Del Dios Academy Of Arts And Sciences

· San Diego County · Escondido Union
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No UC admissions data on file for Del Dios Academy Of Arts And Sciences.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
816 (2018)758 (2026)
-7.1%

If this trend holds (-0.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~751 -7 $0
3 yr (2029) ~737 -21 $0
5 yr (2031) ~724 -34 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
89.7%
757 of 844 students

87 of 844 students who enrolled at Del Dios Academy Of Arts And Sciences this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (10.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

San Diego County median
88.7% · school is in the 56th percentile of 207 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 56th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (773) 88.9%
Hispanic / Latino (735) 89.5%
English learners (334) 88.3%
Students w/ disabilities (166) 89.8%
White (52) 88.5%
Two or more races (31) 90.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science 95.7% Escondido Charter High School 96.1% La Mirada Academy 92.2% Classical Academy Vista 78.2% Vista Innovation And Design Academy 96.4%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
26.2%
215 of 822 students

Absenteeism is up 15.1 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

San Diego County median
18.9% · school is worse than 73% of 205 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Del Dios Academy Of Arts And Sciences — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • At its recent rate (-0.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~737 by 2029 — about 21 fewer students than today.

Enrollment projection

758 students (2026)
~737 projected (2029)
at -0.9%/yr

That's about 21 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.

Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Del Dios Academy Of Arts And Sciences Public 758
Peer-group median 14.7% -1%
Del Lago Academy - Campus Of Applied Science Public 762 +4%
Escondido Charter High School Public 900 15.7% -5%
La Mirada Academy Public 800
Classical Academy Vista Public 710
Vista Innovation And Design Academy Public 824
Vista Academy Of Visual And Performing Arts Public 724
Highland Ranch Elementary Public 660
Siatech Public 765 -81%
Classical Academy High School Public 1395 13.7% +2%
Heritage K-8 Charter Public 1322

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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