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North Broadway Elementary

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North Broadway Elementary ranks 3194 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Broadway Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 517 students in the Escondido Union district, performing in the lower-middle tier of California schools with a current 2-star rating while serving a community where a significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to many schools in its own district facing similar economic challenges, North Broadway often performs better academically. For instance, its proficiency rates in English and Math are higher than those at nearby Glen View Elementary, Rock Springs Elementary, and Pioneer Elementary. A notable bright spot is the school's dramatic improvement in student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half since the pandemic, now performing better on this measure than several district peers like Conway Elementary.

However, the school's performance varies widely between grades and for different student groups, and it is overshadowed by the exceptional performance of Reidy Creek Elementary, a 4-star school less than a mile away in the same district. Furthermore, schools in neighboring districts like Knob Hill Elementary in San Marcos Unified achieve higher rankings, highlighting the impact of broader district resources and community factors.

517

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 North Broadway
Escondido, CA 92026-1412

(760) 432-2479

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend North Broadway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rincon Middle
High:	Escondido High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

18.2%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,194^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	40.3	3194 of 5857	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3152 of 5869	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	3084 of 5859	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	2312 of 5883	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	3113 of 5789	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2754 of 5662	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.1	2751 of 5692	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	2187 of 5614	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	2683 of 5611	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.5	3221 of 5530	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.4	2186 of 5390	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	2397 of 5377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	2407 of 5314	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	1992 of 5193	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	2034 of 5113	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	1548 of 5113	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.2	1571 of 4818	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	79.4	946 of 4822	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	797 of 4809	83.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.2	774 of 2227	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	1207 of 2585	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	2653 of 3162	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2200 of 3245	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	691 of 3311	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	1362 of 3275	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1611 of 3246	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3167 of 5597	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2463 of 5612	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	2480 of 5609	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	2196 of 5635	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	3036 of 5492	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	2470 of 5413	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	3116 of 5107	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2672 of 5107	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	2430 of 5087	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1434 of 5084	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	36.8	3176 of 4963	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3226 of 4830	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	3211 of 5460	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	3041 of 5517	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2790 of 5363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	1401 of 5264	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	2880 of 5173	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2378 of 5084	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	3017 of 5628	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3596 of 5643	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3465 of 5638	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	2254 of 5663	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	2976 of 5510	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2931 of 5431	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	2382 of 2847	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1586 of 2635	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	907 of 2420	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1809 of 2598	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1915 of 2651	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	2049 of 2661	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.3	1181 of 2726	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	2190 of 2834	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1715 of 2737	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science29%-4 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Reidy Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2869 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 739-5800	626	33	18.9	49.8%	186 (29.7%)	5 (0.8%)	320 (51.1%)	50 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	77.6	1258^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		72.2	1489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	231	48.5		48.5	57.0	57.3	68.0				60.7	60.4	57.3	51.6				56.5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	$16,488	$1,306	$15,182
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Broadway Elementary

What district is North Broadway Elementary in?

Escondido Union

What schools do graduates of North Broadway Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Broadway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rincon Middle
High : Escondido High

How many students attend North Broadway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended North Broadway Elementary.

Is North Broadway Elementary a good school?

North Broadway Elementary ranks 3194^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Broadway Elementary?

Students at North Broadway Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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