Is Painted Rock Elementary a good school?

Yes. Painted Rock Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Painted Rock Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 608 students attended Painted Rock Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Painted Rock Elementary?

Students at Painted Rock Elementary are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Painted Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Painted Rock Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Twin Peaks Middle High : Poway High

Painted Rock Elementary

Summary:

Painted Rock Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Poway, California, serving 593 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Poway Unified school district, which is ranked 125 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Painted Rock Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of elementary schools in California, with students performing significantly better than state and district averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 76.79% in ELA/Literacy and 69.97% in Mathematics, compared to the Poway Unified district averages of 73.54% and 65.48%, and the California state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its Hispanic and Special Education students, who rank 249 and 128 out of over 5,000 and 2,600 California elementary schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools in the Poway Unified district, Painted Rock Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher, with higher proficiency rates across grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 58.65%, compared to 59.68% at Chaparral Elementary, 55.56% at Highland Ranch Elementary, and 54.26% at Midland Elementary. Additionally, Painted Rock Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.8% to 12.0% in recent years, and a low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

16711 Martincoit Rd.
Poway, CA 92064-1628

(858) 487-1180

District: Poway Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
551^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,083

Students who attend Painted Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Peaks Middle
High:	Poway High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 608

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Painted Rock Elementary ranks better than 90.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.2%), Hispanic (17.3%), two or more races (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Painted Rock Elementary is 22.7, which is the 13^th best among 26 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Painted Rock Elementary employs 26.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Painted Rock Elementary is $7,083. 17 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Painted Rock Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Painted Rock Elementary 551^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Painted Rock Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Poway Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Poway Unified 125^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Painted Rock Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	92.57	360^th	4809	92.5%
2005	94.40	255^th	4822	94.7%
2006	95.59	182^nd	4818	96.2%
2007	92.86	356^th	5113	93.0%
2008	89.23	533^rd	5113	89.6%
2009	87.78	598^th	5193	88.5%
2010	88.20	565^th	5314	89.4%
2011	89.75	446^th	5377	91.7%
2012	88.82	501^st	5390	90.7%
2013	91.47	369^th	5530	93.3%
2015	94.28	371^st	5611	93.4%
2016	92.86	449^th	5614	92.0%
2017	92.61	477^th	5692	91.6%
2018	94.48	322^nd	5662	94.3%
2019	94.50	331^st	5789	94.3%
2022	94.12	431^st	5883	92.7%
2023	95.82	288^th	5874	95.1%
2024	92.32	551^st	5862	90.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.99	78^th	339	77.0%
2019	69.41	135^th	445	69.7%
2022	75.38	141^st	610	76.9%
2023	86.85	39^th	669	94.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	92.89	129^th	2420	94.7%
2024	94.07	128^th	2634	95.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	94.43	263^rd	5511	95.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	92.38	418^th	5413	92.3%
2019	93.96	289^th	5492	94.7%
2022	92.84	464^th	5635	91.8%
2023	92.42	474^th	5617	91.6%
2024	90.56	589^th	5605	89.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.39	56^th	2128	97.4%
2019	87.10	231^st	2585	91.1%
2022	79.72	308^th	2227	86.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.83	264^th	5431	95.1%
2019	92.88	379^th	5510	93.1%
2022	93.69	399^th	5663	93.0%
2023	96.73	169^th	5650	97.0%
2024	90.89	547^th	5636	90.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	70.77	396^th	1203	67.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	96.81	92^nd	4963	98.1%
2022	88.61	410^th	5084	91.9%
2023	98.43	49^th	5098	99.0%
2024	92.87	249^th	5102	95.1%

