Summary:
ZIP code 92027 has one middle school, Hidden Valley Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the Escondido area. In 2025–2026, its proficiency results were below the state and district in English language arts (ELA), math, and science; the most important finding is that ELA and math had the largest state gaps, at 23 and 22 percentage points.
There is no school-to-school leader or lowest performer in this ZIP code: Hidden Valley Middle is the only school in the data. Science was its strongest subject relative to the state, with 19% proficient compared with 36% statewide, a 17-point gap. ELA was 26% versus 49% statewide, and math was 16% versus 38%, gaps of 23 and 22 points. Within the school, seventh grade was the weakest in both ELA and math: 20% were proficient in ELA and 15% in math, with state gaps of 30 and 23 points.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA proficiency fell 5 points and math fell 1, while science rose 2 points. Because state results also increased, the school–state gaps widened by 6 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 1 in science. SchoolDigger gave the school one star and placed it at the 15th percentile, down from the 24th percentile in 2024–2025 and 33rd in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism was 25%, compared with 18% in both Escondido Union and California. The school enrolls 733 students, has an 18.9 student–teacher ratio, and had 94% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.
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