Monterey Ridge Elementary

As a substantial elementary campus in San Diego, California, Monterey Ridge Elementary teaches 770 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Poway Unified. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Poway Unified runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 34,259 students. Monterey Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Monterey Ridge Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder consists of 24% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Monterey Ridge Elementary logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Monterey Ridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monterey Ridge Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that median household income runs about $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Monterey Ridge Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Design 39 Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monterey Ridge Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monterey Ridge Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 72.9%.

Monterey Ridge Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monterey Ridge Elementary's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 999 (now 770). Over the same period, the White share declined from 28% to 24%.

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