How does Stone Ranch Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Stone Ranch Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 73.1/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 57% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,504 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Stone Ranch Elementary?

56.6% of students at Stone Ranch Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 79.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Stone Ranch Elementary improving or declining?

Stone Ranch Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Stone Ranch Elementary?

9.0% of students at Stone Ranch 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.

Stone Ranch Elementary

Poway Unified San Diego San Diego County 92127

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,504 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

752 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 8.0%

White 28.3%

Asian 43.5%

Black 0.7%

Other 19.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Stone Ranch Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	56.6%
Met Standard	22.7%
Below Standard	20.7%

Exceeded

56.6%

Met

22.7%

Below

20.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "79% proficient" for Stone Ranch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points above the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.9 points higher (vs 49.7% average). 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 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.