Harmony Grove’s public schools score below 65% of California districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 24% of Harmony Grove’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Harmony Grove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Harmony Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 134 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harmony Grove’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Escondido Union Elementary spends $20,257 per student and Escondido Union High $21,430, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Harmony Grove’s grade
C+: better than 35% of California school districts, #687 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harmony Grove, with each school’s own grade.
Harmony Grove runs its own schools through grade 8 (Escondido Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Escondido Union High School District, shared with Escondido, Poway and San Marcos. Its elementary school is in Escondido. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Harmony Grove
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Harmony Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Harmony Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony Grove | C+ | Escondido Union Elementary K–8 · Escondido Union High 9–12 |
| Escondido | C+ | Escondido Union Elementary K–8 · Escondido Union High 9–12 |
| San Marcos | A− | San Marcos Unified K–12 · San Dieguito Union High 7–12 · Escondido Union High 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Escondido Union High with Harmony Grove for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Harmony Grove
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Harmony Grove’s schools
Are Harmony Grove’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harmony Grove children attend score below 65% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #687 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Harmony Grove in?
Two districts: Escondido Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Escondido Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Escondido, Poway and San Marcos.
Where do Harmony Grove kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: San Pasqual High, Orange Glen High, Escondido High and Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science.
What is Harmony Grove’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Escondido Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Harmony Grove spend per student?
$20,257 in Escondido Union Elementary School District and $21,430 in Escondido Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Harmony Grove families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.