How does Pomerado Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Poway?

Pomerado Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 54.2/100, placing it at the 75th percentile statewide. 35% of students exceed standard, with a total of 568 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pomerado Elementary?

35.1% of students at Pomerado Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pomerado Elementary improving or declining?

Pomerado Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pomerado Elementary?

10.8% of students at Pomerado 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.

Pomerado Elementary

Poway Unified Poway San Diego County 92064

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

568 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

342 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

16 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.2%

White 36.0%

Asian 8.5%

Black 0.9%

Other 20.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pomerado Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	35.1%
Met Standard	24.3%
Below Standard	40.7%

Exceeded

35.1%

Met

24.3%

Below

40.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Pomerado Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

35.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.3 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.2% exceeded — 11.2 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 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.