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Bear Valley Middle

Q: Is Bear Valley Middle a good school?

Bear Valley Middle ranks 1208 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Bear Valley Middle is a public middle school in Escondido, California, serving 945 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Escondido Union School District, which is ranked 976 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Bear Valley Middle consistently outperforms the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 48.1% of Bear Valley Middle students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 36.63% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 33.22% of Bear Valley Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 29.69% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 481 out of 1520 California middle schools for White students in ELA/Literacy and 366 out of 1566 for Special Education students in the same subject.

Compared to other middle schools in the Escondido Union School District, Bear Valley Middle generally outperforms its peers in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency. The school also serves a population with higher economic needs, with 67.72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, Bear Valley Middle has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 31.3% in 2022-2023 to 20.4% in 2023-2024.

923

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,985

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92025-7618

(760) 432-4060

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Bear Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

San Pasqual High

Feeder schools for Bear Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Bernardo Elementary
	Juniper Elementary
	L. R. Green Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

White:

24.7%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,208^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle 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	49.0	1208 of 2761	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1383 of 2783	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	1139 of 2781	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	1068 of 2740	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1136 of 2715	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1047 of 2480	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.4	1298 of 2508	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	1229 of 2497	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	1095 of 2477	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.6	1303 of 2379	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	1337 of 2259	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.5	893 of 2236	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	855 of 2179	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	642 of 2063	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.6	367 of 2005	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.2	562 of 1999	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	56.3	373 of 700	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.9	510 of 1531	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	657 of 1491	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	522 of 1369	61.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	1131 of 1478	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	911 of 1521	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	808 of 1540	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1021 of 1442	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	848 of 1364	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1048 of 2533	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	1285 of 2551	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	1061 of 2531	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	998 of 2509	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	941 of 2380	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	938 of 2262	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1458 of 2395	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1625 of 2388	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1245 of 2374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1228 of 2359	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1393 of 2213	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1280 of 2072	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	155 of 477	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	182 of 320	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	89 of 336	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	1425 of 2542	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1709 of 2579	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1181 of 2531	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	1067 of 2458	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1407 of 2369	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1255 of 2230	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1224 of 2534	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1302 of 2552	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	1055 of 2538	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	974 of 2527	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1158 of 2407	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	1040 of 2273	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	425 of 726	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	439 of 701	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	405 of 677	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	278 of 665	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	309 of 554	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	366 of 1566	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	852 of 1552	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	655 of 1531	57.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	481 of 1520	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	590 of 1537	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	411 of 1543	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	401 of 1555	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	370 of 1602	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	346 of 1496	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2018)47th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, July 14, 2014

Don't put your child through the pain of going through this school. It's not worth it. The school can not provide a balanced and promising education for your child. Go into the Poway/Rancho Bernardo district; or anywhere else really. This school cannot provide a sustainable education. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 30, 2010

Presumably understaffed, at least that's the reason given for the lack of follow-up in returning phone calls or getting information in a timely way from the office staff and Principal. It seems that their priorities these days are fundraisers since that's what the bulk of the recorded messages pertain to when I answer the phone and listen to the messages.

Spanish-speaking parents are given preferential time and treatment, which is very wrong, IMO. If they have kids in school here, they should at least make an attempt to assimilate and learn English so that they can understand directions and help their own kids, rather than have time taken away from those who do speak English. We don't need all these extra considerations - financial and otherwise - for those who thumb their noses at our language. If they insist on not learning it, they can go back to the country they came from and speak their own language all the time! It does NOT impress me that the Principal can speak Spanish - big deal. It would impress me if he would do something to help those who only speak Spanish - or claim to only speak Spanish. My kids don't get the attention they should get in the classrooms when we are teaching down to accommodate the second-language students whose parents can't/won't help them with homework and studying.

