53.9	76.1	73.7	61.9	48.8	51.1	34.1	46.2	52.2	29.0	44.1	94.1		94.9
Knob Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Knob Hill Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2080	725	30	23.8	38.6%	252 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (46.6%)	71 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (8.1%)	71.5	1534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		76.7	1302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	232	48.6		48.6	50.5	56.4	70.6				59.2	49.5	46.6	53.2				49.7	97.0		97.7		98.5		$24,017	$23,200	$817
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
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
North Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2479	517	25	20.3	70.4%	94 (18.2%)	4 (0.8%)	334 (64.6%)	38 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.5%)	40.3	3194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		40.5	3152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	42	28.6		28.6	32.5	50.0	37.4				39.2	39.5	50.0	20.0				35.0	97.1	97.1	98.1		98.1		$27,198	$25,958	$1,240
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
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
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
Richland Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Richland Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2400	883	37	23.8	30.8%	349 (39.5%)	6 (0.7%)	374 (42.4%)	63 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.9%)	84.8	931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		83.7	1011^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.8%	80	48.9		48.9	70.5	66.0	66.2				67.6	75.9	67.4	47.7				64.0	96.7	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$24,976	$24,400	$576

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Springs Elementary

Is Rock Springs Elementary a good school?

Rock Springs Elementary ranks 4355^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Rock Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Rock Springs Elementary.

What district is Rock Springs Elementary in?

Escondido Union

What schools do graduates of Rock Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rock Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences
High : Escondido High

What is the racial makeup of Rock Springs Elementary?

Students at Rock Springs Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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