Highland Ranch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 34.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Highland Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.8 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 39.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 14.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 29.4% | 24.5% | 53.9% |
| 4th | 110 | 48.2% | 24.6% | 72.7% |
| 5th | 113 | 43.4% | 32.7% | 76.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 26.5% | 29.4% | 55.9% |
| 4th | 111 | 50.5% | 23.4% | 73.9% |
| 5th | 113 | 38.9% | 23.9% | 62.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.1