Hidden Meadows’s public schools score below 64% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Hidden Meadows’s districts is 23%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Hidden Meadows, 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 96% 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.
Hidden Meadows’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 456 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hidden Meadows’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% 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 High spends $21,430 per student and Escondido Union Elementary $20,257, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
20 elementary schools, then eight middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Hidden Meadows’s grade
C+: better than 36% of California school districts, #665 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 Hidden Meadows, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Hidden Meadows
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
Hidden Meadows vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Hidden Meadows’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden Meadows | C+ | Escondido Union Elementary K–8 · Valley Center-Pauma Unified K–12 · Escondido Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Hidden Meadows
32 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 Hidden Meadows’s schools
Are Hidden Meadows’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hidden Meadows children attend score below 64% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #665 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hidden Meadows in?
Escondido Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 6,324 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hidden Meadows kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: San Pasqual High, Orange Glen High, Escondido High, Valley Center High and Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science.
What is Hidden Meadows’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 Hidden Meadows spend per student?
$21,430 in Escondido Union High School District, $20,257 in Escondido Union Elementary School District and $17,274 in Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hidden Meadows 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.