Rose Elementary, Escondido CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rose Elementary

Rose Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school in Escondido serving a population of about five hundred students, most of whom are from low-income families. Nearly nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is heavily Hispanic, with that group making up the vast majority of the student body; other racial and ethnic groups comprise single-digit percentages of the school.

Testing results show low proficiency across the board. In English language arts, roughly a third of third graders perform at proficiency, while performance drops to the upper twenties and lower thirties in grades four and five. Math proficiency is similar, ranging in the high thirties for third grade down to the low-to-mid twenties in grades four and five. Science proficiency in fifth grade runs lower, in the low twenties. Compared with elementary schools across San Diego County that report test results, Rose ranks in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency. These data suggest the school is facing substantial academic headwinds and would benefit from close parent attention to what intervention and support strategies are in place.

The school sits in central Escondido, a valley city in the North County region that has grown from an agricultural past into a mixed-use community. The downtown is anchored by a historic Grand Avenue lined with shops, eateries, galleries, and a restored movie theater, along with a compact civic core of parks and cultural institutions. Much of the surrounding residential fabric consists of older bungalow-style homes from the 1970s building boom. The city is now pursuing downtown infill housing and revitalization, with several multifamily projects in planning or recent approval and an innovation hub focused on agricultural technology.

Housing values in the zip code have declined modestly in the past year. Rents remain steady, though both ownership and rental costs are substantial relative to median household income in the county. The local job market is supported by Palomar Health, a major regional healthcare employer; the school district itself; Bergelectric, an electrical contracting firm; and significant retail presence. The regional transit system includes the SPRINTER light-rail line connecting to Oceanside and other North County communities.

Rose's student population and low academic proficiency suggest that families considering the school should have realistic expectations about where students are starting and ask the school directly about its approach to raising reading and math skills. The school's location in an older, more affordable central neighborhood means it may draw families for whom geographic convenience and housing cost matter most. Parents may want to look into tutoring and intervention options the school offers or recommends, and what the trajectory has been over time as the school works toward improvement.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 40% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 36% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 35% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 37% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 25% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.