Altus Schools North County
Escondido · CA · Altus Schools North County District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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San Pasqual High → Balboa School → Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science → Motivated Youth Academy → Poway to Palomar Middle College High → Classical Academy High → Orange Glen High → Escondido Charter High →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 34% (Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Altus Schools North County compares for families
What families should know about Altus Schools North County.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Pasqual High, Balboa School, Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +12.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 149 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pasqual High Escondido |
Public | 0.6 | 1,846 | -13.0% |
| Balboa School Escondido |
Private | 1.9 | 46 | — |
| Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science Escondido |
Public | 2.9 | 765 | -1.2% |
| Motivated Youth Academy Escondido |
Public · charter | 3.3 | 217 | +93.8% |
| Poway to Palomar Middle College High San Diego |
Public | 3.6 | 88 | — |
| Classical Academy High Escondido |
Public · charter | 3.7 | 1,336 | +7.2% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido |
Public | 4.3 | 1,788 | -7.1% |
| Escondido Charter High Escondido |
Public · charter | 4.5 | 932 | -0.9% |