How does Los Penasquitos Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Los Penasquitos Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.6/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 47% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,234 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Los Penasquitos Elementary?

47.0% of students at Los Penasquitos Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Los Penasquitos Elementary improving or declining?

Los Penasquitos Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Los Penasquitos Elementary?

12.3% of students at Los Penasquitos Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Los Penasquitos Elementary

Poway Unified San Diego San Diego County 92129

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,234 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

624 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

38%

Teachers

25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.0%

White 31.9%

Asian 22.4%

Black 7.0%

Other 21.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Los Penasquitos Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	47.0%
Met Standard	25.6%
Below Standard	27.4%

Exceeded

47.0%

Met

25.6%

Below

27.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Los Penasquitos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 46.5% 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.