Here's How Escondido Schools Rank: Niche

ESCONDIDO, CA — Escondido schools received grades and rankings from Niche. The ranking and review site gave schools in the area a mix of A, B and C grades.

Here's how Niche graded and ranked Escondido schools:

• Bernardo Elementary School: B+, ranked 166th best public elementary school in San Diego area
• L.R. Green Elementary School: B+, ranked 177th best public elementary school in San Diego area
• Heritage K-8 Charter School: B+, ranked 19th best charter elementary school in San Diego area
• Miller Elementary School: B+, ranked 217th best public elementary school in San Diego area
• Reidy Creek Elementary School: B+, ranked 220th best public elementary school in San Diego area
• Classical Academy: B, ranked 24th best charter elementary school in San Diego area
• North Broadway Elementary School: B-, did not receive a ranking
• Rose Elementary School: B-, did not receive a ranking
• Glen View Elementary School: B-, did not receive a ranking
• Orange Glen Elementary School: C+, did not receive a ranking
• Conway Elementary School: C+, did not receive a ranking
• Lincoln Elementary School: C+, did not receive a ranking
• Rock Springs Elementary School: C, did not receive a ranking
• Pioneer Elementary School: C, did not receive a ranking
• Juniper Elementary School: C, did not receive a ranking
• Felicita Elementary School: C, did not receive a ranking
• Oak Hill Elementary School: C, did not receive a ranking
• Farr Avenue Elementary School: C-, did not receive a ranking
• Central Elementary School: C-, did not receive a ranking
  
• Epiphany Prep Charter School: C-, did not receive a ranking
• Heritage K-8 Charter School: B+, ranked 20th best charter middle school in San Diego area
• Quantum Academy: B+, ranked 78th best public middle school in San Diego area and 814th nest public middle school in California
• Classical Academy: B, ranked 25th best charter middle school in San Diego area
• Bear Valley Middle School: B-, did not receive a ranking
• Rincon Middle School: B-, did not receive a ranking
• Hidden Valley Middle School: C+, did not receive a ranking
• Del Dios Academy of Arts & Sciences: C, did not receive a ranking
• Mission Middle School: C, did not receive a ranking

• San Pasqual Union School: A-, ranked 103rd best public elementary school and 27th best public middle school in San Diego area, and 822nd best public elementary school and 310 best public middle school in California
• Escondido Charter High School: A+, ranked third best charter high school in San Diego area and 13th best charter high school in California
• Classical Academy High School: A, ranked fourth best charter high school in San Diego area and 16th best charter high school in California
• San Pasqual High School: A, ranked 41st best public high school in San Diego area and 313th best public high school in California
• Del Lago Academy: A-, ranked 47th best public high school in San Diego area and 384th best public high school in California
• Escondido High School: B, ranked 87th best public high school in San Diego area and 834th best public high school in California
• Orange Glen High School: B, ranked 89th best public high school in San Diego area and 857th best public high school in California

Related: Escondido School Calendar 2019-2020

Niche looked at more than 94,000 public schools, 4,100 private schools and nearly 11,000 school districts across the country. The rankings are meant to help parents and students find schools that best fit their needs.

"Unlike traditional school rankings, which rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance, Niche's rankings provide a real-life view of what it's like to attend a given school," the company said in a news release.

Comments from current students, alumni, and parents are included in the analysis, as well as observations about things like campus life, extracurricular activities, sports options, diversity, and programs for gifted and special needs students.

"Parents and students need more than test-score data," Luke Skurman, CEO at Niche, said in the news release. "They need to understand what it's really like to attend a school before they start the application or registration process."

For the first time, Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, were ranked the top private and public high schools, respectively, in the nation.

2020 top public high schools:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
2. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
3. Walter Payton College Prep
4. Stuyvesant High School
5. Bergen County Academies

2020 top private high schools:

1. Phillips Exeter Academy
2. St. Mark's School of Texas
3. Phillips Academy
4. The College Preparatory School
5. Trinity School

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.