Deer Canyon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 61.0% |
| Met Standard | 20.5% |
| Below Standard | 18.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Deer Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
61.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 40.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.6 points above the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.1 points higher (vs 49.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 53.3% | 26.7% | 80.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 64.3% | 10.0% | 74.3% |
| 5th | 47 | 63.8% | 23.4% | 87.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 62.3% | 22.9% | 85.3% |
| 4th | 71 | 50.7% | 25.4% | 76.1% |
| 5th | 47 | 72.3% | 14.9% | 87.2% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.0