The Escondido School Board is committed to the development of a major new high school. The five locations under active consideration are:

• 60 acres at Felicita Road and West Citracado Parkway: 76 parcels with 67 owners. The site contains single-family homes, the Bethel Baptist Church and vacant land.

• 61.44 acres at Birch Avenue and Bear Valley Parkway: 30 parcels with 23 owners. The site contains St. Paul Lutheran Church, residential single-family dwellings and vacant land.

• 64.06 acres at Washington Avenue at East Valley Parkway: three parcels with one owner. The site is being graded for construction of the 340-home Eureka Ranch development.

• 87.55 acres at El Norte Parkway at La Honda Drive: 18 parcels with 11 owners. It contains residential single-family homes and the Henry Avocado ranch.

• 74.57 acres at Vista Avenue at Centennial Way: five parcels with 11 owners. The site contains single-family homes and agricultural and vacant land.

Not all trustees have completely ruled out a site that previously had been considered and rejected by a majority of the five-member board. Generally called the Del Dios/Dorn site, the 80-acre property is at Del Dios Highway and Via Rancho Parkway. See story from North County Times

The League of Women Voters questions the necessity of a large new general purpose high school. "Research shows that smaller high schools in convenient locations produce a much better academic environment at a fraction of the cost" said LWV board member Margaret Liles. "The land acquisition cost is largely for the purpose of creating athletic facilities. Such facilities can easily be shared at existing locations."