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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004891
Painted Rock Elementary
16711 Martincoit Rd., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 487-1180 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
46 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 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
56%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
73.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
65.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.8% | 30.2% | 14.8% | 12.2% |
| Math | 38.9% | 26.4% | 21.8% | 12.9% |
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 | 73.0% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.4% | 76.1% |
| 2021-22 | 76.2% | 70.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.4% | 77.7% |
| 2017-18 | 80.4% | 78.9% |
| 2016-17 | 74.1% | 72.7% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Painted Rock Elementary
Painted Rock Elementary's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Rock Elementary this school | 613 | 7.5% | 71.4% |
| Vine Hill Elementary Scotts Valley | 549 | 11.3% | 67.9% |
| Pacific Elementary Manhattan Beach | 510 | 4.3% | 86.3% |
| Oak Knoll Elementary Menlo Park | 574 | 5.7% | 83.6% |
| Grand View Elementary Manhattan Beach | 550 | 2.0% | 84.0% |
| Brookside Elementary Oak Park | 556 | 8.3% | 77.4% |
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 Painted Rock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #598 of 5,151 | #73 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #811 of 5,172 ▼ 204 | #98 of 393 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #593 of 5,172 ▼ 205 | #71 of 393 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #681 of 5,116 | #53 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #1,284 of 5,915 | #98 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,631 of 5,352 | #168 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #2,221 of 5,354 | #229 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.5% | #5,531 of 5,625 | #434 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #3,120 of 3,837 | #222 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
613
+36 (+6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 613 | 27.2 | 22.5:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 26.7 | 22.8:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 26.5 | 22.4:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 27.5 | 23.9:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 26 | 26.1:1 | 9% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | N/A | N/A | 7% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 36 | 20.3:1 | 5% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 689 | 26 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Painted Rock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (656 to 613); teachers down 1% (27.5 to 27.2).
About Painted Rock Elementary
Painted Rock Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Poway, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 613 students. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Painted Rock Elementary is part of a district of 39 schools: Poway Unified, with 34,259 students.
By race and ethnicity, Painted Rock Elementary is 63% White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Asian. That compares with about 48% White among all San Diego County residents. Painted Rock Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Painted Rock Elementary's 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.5:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 8%. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, higher than here.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Painted Rock Elementary would be expected to post about 75.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.4%.
Painted Rock Elementary is located in San Diego County, where median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Painted Rock Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The next-closest public school is Chaparral Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Painted Rock Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.4% against a local average of 64.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 613 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 577.
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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 Poway
- Pacific Coast AcademyCombined · 6,760 students
- Cabrillo Point AcademyCombined · 5,706 students
- Poway HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Twin Peaks MiddleMiddle · 1,164 students
- Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle · 972 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 858 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Elementary0.9 mi · 858
- Poway High1.4 mi · 2,101
- Bernardo Heights Middle2.0 mi · 1,487
- Rancho Bernardo High2.1 mi · 2,210
- Tierra Bonita Elementary2.5 mi · 377
- Twin Peaks Middle2.6 mi · 1,164
Frequently asked questions
About Painted Rock ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Painted Rock Elementary?
Painted Rock Elementary enrolls approximately 613 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Painted Rock Elementary serve?
Painted Rock Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Painted Rock Elementary?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Painted Rock Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Painted Rock Elementary?
Student demographics at Painted Rock Elementary are roughly 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Painted Rock Elementary in?
Painted Rock Elementary is part of Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.