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Rank History for White students at Painted Rock Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.49	270^th	2737	90.1%
2019	80.39	459^th	2834	83.8%
2022	83.10	340^th	2726	87.5%
2023	82.66	320^th	2662	88.0%
2024	77.73	504^th	2647	81.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Painted Rock Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	675	10	37	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1989	807	13	51	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	881
1990	841	12	63	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	934
1991	634	9	30	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	689
1992	657	10	38	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	727
1993	666	14	48	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	760
1994	628	12	61	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	731
1995	648	8	42	35	4	n/a	n/a	0	737
1996	648	8	42	35	4	n/a	n/a	0	737
1997	637	8	45	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	723
1998	650	5	45	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	742
1999	663	10	48	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
2000	632	5	41	41	3	n/a	n/a	11	733
2001	621	12	52	35	5	n/a	n/a	7	732
2002	584	13	57	30	2	n/a	n/a	6	692
2003	584	13	57	30	2	n/a	n/a	6	692
2004	561	12	59	27	2	n/a	n/a	11	672
2005	541	8	62	29	2	n/a	n/a	16	658
2006	506	8	63	40	4	n/a	n/a	23	644
2007	468	10	58	38	3	n/a	n/a	30	607
2008	434	6	69	44	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	553
2009	412	8	66	48	2	3	37	0	576
2010	379	9	51	61	2	1	56	0	559
2011	421	6	57	66	1	1	28	0	580
2012	422	6	53	65	1	1	38	0	586
2013	438	7	49	79	0	0	60	0	633
2014	449	8	42	82	0	0	69	0	650
2015	454	12	50	83	0	1	66	0	666
2016	453	9	48	88	0	1	81	0	680
2017	463	6	46	78	0	1	90	0	684
2018	441	6	40	74	0	1	94	0	656
2019	442	6	44	78	1	0	100	0	671
2020	417	8	48	96	0	1	107	0	677
2021	364	7	41	92	1	1	71	0	577
2022	388	6	46	78	1	1	61	0	581
2023	389	4	49	87	0	3	61	0	593
2024	378	3	54	105	0	3	65	0	608

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Painted Rock Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	27.0	27.0	n/a
1989	881	33.0	26.6	n/a
1990	934	36.0	25.9	n/a
1991	689	26.6	25.9	n/a
1992	727	27.0	26.9	2.8
1993	760	28.2	27.0	5
1994	731	28.4	25.7	5.2
1995	737	29.3	25.2	7.3
1996	737	29.3	25.2	7.3
1997	723	33.4	21.6	5.4
1998	742	36.6	20.3	5.3
1999	757	37.6	20.1	4.5
2000	733	36.8	19.9	4.3
2001	732	36.0	20.3	5.1
2002	692	34.3	20.2	3.4
2003	692	34.3	20.2	3.4
2004	672	31.0	21.7	3.8
2005	658	30.0	21.9	4.5
2006	644	29.0	22.2	4.5
2007	607	27.0	22.5	5.5
2008	553	27.0	20.5	6.5
2009	576	27.0	18.9	6.8
2010	559	22.5	24.8	7.9
2011	580	n/a	n/a	6.6
2012	586	20.5	28.5	n/a
2013	633	23.0	27.5	8.1
2014	650	25.0	26.0	8
2015	666	25.0	26.6	7.8
2016	680	27.0	25.1	9.1
2017	684	27.2	25.1	6
2018	656	27.5	23.8	10.8
2019	671	25.2	26.6	11.3
2020	677	n/a	n/a	11.5
2021	577	26.2	22.0	9.5
2022	581	24.5	23.7	7.6
2023	593	26.5	22.3	7.4
2024	608	26.7	22.7	8.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Painted Rock Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	730	27.0	27.0	n/a
1989	881	33.0	26.6	n/a
1990	934	36.0	25.9	n/a
1991	689	26.6	25.9	n/a
1992	727	27.0	26.9	2.8
1993	760	28.2	27.0	5
1994	731	28.4	25.7	5.2
1995	737	29.3	25.2	7.3
1996	737	29.3	25.2	7.3
1997	723	33.4	21.6	5.4
1998	742	36.6	20.3	5.3
1999	757	37.6	20.1	4.5
2000	733	36.8	19.9	4.3
2001	732	36.0	20.3	5.1
2002	692	34.3	20.2	3.4
2003	692	34.3	20.2	3.4
2004	672	31.0	21.7	3.8
2005	658	30.0	21.9	4.5
2006	644	29.0	22.2	4.5
2007	607	27.0	22.5	5.5
2008	553	27.0	20.5	6.5
2009	576	27.0	18.9	6.8
2010	559	22.5	24.8	7.9
2011	580	n/a	n/a	6.6
2012	586	20.5	28.5	n/a
2013	633	23.0	27.5	8.1
2014	650	25.0	26.0	8
2015	666	25.0	26.6	7.8
2016	680	27.0	25.1	9.1
2017	684	27.2	25.1	6
2018	656	27.5	23.8	10.8
2019	671	25.2	26.6	11.3
2020	677	n/a	n/a	11.5
2021	577	26.2	22.0	9.5
2022	581	24.5	23.7	7.6
2023	593	26.5	22.3	7.4
2024	608	26.7	22.7	8.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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