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Bernardo Elementary

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Bernardo Elementary ranks 896 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bernardo Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 664 students in the Escondido Union School District, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California.

Academically, Bernardo is a standout, with student proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are roughly double the averages of most other Escondido Union schools like Rock Springs Elementary or Lincoln Elementary. It has maintained this high performance for over a decade and excels at serving students from all backgrounds. The school also boasts the lowest rate of chronic absenteeism in the local district, showing a strong recovery since the pandemic.

An interesting finding is that Bernardo achieves these excellent results while spending less per student than several lower-performing schools in the same district. Its performance is most similar to nearby L. R. Green Elementary. When compared to local charter options like the Classical Academy or Community Montessori, Bernardo's academic results are competitive, particularly in mathematics.

664

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1122 Mountain Heights Dr.
Escondido, CA 92029-5634

(760) 432-2700

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Bernardo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bear Valley Middle
High:	San Pasqual High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Hispanic:

30.4%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg32%

California avg41%

896^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	85.6	896 of 5857	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	1079 of 5869	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	1208 of 5859	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	1309 of 5883	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	1166 of 5789	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	978 of 5662	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	970 of 5692	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	1083 of 5614	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	1166 of 5611	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	1245 of 5530	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	860 of 5390	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	88.6	523 of 5377	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.3	662 of 5314	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	779 of 5193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	92.3	360 of 5113	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	93.6	314 of 5113	93.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	699 of 2227	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	771 of 2585	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	977 of 2128	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	806 of 5597	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	945 of 5612	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	1153 of 5609	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	1239 of 5635	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	1183 of 5492	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	871 of 5413	83.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	582 of 5107	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	1302 of 5107	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	1252 of 5087	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	1308 of 5084	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	2229 of 4963	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	1091 of 4830	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1063 of 5460	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1596 of 5517	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1352 of 5363	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	786 of 5264	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	931 of 5173	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	1035 of 5084	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	970 of 5628	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	1185 of 5643	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	1249 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	1322 of 5663	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	1124 of 5510	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	1091 of 5431	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	403 of 718	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	341 of 670	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	913 of 2847	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	942 of 2635	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	401 of 2420	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	606 of 2598	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	800 of 2651	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	935 of 2661	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	876 of 2726	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	655 of 2834	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	774 of 2737	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Science52%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 3, 2017

my son is new to the school so far he very happy there I like that all staff were nice and they helped me 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bernardo Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 Mountain Heights Dr.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2700	664	33	20.2	25.6%	307 (46.2%)	4 (0.6%)	202 (30.4%)	57 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (14.0%)	85.6	896^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.9	1079^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.6%	183	52.4		52.4	60.8	67.3	65.1				64.4	69.6	67.3	63.1				66.9	95.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.7	97.5
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1975 Miller Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2470	378	24	15.6	71.7%	57 (15.1%)	5 (1.3%)	260 (68.8%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	38.7	3300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		47.5	2702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.0%	598	26.4		26.4	29.2	40.4	35.9				34.7	47.7	42.3	24.5				38.8	95.7
Felicita Elementary	Public	K-5	737 West 13th Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2444	478	25	19.4	91.6%	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	431 (90.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	19.6	4868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.5	5259^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	391	8.1		8.1	20.3	35.2	19.2				25.0	25.0	37.5	9.5				23.8	93.0			93.0
Limitless Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 432-2388	119	8	14.8	65.5%	6 (5.0%)	3 (2.5%)	95 (79.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	48.8	2658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		42.9	3000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	342	26.3	25.9	26.1	30.8		42.1	60.7	54.8	40.7	48.8	46.2		31.6	32.1	35.5	40.7	35.2
L. R. Green Elementary	Public	K-5	3115 Las Palmas Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2260	717	38	19.1	52.6%	240 (33.5%)	11 (1.5%)	348 (48.5%)	56 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.6%)	74.3	1404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		78.2	1237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.9%	167	47.9		47.9	56.4	49.0	56.7				54.1	69.4	54.1	53.1				59.3	95.1	97.2		95.8	97.2	97.9
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	1809 South Juniper St.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2462	588	30	19.4	87.1%	42 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	503 (85.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	31.6	3828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		25	4366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	538	23.1		23.1	19.5	31.0	35.6				28.9	36.6	34.5	35.2				35.4	96.2			98.1	98.1
Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 South Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 546-0101	1,581	56	28.4	25.2%	861 (54.5%)	10 (0.6%)	448 (28.3%)	98 (6.2%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (9.8%)	75	1365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.4	1178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	187	38.1	52.6	47.2	66.1	67.4	55.1	61.9	69.6	72.5	66.4	65.3	56.7	40.1	52.5	54.4	55.9	54.0	71.1	77.5	84.5	78.2	77.5	76.1	$12,711	$157	$12,554
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bernardo Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bernardo Elementary?

Students at Bernardo Elementary are 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

Is Bernardo Elementary a good school?

Bernardo Elementary ranks 896^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bernardo Elementary in?

Escondido Union

How many students attend Bernardo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Bernardo Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bernardo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bernardo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bear Valley Middle
High : San Pasqual High

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