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Enrollment
2,101
High
DISTRICT 1,584 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWAY UNIFIED·NCES 063153004893
Poway High
15500 Espola Rd., Poway, CA 92064 · (858) 748-0245 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
457 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 502 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 530 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 519 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 550 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%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
69.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
50.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 37.7% | 31.3% | 20.3% | 10.7% |
| Math | 26.3% | 24.6% | 20.5% | 28.6% |
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 | 69.0% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 66.9% | 49.9% |
| 2021-22 | 67.4% | 48.2% |
| 2018-19 | 67.1% | 55.7% |
| 2017-18 | 66.1% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.1% | 49.2% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Poway High
Poway High's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poway High this school | 2,101 | 21.8% | 56.7% |
| Newbury Park High Newbury Park | 2,047 | 17.5% | 56.3% |
| Westlake High Westlake Village | 1,900 | 17.7% | 59.0% |
| Thousand Oaks High Thousand Oaks | 1,703 | 23.8% | 49.2% |
| San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas | 1,843 | 24.9% | 61.3% |
| Twelve Bridges High Lincoln | 1,317 | 20.3% | 46.0% |
Matched among California high 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 Poway High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #227 of 1,052 | #20 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #161 of 1,056 ▲ 41 | #16 of 70 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #273 of 1,056 ▲ 106 | #29 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #525 of 1,044 | #40 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,101 | #234 of 2,093 | #21 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #773 of 1,352 | #34 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #302 of 1,351 | #33 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #1,475 of 1,575 | #102 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #556 of 802 | #42 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,101
-150 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 2,706
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 2,101 | 97.5 | 21.6:1 | 22% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 2,161 | 95.1 | 22.7:1 | 23% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 2,233 | 91.5 | 24.4:1 | 22% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 2,251 | 90 | 25.0:1 | 22% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 2,262 | 88 | 25.7:1 | 24% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 2,250 | 85 | 26.5:1 | 21% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 2,605 | N/A | N/A | 14% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 3,384 | 140 | 24.2:1 | 9% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 2,706 | 115 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poway High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,262 to 2,101); teachers up 11% (88 to 97.5).
About Poway High
Poway High is a high-enrollment high school found in Poway, California. School enrollment was 2,101 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 151% bigger than that.
A total of 39 schools make up Poway Unified, with 34,259 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Poway High, with 51% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That is close to the 48% White share among all San Diego County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Poway High's 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.6:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 22%. That is 32 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Poway High would score about 66.8%. It scores 56.7%, 10.1 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 766 public schools in San Diego County, enrolling about 467,437 students in all.
Nearby, Tierra Bonita Elementary is about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Poway High's average proficiency of 56.7% compares with 66.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 2,251. The ratio was 25.0:1 in 2020-21 and 21.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Mt. Carmel HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Oak Valley MiddleMiddle · 1,503 students
- Bernardo Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,487 students
Other schools in Poway
- Pacific Coast AcademyCombined · 6,760 students
- Cabrillo Point AcademyCombined · 5,706 students
- Twin Peaks MiddleMiddle · 1,164 students
- Meadowbrook MiddleMiddle · 972 students
- Chaparral ElementaryElementary · 858 students
- Valley ElementaryElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Tierra Bonita Elementary1.3 mi · 377
- Twin Peaks Middle1.4 mi · 1,164
- Painted Rock Elementary1.4 mi · 613
- Chaparral Elementary2.3 mi · 858
- Midland Elementary2.3 mi · 580
- Bernardo Heights Middle2.3 mi · 1,487
Frequently asked questions
About Poway HighHow large is Poway High?
Poway High enrolls approximately 2,101 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Poway High serve?
Poway High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Poway High?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Poway High.
How diverse is Poway High?
Poway High reports a student body of 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Poway High in?
Poway High is part of Poway Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.