Poway Unified
Public school district based in San Diego, California. NCES district ID 0631530; state ID CA-3768296.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
39
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
34,259
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,513.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
22.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 3,191 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,147 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,284 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,526 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,616 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,614 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,611 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,557 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,625 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,670 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,671 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,783 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,964 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 31.1% | |
| Black or African American | 1.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 11.9% | |
| White | 37.6% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.0% | |
| Male | 51.8% | |
| Not Specified | 0.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 24, Suburb 14, Rural 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Norte High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 2,557 | 107.3 | 23.8 | City: Large |
| Rancho Bernardo High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 2,210 | 90.4 | 24.5 | City: Large |
| Westview High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 2,116 | 86.7 | 24.4 | City: Large |
| Poway High Poway | 9–12 | Regular | 2,101 | 97.5 | 21.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Mt. Carmel High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 1,800 | 77.5 | 23.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Oak Valley Middle San Diego | 6–8 | Regular | 1,503 | 60.3 | 24.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego | 6–8 | Regular | 1,487 | 65.8 | 22.6 | City: Large |
| Design 39 Campus San Diego | K–8 | Regular | 1,216 | 51.6 | 23.6 | City: Large |
| Mesa Verde Middle San Diego | 6–8 | Regular | 1,178 | 46.9 | 25.1 | City: Large |
| Twin Peaks Middle Poway | 6–8 | Regular | 1,164 | 54.1 | 21.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Black Mountain Middle San Diego | 6–8 | Regular | 1,077 | 47.5 | 22.7 | City: Large |
| Meadowbrook Middle Poway | 6–8 | Regular | 972 | 45.8 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Del Sur Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 891 | 37.2 | 24 | City: Large |
| Chaparral Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 858 | 36.1 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Westwood Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 832 | 37.7 | 22.1 | City: Large |
| Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 770 | 30.7 | 25.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Willow Grove Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 701 | 32.7 | 21.4 | City: Large |
| Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 692 | 29.7 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Park Village Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 671 | 29.7 | 22.6 | City: Large |
| Valley Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 663 | 30.2 | 22 | Suburb: Large |
| Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 661 | 28.5 | 23.2 | City: Large |
| Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 634 | 28.2 | 22.5 | City: Large |
| Painted Rock Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 613 | 27.2 | 22.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 586 | 28.2 | 20.8 | City: Large |
| Creekside Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 585 | 26.7 | 21.9 | City: Large |
| Midland Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 580 | 26.7 | 21.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Morning Creek Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 531 | 24.7 | 21.5 | City: Large |
| Garden Road Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 508 | 24.3 | 20.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Canyon View Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 505 | 24.7 | 20.4 | City: Large |
| Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 500 | 22.7 | 22 | City: Large |
| Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 490 | 24.4 | 20.1 | City: Large |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 458 | 23.2 | 19.7 | City: Large |
| Sundance Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 428 | 20.2 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 381 | 15.2 | 25.1 | City: Large |
| Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 377 | 16.5 | 22.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego | K–5 | Regular | 354 | 16.7 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Pomerado Elementary Poway | K–5 | Regular | 305 | 15.2 | 20.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Abraxas Continuation High Poway | 9–12 | Alternative | 216 | 22.1 | 9.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Poway to Palomar Middle College High San Diego | 11–12 | Regular | 88 | 2.4 | 36.5 | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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