Rolling Hills Elementary

Rolling Hills Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in San Diego, California, one of the schools within Poway Unified, with 490 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 39 schools in Poway Unified (34,259 students total), Rolling Hills Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rolling Hills Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 15% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rolling Hills Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rolling Hills Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.7%, the actual is 80.8%, a residual of +9.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rolling Hills Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is Turtleback Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rolling Hills Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rolling Hills Elementary's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 490). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 50% to 38%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Rolling Hills Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.