Farr Avenue Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Escondido, California
Farr Avenue Elementary in Escondido, California enrolled 513 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. 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 reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
551 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 513 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 551 | 28.8 | 19.2 |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 28.5 | 18.3 |
| 2024-25 | 513 | 28.0 | 18.3 |
18.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Farr Avenue Elementary enrolled 561 students and reported no counselor; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent43.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.0% of students were Hispanic, 2.7% White, 2.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic92.0%
- White2.7%
- Asian2.1%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Black1.2%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Farr Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 36% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | 26% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.
Elementary schools in Escondido
22 public elementary schools in Escondido report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Academy | 1,581 | 28.5 | 21.6% |
| Heritage K-8 Charter | 1,345 | 22.3 | 30.2% |
| Community Montessori | 795 | 22.5 | 15.1% |
| L. R. Green Elementary | 717 | 19.1 | 45.7% |
| Oak Hill Elementary | 679 | 20.0 | 85.1% |
| Bernardo Elementary | 664 | 20.3 | 19.9% |
| Reidy Creek Elementary | 626 | 19.0 | 41.5% |
| Pioneer Elementary | 598 | 19.2 | 88.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Farr Avenue Elementary
- Pioneer ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 598 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Conway ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 547 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Farr Avenue Elementary with Pioneer ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Escondido Union School District spends per student$19,139 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,139
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaFarr Avenue Elementary is the number 2,255 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,255 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.18.3:1
- 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 Farr Avenue Elementary
How many students attend Farr Avenue Elementary?
513 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 551 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Escondido, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Farr Avenue Elementary?
18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Farr Avenue Elementary a Title I school?
Farr Avenue Elementary 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 Farr Avenue Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Farr Avenue Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Farr Avenue Elementary in?
Escondido Union School District, NCES district ID 0612880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061288011129 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.