Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Escondido, California
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science in Escondido, California enrolled 765 students in 2024-25 with 28.6 full-time teachers, 26.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (California: 86.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
777 students in 2022-23, 757 students in 2023-24, 765 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 28.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 777 | 31.4 | 24.8 |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 30.6 | 24.8 |
| 2024-25 | 765 | 28.6 | 26.7 |
26.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 California high schools
Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 386 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science enrolled 772 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 386 of the 772 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.1% of students were Hispanic, 18.8% White, 9.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.1%
- White18.8%
- Asian9.9%
- Black2.5%
- Two or more races0.8%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 25‑29% | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 180 students in Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 86% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 180 | 1,792 | 495,492 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Escondido
9 public high schools in Escondido report 2024-25 enrollment; Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual High | 1,846 | 20.3 | 61.2% |
| Orange Glen High | 1,788 | 19.1 | 76.8% |
| Escondido High | 1,656 | 18.3 | 69.3% |
| Classical Academy High | 1,336 | 22.7 | 19.4% |
| Escondido Charter High | 932 | 17.3 | 30.0% |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science | 765 | 26.7 | 58.6% |
| Valley High (Continuation) | 269 | 14.8 | 85.1% |
| Audeo Charter School III | 149 | 30.1 | 63.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science
- Classical Academy HighThe nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 1,336 students, 22.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Audeo Charter School IIIThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 149 students, 30.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science with Classical Academy HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Escondido Union High spends per student$19,224 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,224
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaDel Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science is the number 846 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#846 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher26.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.26.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science
How many students attend Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science?
765 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 777 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Escondido, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science?
26.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science a Title I school?
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science?
95% or more of the 180 students in Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science in?
Escondido Union High, NCES district ID 0612910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061291013061 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.