Tierra Bonita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.3% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 22.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Tierra Bonita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points above the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.3 points higher (vs 34.0% 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 44.8% | 23.9% | 68.7% |
| 4th | 79 | 50.6% | 31.6% | 82.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 50.8% | 26.9% | 77.6% |
| 4th | 80 | 58.8% | 23.8% | 82.5% |
| 5th | 51 | 58.8% | 21.6% | 80.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.6