Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004892
Pomerado Elementary
12321 Ninth St., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 748-1320 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
96 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 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
70%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
66.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
53.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.1% | 26.1% | 15.5% | 18.3% |
| Math | 28.9% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 21.1% |
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 | 66.2% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 49.7% |
| 2018-19 | 65.2% | 60.6% |
| 2017-18 | 54.1% | 52.9% |
| 2016-17 | 51.3% | 50.8% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Pomerado Elementary
Pomerado Elementary's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomerado Elementary this school | 305 | 31.5% | 56.5% |
| Chapman Hills Elementary Orange | 321 | 37.1% | 60.4% |
| Academy for Enriched Sciences Encino | 291 | 30.9% | 76.8% |
| Hillside Elementary Madera | 310 | 31.3% | 40.7% |
| Imperial Elementary Anaheim | 389 | 34.7% | 55.3% |
| Glenknoll Elementary Yorba Linda | 390 | 28.7% | 73.1% |
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 Pomerado Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,313 of 5,151 | #148 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,381 of 5,172 ▲ 220 | #151 of 393 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #950 of 5,172 ▲ 297 | #114 of 393 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #958 of 5,116 | #59 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #4,720 of 5,915 | #375 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #972 of 5,352 | #52 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #602 of 5,354 | #50 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #4,695 of 5,625 | #339 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,500 of 3,837 | #105 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
305
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 305 | 15.2 | 20.1:1 | 31% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 16.2 | 21.1:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 15.2 | 24.0:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 31% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 37% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 19% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomerado Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (378 to 305); teachers down 11% (17 to 15.2).
About Pomerado Elementary
Pomerado Elementary is an elementary school in Poway, California, according to federal school records. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 305 students. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
The 39 schools in Poway Unified enroll 34,259 students altogether, Pomerado Elementary among them.
The largest group at Pomerado Elementary is White students, at 38%. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 16% Asian, and 10% multiracial. That compares with about 48% White among all San Diego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
On staff are 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 31% of students at Pomerado Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pomerado Elementary is -4.6 points: 56.5% actual, 61.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Pomerado Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Pomerado Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Meadowbrook Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pomerado Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 11% over 4 years, reaching 305 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.0:1 in 2020-21, and 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pomerado Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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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- 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
- Meadowbrook Middle0.5 mi · 972
- Valley Elementary1.1 mi · 663
- Abraxas Continuation High1.1 mi · 216
- Creekside Elementary1.2 mi · 585
- Shoal Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 500
- Midland Elementary1.7 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Pomerado ElementaryHow many students attend Pomerado Elementary?
Pomerado Elementary enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pomerado Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pomerado Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pomerado Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Pomerado Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomerado Elementary?
At Pomerado Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Pomerado Elementary in?
Pomerado Elementary is part of Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.