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San Pasqual High

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San Pasqual High ranks 887 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 59% of California high schools

Summary

San Pasqual High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving approximately 1,850 students in grades 9-12 within the Escondido Union High district, representing a typical school in the area with a consistent 3-star state rating.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where it outperforms both the district and state averages, and it graduates over 91% of its students, a rate higher than many peers like Escondido High. Attendance has also improved significantly in recent years. However, the school faces notable challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, with scores falling below state averages, creating a large performance gap between subjects. While spending per student is relatively high compared to other comprehensive schools in the district, class sizes, as indicated by the student-teacher ratio, are also larger than some, such as at Escondido High.

When compared to nearby specialized or charter options, San Pasqual operates in a competitive landscape. Schools like the highly-rated Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science (also in the Escondido district) and Classical Academy High show stronger academic results across all subjects. The school also serves a student population with a high level of economic need, which is a different context than higher-performing schools in neighboring districts like Rancho Bernardo High in the Poway Unified district.

1,846

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,598

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.
Escondido, CA 92025-7636

(760) 291-6000

District: Escondido Union High

Feeder schools for San Pasqual High:

Elementary:	Bernardo Elementary
	Felicita Elementary
	L. R. Green Elementary
	Miller Elementary
Middle:	Bear Valley Middle
	Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

22.2%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

California avg41%

887^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5High Schools in the Escondido Union High

769^th of 1,543Escondido Union High 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	57.4	887 of 2162	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	674 of 2159	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	745 of 2170	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	882 of 2123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	557 of 1290	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	741 of 2133	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	710 of 2017	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	625 of 2021	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	783 of 2039	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	577 of 1994	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	62.9	459 of 2426	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	398 of 2354	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	403 of 2367	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	388 of 2281	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	344 of 2238	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	62.1	438 of 2117	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	375 of 2063	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	58.4	497 of 1968	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	58.3	441 of 1901	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	55.1	417 of 1653	74.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	102 of 517	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	159 of 521	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	254 of 585	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	287 of 573	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	338 of 591	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	385 of 581	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	347 of 582	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	294 of 581	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	505 of 1161	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	261 of 555	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	416 of 1117	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	621 of 1052	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	406 of 1085	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	423 of 1064	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	566 of 1044	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	332 of 467	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	698 of 941	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	623 of 938	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	814 of 1906	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	542 of 1915	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	684 of 1915	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	759 of 1858	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	506 of 1054	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	725 of 1833	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	723 of 1760	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	905 of 1900	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	747 of 1902	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	886 of 1917	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	964 of 1861	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	828 of 1814	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	672 of 1742	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	71 of 410	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	75 of 328	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	114 of 299	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	183 of 290	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	906 of 2013	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	741 of 2026	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	856 of 2030	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	950 of 1943	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	616 of 1126	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	885 of 1937	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	780 of 1862	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	769 of 1942	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	723 of 1948	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	730 of 1963	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	870 of 1916	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	526 of 1122	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	674 of 1880	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	652 of 1834	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.7	40 of 422	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	418 of 1252	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	339 of 1216	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	524 of 1197	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	354 of 1155	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.3	201 of 1173	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	309 of 1193	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	356 of 1204	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	366 of 1222	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	485 of 1173	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)91st percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2024)80th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)57th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science23%-9 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,846	91	20.3	73.2%	410 (22.2%)	33 (1.8%)	1,288 (69.8%)	75 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (1.8%)	57.4	887^th of 2162 public high schools	59.0%		64	674^th of 2159 public high schools	68.8%	213		24.2		8.0	23.3			65.5	65.5			24.3	24.3	$19,598	$1,476	$18,122
Altus Schools North County	Public, Charter	6-12	200 East Via Rancho Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Altus Schools North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	149	5	30.1	76.5%	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	111 (74.5%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	43.8	1173^rd of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		32.8	1428^th of 2159 public high schools	33.9%	255	8.3	10.5			19.6	25.0	8.3	75.0	35.4	8.3	8.3	12.5	10.4	$15,599	$2,516	$13,083
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Public	9-12	1740 Scenic Trail Way	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2500	765	29	26.7	72.8%	144 (18.8%)	19 (2.5%)	513 (67.1%)	76 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84.5	320^th of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		81.5	387^th of 2159 public high schools	82.1%	67				53.7	53.7			73.2	73.2			34.1	34.1	$21,692	$2,329	$19,363
Classical Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	207 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Classical Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 480-9845	1,336	59	22.7	22.0%	849 (63.5%)	19 (1.4%)	232 (17.4%)	67 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	153 (11.5%)	88.1	243^rd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		93.4	147^th of 2159 public high schools	93.2%	96			51.0		50.8			77.2	77.2			45.6	45.6	$14,681	$330	$14,351
Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,788	94	19.1	89.0%	80 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	1,608 (89.9%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	43.2	1185^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		35.6	1350^th of 2159 public high schools	37.5%	165		20.2		7.1	19.3			49.1	49.1			18.6	18.6	$19,936	$2,000	$17,936
Poway to Palomar Middle College High	Public	11-12	11111 Rancho Bernardo Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 679-2531	88	2	36.5	19.3%	38 (43.2%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (20.5%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)	90.5	189^th of 2162 public high schools	91.3%		89.7	237^th of 2159 public high schools	89.0%	48				51.2	51.2			77.8	77.8			44.4	44.4	$19,341	$454	$18,887
Escondido Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1868 East Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 737-3154	932	54	17.3	35.2%	347 (37.2%)	15 (1.6%)	415 (44.5%)	91 (9.8%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (5.3%)	88.7	223^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.7%		92.6	170^th of 2159 public high schools	92.1%	53			51.7		51.5			73.8	73.8			50.0	50.0	$13,397	$00	$13,397
Escondido High	Public	9-12	1535 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-4000	1,656	90	18.3	82.7%	192 (11.6%)	27 (1.6%)	1,334 (80.6%)	79 (4.8%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	52.9	971^st of 2162 public high schools	55.1%		53.2	928^th of 2159 public high schools	57.0%	43		24.9		9.3	23.1			61.0	61.0			19.7	19.7	$19,610	$1,813	$17,797
Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	410 North Hidden Trails Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2240	269	18	14.8	91.4%	11 (4.1%)	3 (1.1%)	253 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.7	2084^th of 2162 public high schools	3.6%		11.5	1975^th of 2159 public high schools	8.5%	109				0.0	0.0			6.0	6.0			0.8	0.8	$24,432	$2,174	$22,258
Rancho Bernardo High	Public	9-12	13010 Paseo Lucido	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-4800	2,210	90	24.4	15.2%	897 (40.6%)	54 (2.4%)	440 (19.9%)	538 (24.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	270 (12.2%)	90.9	184^th of 2162 public high schools	91.5%		95.8	93^rd of 2159 public high schools	95.7%	91				54.6	54.6			69.6	69.6			55.7	55.7	$14,583	$731	$13,852

Frequently Asked Questions about San Pasqual High

What is the racial makeup of San Pasqual High?

Students at San Pasqual High are 70% Hispanic, 22% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is San Pasqual High in?

Escondido Union High

How many students attend San Pasqual High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,846 students attended San Pasqual High.

What schools feed into San Pasqual High?

San Pasqual High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernardo Elementary
Elementary : Felicita Elementary
Elementary : L. R. Green Elementary
Elementary : Miller Elementary
Middle : Bear Valley Middle
Middle : Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences

Is San Pasqual High a good school?

San Pasqual High ranks 887^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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