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Garden Road Elementary

Q: Is Garden Road Elementary a good school?

Garden Road Elementary ranks 1284 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garden Road Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 508 students in the highly-regarded Poway Unified School District, consistently earning a solid 4-star rating and performing above state averages in core subjects.

When compared to nearby schools, Garden Road presents a mixed picture: it has the highest per-student spending in the area and a lower student-teacher ratio, yet its academic results, particularly in science where only about a third of students are proficient, trail behind higher-performing neighbors like Creekside Elementary and Tierra Bonita Elementary. The school also shows a notable pattern where student proficiency declines in the upper grades, a steeper drop than at many comparable schools.

Despite these academic challenges, Garden Road has clear strengths, including remarkable success in reducing chronic student absenteeism and demonstrating highly effective support for students in special education. This suggests the school has strong intervention systems in place, which may be key areas for future growth as it works to address its performance gaps in subjects like science and in the later elementary grades.

508

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,351

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14614 Garden Rd.
Poway, CA 92064-5299

(858) 748-0230

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Garden Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Peaks Middle
High:	Poway High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Poway Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg68%

California avg41%

1,284^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 26Elementary Schools in the Poway Unified

106^th of 1,543Poway Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	1284 of 5857	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	1385 of 5869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	1332 of 5859	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	1034 of 5883	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	850 of 5789	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	545 of 5662	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.4	618 of 5692	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	895 of 5614	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	897 of 5611	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	1006 of 5530	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	1182 of 5390	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	86.6	657 of 5377	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	985 of 5314	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	882 of 5193	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	899 of 5113	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	857 of 5113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	942 of 4818	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	886 of 4822	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	87.5	611 of 4809	87.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.4	146 of 2227	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	423 of 2585	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	1132 of 5597	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	1161 of 5612	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	1291 of 5609	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	1064 of 5635	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	707 of 5492	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.8	300 of 5413	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	1167 of 5107	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	837 of 5107	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	784 of 5087	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	535 of 5084	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	325 of 4963	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	366 of 4830	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	2238 of 5460	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	1089 of 5517	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	2514 of 5363	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	2050 of 5264	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	637 of 5173	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	288 of 5084	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	1357 of 5628	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1612 of 5643	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	1359 of 5638	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	962 of 5663	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	1058 of 5510	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	941 of 5431	82.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	343 of 718	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	482 of 670	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.7	350 of 669	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	256 of 610	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	396 of 2847	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	421 of 2635	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	197 of 2420	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	1464 of 2598	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1444 of 2651	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	1583 of 2661	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	1215 of 2726	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1046 of 2834	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	368 of 2737	86.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden Road Elementary	Public	K-5	14614 Garden Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0230	508	24	20.9	19.9%	235 (46.3%)	6 (1.2%)	121 (23.8%)	71 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (14.0%)	77	1284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		74.5	1385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	101	32.8	32.8	74.1	69.0	52.9	66.3	72.6	65.5	37.3	60.1							$19,351	$1,131	$18,220
Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	13910 Midland Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0047	580	27	21.7	31.2%	271 (46.7%)	5 (0.9%)	182 (31.4%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (13.4%)	82.6	1043^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.2%		82.1	1068^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	25	55.2	55.2	66.7	59.4	71.9	66.3	59.8	55.2	57.8	57.6	97.3				98.2		$16,430	$1,248	$15,182
Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-5	14678 Tierra Bonita Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-8540	377	17	22.8	8.2%	224 (59.4%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (19.1%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.8%)	95	329^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.8	284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.2%	45	76.9	76.9	68.7	82.3	75.0	75.8	77.6	82.5	80.4	80.3							$18,332	$771	$17,561
Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	13000 Bowron Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-2007	663	30	21.9	37.3%	171 (25.8%)	11 (1.7%)	390 (58.8%)	39 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.7%)	52.5	2465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.2	2333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.2%	132	25.8	25.8	42.1	54.6	42.6	46.2	41.7	54.6	40.0	45.2	93.2	95.8	96.6	94.1	94.1	94.1	$15,614	$1,164	$14,450
Pomerado Elementary	Public	K-5	12321 Ninth St.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-1320	305	15	20.0	31.5%	115 (37.7%)	3 (1.0%)	104 (34.1%)	48 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.2%)	73.6	1442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		74.3	1399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.2%	43	31.1	31.1	64.9	70.0	62.2	66.2	60.5	63.3	34.1	53.5							$20,750	$1,011	$19,739
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	12362 Springhurst Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 391-1514	585	27	21.9	14.4%	220 (37.6%)	6 (1.0%)	74 (12.6%)	227 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.7%)	94.8	346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.8	363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	17	63.9	63.9	71.1	86.5	78.6	79.1	80.0	87.5	64.3	78.1	98.1				98.1		$16,913	$671	$16,242
Highland Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	14840 Waverley Downs Way	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-4707	661	28	23.2	14.7%	194 (29.3%)	17 (2.6%)	102 (15.4%)	263 (39.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.3%)	85.6	897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.7%		86.1	901^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	57.5	57.5	53.9	72.7	76.1	68.0	55.9	73.9	62.8	64.4	98.4		98.4				$15,661	$898	$14,763
Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	11775 Shoal Creek Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 613-9080	500	23	22.0	13.8%	172 (34.4%)	8 (1.6%)	76 (15.2%)	163 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (16.2%)	85.3	912^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		90.3	689^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.3%	223	57.0	57.0	49.3	74.3	75.9	66.8	64.5	74.3	57.5	64.8	89.9	97.0	97.0	92.9	93.9	95.0	$17,015	$531	$16,484
Painted Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	16711 Martincoit Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-1180	613	27	22.5	7.5%	384 (62.6%)	4 (0.7%)	96 (15.7%)	61 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	89.6	685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.3	552^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	133	59.4	59.4	65.9	79.3	74.0	73.0	68.1	71.6	57.4	65.4							$15,670	$733	$14,937
Scripps Elementary	Public	K-5	11778 Cypress Canyon Rd.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-2000	733	26	28.1	14.5%	176 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.7%)	378 (51.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (14.3%)	97.9	81^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.4	55^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	26	69.4	69.4	86.7	88.4	84.3	86.4	92.0	85.7	81.2	86.2							$16,956	$2,139	$14,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Road Elementary

How many students attend Garden Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Garden Road Elementary.

Is Garden Road Elementary a good school?

Garden Road Elementary ranks 1284^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Road Elementary?

Students at Garden Road Elementary are 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Garden Road Elementary in?

Poway Unified

What schools do graduates of Garden Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twin Peaks Middle
High : Poway High

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