📍 3003 Bear Valley Pkwy., Escondido, San Diego County, 92025
Bear Valley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Escondido, San Diego County. The school has 938 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Wrzeski. It is part of the Escondido Union school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Bear Valley Middle enrolls 938 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 622 | 66% |
| White | 217 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 39 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
621 of the school's 938 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Valley Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bear Valley Middle is one of 24 schools in Escondido Union, based in Escondido, California. The district serves 13,922 students district-wide and employs 802 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 938 students, Bear Valley Middle is larger than the district average of about 580 students per school.