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Escalon Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Escalon.

Escalon’s School Grade B better than 59% of California school districts

Students
2,676
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,199
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$21.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Escalon Unified School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 33% less per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.9M, about $8,180 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Escalon. Grade by grade →

K–5Dent ElementaryThis district
6–8El Portal MiddleThis district
9–12Escalon HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 33.1% · 1,277 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 46.7% · 1,275 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 198 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,199 per student · 33% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,628’20
2,585’21
2,669’22
2,723’23
2,676’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 41%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.