Escondido Elementary

Escondido Elementary serves 460 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Stanford, California. It earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — with academic and growth scores each reaching 9.1. Those numbers translate directly into statewide standing: the school ranks 127th out of 9,533 public schools in California, placing it in the top 1 percent of all public schools statewide.

Among elementary schools specifically, the performance holds just as firm. Escondido sits at 108th out of 5,817 California elementary schools — a result that reflects sustained academic output across grade levels, not a single strong cohort. The student-teacher ratio of 19.2 to 1 keeps class sizes workable within a regular public school structure, and enrollment of 460 students gives the school enough scale to offer consistent programming without the anonymity of a large campus.

For families weighing options in the Stanford area, Escondido is one of two public schools in town — and its scores leave little ambiguity about where it stands. Parents searching for a public elementary school with documented, top-tier outcomes will find few choices in the state that rank higher.