This is unfortunate all the way around. If the teachers and staff don't like their jobs and/or think they should be paid more money, then PLEASE have them step aside to allow an open position to be filled by someone who is out of work and truly cares about students, themselves and the school system, as well as BVMS. The apathy is pathetic over there. 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)						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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3003 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-4060	923	51	17.9	68.4%	228 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	585 (63.4%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	49	1208^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.2%		42.5	1383^rd of 2783 public middle schools	50.3%	175		21.4	21.4			47.8	51.0	45.5	48.1			34.2	32.2	33.3	33.2	$24,985	$23,746	$1,239
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	25.3	1987^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		23.5	2106^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.3%	119		17.3	17.3			29.2	30.4	30.9	30.2			23.0	23.7	20.1	22.3	$24,214	$22,696	$1,518
Mission Middle	Public	6-8	939 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2452	855	43	19.9	95.9%	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	808 (94.5%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	22.9	2106^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.7%		26.9	1956^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.7%	150		14.6	14.6			25.6	37.2	31.7	31.5			15.0	19.6	19.5	18.1	$22,867	$21,240	$1,627
Hidden Valley Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Reed Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2457	733	39	18.9	94.3%	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	655 (89.4%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	22.9	2104^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.8%		29.1	1852^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.5%	252		16.8	16.8			23.7	37.8	31.6	31.4			13.6	21.2	15.9	17.2	$23,851	$22,244	$1,607
Quantum Academy	Public	4-8	420 North Falconer Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2220	289	13	22.0	54.3%	76 (26.3%)	9 (3.1%)	163 (56.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	57.7	961^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.2%		70	686^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	275	48.4	29.3	39.2	53.1	58.1	45.2	59.7	50.0	53.1	46.9	38.7	32.3	49.1	32.8	39.6	$17,270	$16,032	$1,238
Rincon Middle	Public	6-8	925 Lehner Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2491	772	41	18.8	83.0%	85 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	605 (78.4%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	38.2	1540^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.2%		40.3	1450^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	90		31.3	31.3			29.6	38.3	46.9	38.6			20.2	25.4	28.7	24.9	$24,833	$23,348	$1,485
Bernardo Heights Middle	Public	6-8	12990 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4850	1,487	66	22.6	13.8%	615 (41.4%)	29 (2.0%)	248 (16.7%)	400 (26.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (12.6%)	91	253^rd of 2761 public middle schools	90.8%		89.4	292^nd of 2783 public middle schools	89.5%	39		59.6	59.6			73.1	74.5	74.0	73.9			59.9	59.3	56.1	58.4	$20,270	$19,942	$328
Woodland Park Middle	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2455	1,184	52	22.8	42.3%	358 (30.2%)	12 (1.0%)	618 (52.2%)	79 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.3%)	60.6	889^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%		62.5	831^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	58		29.4	29.4			55.6	56.8	48.6	53.6			41.7	40.2	34.8	38.9	$22,477	$21,560	$917
Oak Valley Middle	Public	6-8	16055 Winecreek Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2939	1,503	60	24.9	8.4%	468 (31.1%)	12 (0.8%)	141 (9.4%)	729 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (10.0%)	96.7	97^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.5%		96.1	120^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.7%	23		74.3	74.3			79.3	81.0	77.0	79.0			70.0	74.5	78.0	74.2	$19,922	$19,594	$328
Twin Peaks Middle	Public	6-8	14640 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5131	1,164	54	21.4	18.4%	643 (55.2%)	12 (1.0%)	282 (24.2%)	89 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (11.3%)	71.2	649^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.5%		79.2	493^rd of 2783 public middle schools	82.3%	156		48.1	48.1			58.4	55.4	55.8	56.6			45.4	38.5	45.8	43.3	$22,380	$22,026	$354

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Bear Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Bear Valley Middle usually go on to attend San Pasqual High

How many students attend Bear Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended Bear Valley Middle.

Is Bear Valley Middle a good school?

Bear Valley Middle ranks 1208^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bear Valley Middle?

Students at Bear Valley Middle are 63% Hispanic, 25% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Bear Valley Middle in?

Escondido Union

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