# Poway Unified

Poway Unified is a unified district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 73.7%, -0.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 66.4%, -0.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/poway-unified |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 39 |
| Students | 34,259 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $15,555 |
| Low-Income Students | 5,399 (15.7%) |
| English Learners | 2,339 (6.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 74.6% | 17,518 |
| 2024 | 73.5% | 17,500 |
| 2025 | 73.7% | 17,447 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 67.0% | 17,542 |
| 2024 | 65.5% | 17,518 |
| 2025 | 66.4% | 17,491 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 52.3% | 78.8% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | 78.0% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | 78.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.4% | 71.9% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | 70.4% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | 71.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 75.0% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | 73.7% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | 74.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.3% | 65.9% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | 64.4% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | 65.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Cheng | Member | dcheng@powayusd.com | 2024 | 2028 |
| Ginger Couvrette | Member | gcouvrette@powayusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Heather Plotzke | Vice President | hplotzke@powayusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Michelle O'Connor-Ratcliff | President | moconnorratcliff@powayusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tim Dougherty | Board Clerk | tdougherty@powayusd.com | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Adobe Bluffs Elementary | San Diego | 88.0% | 84.0% | 86.0% | +6.7 | +2.5 |
| 2 | Design 39 Campus | San Diego | 85.1% | 79.3% | 82.2% | +6.1 | +2.5 |
| 3 | Monterey Ridge Elementary | San Diego | 83.0% | 80.6% | 81.8% | +0.3 | -1.7 |
| 4 | Willow Grove Elementary | San Diego | 80.8% | 82.6% | 81.7% | -2.3 | +3.0 |
| 5 | Deer Canyon Elementary | San Diego | 79.7% | 82.1% | 80.9% | -6.9 | -2.1 |
| 6 | Park Village Elementary | San Diego | 79.9% | 81.2% | 80.5% | -5.3 | -4.5 |
| 7 | Del Sur Elementary | San Diego | 80.9% | 79.2% | 80.0% | -4.8 | -0.9 |
| 8 | Stone Ranch Elementary | San Diego | 78.9% | 80.1% | 79.5% | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 9 | Del Norte High | San Diego | 84.4% | 74.3% | 79.4% | -1.0 | -2.5 |
| 10 | Mesa Verde Middle | San Diego | 80.2% | 77.1% | 78.7% | -1.6 | +5.3 |
| 11 | Creekside Elementary | San Diego | 79.1% | 78.1% | 78.6% | -3.5 | -4.2 |
| 12 | Tierra Bonita Elementary | Poway | 75.8% | 80.3% | 78.0% | +2.4 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Rolling Hills Elementary | San Diego | 78.7% | 77.3% | 78.0% | -3.8 | -3.8 |
| 14 | Westview High | San Diego | 85.4% | 69.9% | 77.7% | -1.6 | -3.0 |
| 15 | Oak Valley Middle | San Diego | 79.0% | 74.2% | 76.6% | +0.4 | +4.4 |
| 16 | Westwood Elementary | San Diego | 78.3% | 74.3% | 76.3% | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| 17 | Sunset Hills Elementary | San Diego | 75.5% | 74.4% | 74.9% | +0.7 | +1.0 |
| 18 | Canyon View Elementary | San Diego | 73.2% | 76.0% | 74.6% | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| 19 | Chaparral Elementary | Poway | 73.1% | 72.1% | 72.6% | +0.5 | -3.5 |
| 20 | Los Penasquitos Elementary | San Diego | 75.1% | 69.5% | 72.3% | +3.2 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Sundance Elementary | San Diego | 75.1% | 69.3% | 72.2% | +5.0 | -2.2 |
| 22 | Painted Rock Elementary | Poway | 73.0% | 65.4% | 69.2% | -7.4 | -10.7 |
| 23 | Morning Creek Elementary | San Diego | 70.1% | 66.2% | 68.1% | -8.6 | -6.4 |
| 24 | Highland Ranch Elementary | San Diego | 68.0% | 64.4% | 66.2% | +2.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Bernardo Heights Middle | San Diego | 73.9% | 58.4% | 66.1% | +1.9 | +1.0 |
| 26 | Shoal Creek Elementary | San Diego | 66.8% | 64.8% | 65.8% | -7.3 | -3.4 |
| 27 | Mt. Carmel High | San Diego | 70.6% | 59.0% | 64.8% | -9.0 | +5.6 |
| 28 | Black Mountain Middle | San Diego | 69.2% | 58.3% | 63.8% | +4.3 | -2.6 |
| 29 | Garden Road Elementary | Poway | 66.3% | 60.1% | 63.2% | +4.8 | +5.8 |
| 30 | Rancho Bernardo High | San Diego | 69.6% | 55.7% | 62.6% | -15.4 | -14.6 |
| 31 | Midland Elementary | Poway | 66.3% | 57.6% | 61.9% | +1.7 | -2.9 |
| 32 | Poway to Palomar Middle College High | San Diego | 77.8% | 44.4% | 61.1% | +12.1 | -1.3 |
| 33 | Poway High | Poway | 69.0% | 50.9% | 59.9% | +2.0 | +1.0 |
| 34 | Pomerado Elementary | Poway | 66.2% | 53.5% | 59.9% | +9.6 | +7.6 |
| 35 | Turtleback Elementary | San Diego | 61.1% | 57.8% | 59.5% | +2.0 | -5.6 |
| 36 | Poway Unified District Level Program | N/A | 63.5% | 54.1% | 58.8% | -4.2 | +4.5 |
| 37 | Meadowbrook Middle | Poway | 59.8% | 47.3% | 53.6% | -3.0 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Twin Peaks Middle | Poway | 56.6% | 43.3% | 49.9% | -10.6 | -6.7 |
| 39 | Valley Elementary | Poway | 46.2% | 45.2% | 45.7% | +0.2 | +3.9 |