Poway to Palomar Middle College High

Located at 11111 Rancho Bernardo Rd., in San Diego, California, Poway to Palomar Middle College High is a rural-scale 9-12 campus that works with 88 students (grades 11 through 12), operated by Poway Unified. That puts it 89% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Poway to Palomar Middle College High is one of 39 schools operated by Poway Unified, a district that hosts 34,259 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Poway to Palomar Middle College High lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 24% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Poway to Palomar Middle College High shows 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 36.5:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Poway to Palomar Middle College High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 56.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Poway to Palomar Middle College High is one campus in the mix.

Westwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Poway to Palomar Middle College High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

Poway to Palomar Middle College High operates from a metropolitan location.

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