Turtleback Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 30.6% |
| Met Standard | 29.0% |
| Below Standard | 40.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Turtleback Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
30.6% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.8 points below the Poway Unified district average of 46.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 48.0% exceeded — 17.4 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 37.1% | 20.0% | 57.1% |
| 4th | 61 | 32.8% | 31.1% | 63.9% |
| 5th | 85 | 23.5% | 38.8% | 62.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 30.6% | 27.8% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 29.5% | 31.1% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 85 | 30.6% | 24.7% | 55.3% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.4