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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Los Penasquitos Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004887
Los Penasquitos Elementary
14125 Cuca St., San Diego, CA 92129 · (858) 672-3600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
22.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
239 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 65% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
74%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
75.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
69.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.5% | 24.6% | 11.3% | 13.6% |
| Math | 43.5% | 26.0% | 15.6% | 14.9% |
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 | 75.1% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 69.2% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 67.9% |
| 2021-22 | 73.7% | 68.0% |
| 2018-19 | 82.0% | 69.8% |
| 2017-18 | 81.4% | 76.2% |
| 2016-17 | 78.5% | 73.1% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 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 Los Penasquitos Elementary
Los Penasquitos Elementary's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Penasquitos Elementary this school | 634 | 37.7% | 72.0% |
| Westbrook Elementary Roseville | 701 | 34.0% | 60.6% |
| Culverdale Elementary Irvine | 558 | 40.3% | 56.4% |
| University Park Elementary Irvine | 509 | 35.4% | 58.2% |
| Frank Vessels Elementary Cypress | 650 | 37.7% | 65.4% |
| Stone Lake Elementary Elk Grove | 690 | 38.3% | 67.0% |
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 Los Penasquitos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #560 of 5,151 | #70 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #622 of 5,172 ▲ 24 | #74 of 393 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #494 of 5,172 ▲ 53 | #60 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,840 of 5,116 | #194 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,131 of 5,915 | #91 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,581 of 5,352 | #163 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #177 of 5,354 | #10 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #4,432 of 5,625 | #317 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #262 of 1,139 | #21 of 97 |
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
634
+112 (+21%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 634 | 28.2 | 22.5:1 | 38% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 25.2 | 24.8:1 | 38% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 21.7 | 26.6:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 45% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 21 | 26.2:1 | 44% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | N/A | N/A | 40% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 39% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 31 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Penasquitos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (530 to 634); teachers up 34% (21 to 28.2).
About Los Penasquitos Elementary
Los Penasquitos Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in San Diego, California. Total enrollment is 634 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 36% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Poway Unified is responsible for 39 schools, Los Penasquitos Elementary included, with 34,259 students in all.
At Los Penasquitos Elementary, Asian students make up the biggest share, 35%. Other groups include 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 12% Asian. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Los Penasquitos Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 22.5:1 is based on 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. In all, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, higher than here.
Los Penasquitos Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of California public elementary schools.
Los Penasquitos Elementary is 14.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in California.
Census data for San Diego County show median household income comes to about $106,268, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 766 public schools and about 467,437 students.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Shoal Creek Elementary, is the closest to Los Penasquitos Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Los Penasquitos Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Los Penasquitos Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 21%. The ratio was 23.7:1 in 2020-21 and 22.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Los Penasquitos Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Poway Unified
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Westview HighHigh · 2,116 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
Other schools in San Diego
- Del Norte HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Torrey Pines HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Henry HighHigh · 2,485 students
- Rancho Bernardo HighHigh · 2,210 students
- Mira Mesa HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Canyon Crest AcademyHigh · 2,147 students
Nearby schools
- Shoal Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 500
- Morning Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 531
- Rolling Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 490
- Mt. Carmel High1.5 mi · 1,800
- Black Mountain Middle1.6 mi · 1,077
- Sunset Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Los Penasquitos ElementaryHow large is Los Penasquitos Elementary?
Los Penasquitos Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Los Penasquitos Elementary serve?
Los Penasquitos Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Penasquitos Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Penasquitos Elementary is approximately 22.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Penasquitos Elementary?
At Los Penasquitos Elementary, the student body is approximately 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 35% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Los Penasquitos Elementary public or private?
Los Penasquitos 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.