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

Shoal Creek Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 64.7/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 930 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Shoal Creek Elementary?

40.8% of students at Shoal Creek Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 65.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Shoal Creek Elementary improving or declining?

Shoal Creek Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Shoal Creek Elementary?

7.8% of students at Shoal 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.

Shoal Creek Elementary

Poway Unified San Diego San Diego County 92128

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

930 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

488 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

14%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 14.6%

White 37.1%

Asian 25.8%

Black 2.0%

Other 20.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Shoal Creek Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.8%
Met Standard	25.1%
Below Standard	34.1%

Exceeded

40.8%

Met

25.1%

Below

34.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Shoal Creek Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.5% exceeded — 4.7 points higher. 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 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.