Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153010005
Deer Canyon Elementary
13455 Russet Leaf Ln., San Diego, CA 92129 · (858) 484-6064 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
36 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
82.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.5% | 19.2% | 11.3% | 9.0% |
| Math | 60.3% | 21.8% | 13.4% | 4.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 81.9% |
| 2022-23 | 86.5% | 84.3% |
| 2021-22 | 85.0% | 84.1% |
| 2018-19 | 84.9% | 83.6% |
| 2017-18 | 88.1% | 87.3% |
| 2016-17 | 86.3% | 87.0% |
| 2015-16 | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 85.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Deer Canyon Elementary
Deer Canyon Elementary's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Canyon Elementary this school | 354 | 10.2% | 81.8% |
| Pacific Sky San Diego | 368 | 11.1% | 78.6% |
| Palo Verde Elementary Palo Alto | 334 | 12.6% | 81.4% |
| Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 411 | 8.5% | 90.2% |
| Amy Imai Elementary Mountain View | 388 | 11.1% | 82.1% |
| Redwood Shores Elementary Redwood City | 404 | 8.2% | 78.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deer Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #161 of 5,151 | #18 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #166 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #21 of 393 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #290 of 5,172 ▼ 67 | #35 of 393 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #811 of 5,116 | #64 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #4,239 of 5,915 | #337 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #1,640 of 5,352 | #83 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #1,227 of 5,354 | #118 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #5,469 of 5,625 | #427 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #697 of 3,837 | #40 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
354
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 354 | 16.7 | 21.2:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 15.8 | 22.9:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 15.8 | 23.7:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 20.3 | 24.2:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 20 | 25.2:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | N/A | N/A | 7% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 7% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 23 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (491 to 354); teachers down 18% (20.3 to 16.7).
About Deer Canyon Elementary
Deer Canyon Elementary sits in San Diego, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 354 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Poway Unified runs 39 schools with a combined 34,259 students. Deer Canyon Elementary is one of them.
Deer Canyon Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 50%. The remaining students are 27% White, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among people living in San Diego County, the Asian share is about 12%. Deer Canyon Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Deer Canyon Elementary was 21.2:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Deer Canyon Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 10%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Deer Canyon Elementary is A. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.6% for Deer Canyon Elementary. The school posts 81.8%, 8.2 points above the prediction.
San Diego County census figures show that median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 766 public schools operate in San Diego County, serving about 467,437 students.
The closest other public school is Mesa Verde Middle, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 81.8% is above the 73.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 411 to 354. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.2:1 to 21.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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Other Deer Canyon Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Deer Canyon Elementary. Deer Canyon Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Deer Canyon ElementaryAlta Loma, CA · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Verde Middle0.3 mi · 1,178
- Westview High0.4 mi · 2,116
- Sundance Elementary0.5 mi · 428
- Adobe Bluffs Elementary0.7 mi · 586
- Sunset Hills Elementary1.0 mi · 381
- Black Mountain Middle1.1 mi · 1,077
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Canyon ElementaryHow many students attend Deer Canyon Elementary?
Deer Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Deer Canyon Elementary serve?
Deer Canyon Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Deer Canyon Elementary?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Deer Canyon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deer Canyon Elementary?
At Deer Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 50% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Deer Canyon Elementary public or private?
Deer Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.