South Bay Union

Howard Pence Elementary

877 Via Tonga Court, San Diego, CA 92154-2256

Summary

Howard Pence Elementary is badly underperforming.

Only 24.2% of students are reading at grade level in Howard Pence Elementary, but it is trending up.Trending up

Math is weaker at 14.1%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency24.2%
Current Math Proficiency14.1%
Reading State Rank4117/4674 (12th percentile)
Math State Rank4385/4674 (6th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio21:1
Student Enrollment419
Low-Income Students301 (71.8%)
English Learners200 (47.7%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +6.0%Trend upMath +4.4%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +5.8%Trend up
Non-Low-Income +4.0%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +0.5%Trend up
English Native +5.4%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +4.6%Trend up
Non-Low-Income +1.6%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +5.4%Trend up
English Native -0.1%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years