How does Morning Creek Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Morning Creek Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.7/100, placing it at the 87th percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,060 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Morning Creek Elementary?

40.6% of students at Morning Creek Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Morning Creek Elementary improving or declining?

Morning Creek Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Morning Creek Elementary?

8.7% of students at Morning Creek 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.

Morning Creek Elementary

Poway Unified San Diego San Diego County 92128

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,060 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

564 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

20%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 19.5%

White 34.0%

Asian 23.8%

Black 2.5%

Other 20.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Morning Creek Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.6%
Met Standard	27.6%
Below Standard	31.8%

Exceeded

40.6%

Met

27.6%

Below

31.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Morning Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.6% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.7% exceeded — 6.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.