How does Sunset Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Diego?

Sunset Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 67.3/100, placing it at the 92nd percentile statewide. 42% of students exceed standard, with a total of 830 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sunset Hills Elementary?

41.8% of students at Sunset Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 75.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sunset Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Sunset Hills Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sunset Hills Elementary?

6.5% of students at Sunset Hills 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.

Sunset Hills Elementary

Poway Unified San Diego San Diego County 92129

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

830 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

372 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 16.9%

White 44.9%

Asian 16.9%

Black 0.5%

Other 20.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sunset Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	41.8%
Met Standard	33.2%
Below Standard	25.0%

Exceeded

41.8%

Met

33.2%

Below

25.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Sunset Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

41.8% of students exceeded standard while 33.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 52.3% exceeded — 10.5 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 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.