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Farr Avenue Elementary

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Farr Avenue Elementary ranks 4091 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Farr Avenue Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 513 students in the Escondido Union School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is on a notable upward trajectory, having significantly improved its statewide ranking from the 15th to the 30th percentile over two years, a faster climb than nearby schools like Pioneer Elementary or Oak Hill Elementary. Its math scores now slightly exceed the district average, and it shows a particular strength in teaching English Language Learners, ranking in the 66th percentile for that group. Furthermore, the school has made impressive strides in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by more than half since the peak of the pandemic, though it still remains a challenge.

Despite this progress, Farr Avenue's gains are uneven; science scores are very low, and student performance drops sharply in the upper grades. The school's journey highlights how outcomes can vary dramatically even within the same neighborhood, as seen when comparing it to the higher-performing Heritage K-8 Charter located just over a mile away. The data suggests Farr Avenue has built a foundation for success with specific programs, but sustaining improvement across all subjects and grade levels will be key to its continued turnaround.

513

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,267

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

933 Farr Ave.
Escondido, CA 92026-3121

(760) 735-3049

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Farr Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mission Middle
High:	Escondido High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

2.7%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,091^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	28.5	4091 of 5857	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4539 of 5869	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4988 of 5859	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4094 of 5883	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4585 of 5789	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4874 of 5662	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	5081 of 5692	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	5120 of 5614	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	5007 of 5611	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	5120 of 5530	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	5174 of 5390	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	4727 of 5377	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	4143 of 5314	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	3615 of 5193	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.0	4460 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4671 of 5113	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1965 of 2227	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1784 of 2585	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1675 of 2128	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	1063 of 3162	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1670 of 3245	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1445 of 3311	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	1000 of 3275	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1972 of 3246	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3517 of 5597	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4328 of 5612	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4552 of 5609	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3456 of 5635	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4405 of 5492	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4542 of 5413	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3031 of 5107	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3585 of 5107	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4092 of 5087	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3018 of 5084	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3698 of 4963	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3980 of 4830	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	223 of 356	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3423 of 5460	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	4087 of 5517	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4472 of 5363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3032 of 5264	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3605 of 5173	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4115 of 5084	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4379 of 5628	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	4379 of 5643	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4946 of 5638	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4351 of 5663	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4357 of 5510	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4900 of 5431	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1921 of 2847	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1598 of 2635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1956 of 2420	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science14%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Farr Avenue Elementary

What district is Farr Avenue Elementary in?

Escondido Union

What schools do graduates of Farr Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farr Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mission Middle
High : Escondido High

How many students attend Farr Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Farr Avenue Elementary.

Is Farr Avenue Elementary a good school?

Farr Avenue Elementary ranks 4091^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Farr Avenue Elementary?

Students at Farr Avenue Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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