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Best kept secret at Monterey Ridge Elementary?
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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153011757
Monterey Ridge Elementary
17117 4S Ranch Pkwy., San Diego, CA 92127 · (858) 487-6887 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A-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
25.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
118 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 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
61%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
83.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
80.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 62.8% | 20.1% | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| Math | 60.0% | 20.6% | 10.8% | 8.6% |
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 | 83.0% | 80.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.8% | 77.9% |
| 2022-23 | 82.7% | 82.2% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 82.1% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 84.2% |
| 2017-18 | 82.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016-17 | 80.1% | 83.6% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Monterey Ridge Elementary
Monterey Ridge Elementary's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Ridge Elementary this school | 770 | 15.3% | 80.9% |
| Scripps Elementary San Diego | 733 | 14.5% | 87.0% |
| Dublin Elementary Dublin | 802 | 13.1% | 77.1% |
| Plaza Vista Irvine | 835 | 20.2% | 69.1% |
| Murray Elementary Dublin | 656 | 17.8% | 72.6% |
| Twin Creeks Elementary San Ramon | 674 | 11.4% | 71.4% |
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 Monterey Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #190 of 5,151 | #23 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #207 of 5,172 ▲ 101 | #26 of 393 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #162 of 5,172 ▲ 24 | #21 of 393 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,411 of 5,116 | #131 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #463 of 5,915 | #35 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,470 of 5,352 | #347 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #1,684 of 5,354 | #175 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #5,300 of 5,625 | #401 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #1,096 of 3,837 | #75 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
770
-96 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 770 | 30.7 | 25.1:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 30.7 | 26.6:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 32.2 | 25.5:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 35 | 24.7:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 40.5 | 24.7:1 | 9% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 1,038 | 40 | 25.9:1 | 5% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 959 | N/A | N/A | 8% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (999 to 770); teachers down 24% (40.5 to 30.7).
About Monterey Ridge Elementary
Monterey Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school based in San Diego, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 770 students. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Monterey Ridge Elementary falls under Poway Unified, which has 39 schools enrolling 34,259 students.
The student body at Monterey Ridge Elementary is 56% Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 25.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Monterey Ridge Elementary, which has 30.7. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 15%. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Among California public elementary schools, Monterey Ridge Elementary outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 70.6% at Monterey Ridge Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.9%.
Census data for San Diego County show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Monterey Ridge Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Design 39 Campus is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Monterey Ridge Elementary's average proficiency of 80.9% compares with 73.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 770, from 866 in 2020-21.
The Monterey Ridge Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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
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Nearby schools
- Design 39 Campus1.0 mi · 1,216
- Del Norte High1.1 mi · 2,557
- Poway to Palomar Middle College High1.2 mi · 88
- Westwood Elementary1.3 mi · 832
- Stone Ranch Elementary1.6 mi · 692
- Oak Valley Middle1.9 mi · 1,503
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Monterey Ridge Elementary?
Monterey Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 770 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Monterey Ridge Elementary serve?
Monterey Ridge Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Monterey Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Monterey Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is Monterey Ridge Elementary?
Monterey Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 56% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Monterey Ridge Elementary public or private?
Monterey Ridge 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.