How does Westview High compare to other high schools in San Diego?

Westview High has a SchoolScope composite score of 77.9/100, placing it at the 97th percentile statewide. 50% of students exceed standard, with a total of 962 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Westview High?

50.1% of students at Westview High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Westview High?

9.6% of students at Westview High 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.

Westview High

High School

Poway Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92129

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,186 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

84 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

98.7%

AP Exam Prepared

72.1%

A-G Completion

83.4%

College-Going Rate

93.0%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-13.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 35 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic12.1%

White34.2%

Asian33.5%

Black1.1%

Other19.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Westview High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	50.1%
Met Standard	27.5%
Below Standard	22.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Westview High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

50.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 34.6 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 6.4 points above the Poway Unified district average of 43.7%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.9 points higher (vs 35.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 98.7% — above the state target. 83.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 93.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

50.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

9.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

962

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	487	57.3%	28.1%	12.1%	2.5%	85.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	475	43.0%	26.9%	16.6%	13.5%	69.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Rolling Hills Elementary

74.498th pctile

Deer Canyon Elementary

73.897th pctile

Park Village Elementary

72.897th pctile

Willow Grove Elementary

72.597th pctile

Adobe Bluffs Elementary

69.794th pctile

Sunset Hills Elementary

67.392nd pctile

Los Penasquitos Elementary

66.791st pctile

Canyon View Elementary

65.590th pctile

Sundance Elementary

64.889th pctile

Also serves area

Rolling Hills Elementary

74.498th pctile

Park Village Elementary

72.897th pctile

Willow Grove Elementary

72.597th pctile

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Middle

Also serves area

Black Mountain Middle

57.585th pctile

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High School

Westview High

77.997th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.