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Valley High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

2084^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Valley High (Continuation) is a small public high school serving 269 students in grades 9-12 within the Escondido Union High district, designed to support students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school serves a population with high economic need and faces profound challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which at 65.3% is more than triple the district average and is the highest among nearby schools. This directly impacts academic outcomes, with proficiency rates in English (5.97%) and Math (0.78%) far below those at traditional high schools like San Pasqual High or Escondido High. The graduation rate of 68.9% and a dropout rate of 21.7% also lag significantly behind district and state averages, though the graduation rate has improved from 44% over the past few years.

Despite these struggles, Valley High receives more resources per student ($24,432) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.8:1) than most traditional schools in the area. This highlights the intensive support needed for its students. When compared to other alternative schools like Foothills High or Altus Schools North County, which have higher academic proficiency, it suggests the specific challenges at Valley High are complex and may require targeted strategies beyond funding, particularly to address the critical attendance barrier.

269

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,432

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 North Hidden Trails Rd.
Escondido, CA 92027-5333

(760) 291-2240

District: Escondido Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

4.1%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (69% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (22% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,084^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	8.7	2084 of 2162	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1975 of 2159	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1996 of 2170	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1982 of 2123	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1210 of 1290	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1973 of 2133	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1793 of 2017	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1906 of 2021	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1817 of 2039	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1715 of 1994	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1900 of 2426	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.0	1817 of 2354	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1752 of 2367	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1858 of 2281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1716 of 2238	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	1735 of 2117	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1510 of 2063	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	1551 of 1968	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.7	1179 of 1901	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.3	1304 of 1653	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	1054 of 1085	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	893 of 1064	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	923 of 1044	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	466 of 467	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	833 of 941	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	914 of 938	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1835 of 1906	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1775 of 1915	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1774 of 1915	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1754 of 1858	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1020 of 1054	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1633 of 1833	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1574 of 1760	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1823 of 1900	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1715 of 1902	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1753 of 1917	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1721 of 1861	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1646 of 1814	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1510 of 1742	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	267 of 328	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1960 of 2013	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1820 of 2026	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1882 of 2030	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1766 of 1943	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1068 of 1126	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1755 of 1937	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1623 of 1862	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1858 of 1942	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1762 of 1948	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1802 of 1963	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1781 of 1916	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1058 of 1122	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1797 of 1880	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1706 of 1834	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1227 of 1252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.8	1163 of 1193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)19th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Science0%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,751	111	24.7	44.6%	776 (28.2%)	23 (0.8%)	1,533 (55.7%)	216 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	191 (6.9%)	65.4	680^th of 2162 public high schools	68.5%		71	551^st of 2159 public high schools	74.5%	129			40.2	6.7	39.4			58.1	58.1			27.0	27.0	$14,971	$1,119	$13,852
San Pasqual Academy	Public	9-12	17701 San Pasqual Valley Rd.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 233-6003	33	6	5.5	90.9%	3 (9.1%)	10 (30.3%)	16 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)								(n/a)														$42,404	$5,758	$36,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley High (Continuation)

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Valley High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 3.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Valley High (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Valley High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Valley High (Continuation)?

Students at Valley High (Continuation) are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

What district is Valley High (Continuation) in?

Escondido Union High

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