Los Penasquitos Elementary

Public K-5

 14125 Cuca St.
       San Diego, CA  92129-1852


(858) 672-3600

District: Poway Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
629th of 5,868 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,441 Help


Students who attend Los Penasquitos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Black Mountain Middle
High:    Mt. Carmel High

Student/teacher ratio:  26.5 Help
Number of students:  577

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.8%
Asian:
30.5%
Hispanic:
17.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.6% Help


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Compare Details Los Penasquitos Elementary ranks better than 89.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 19th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Student population at Los Penasquitos Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.8%), Asian (30.5%), Hispanic (17.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Penasquitos Elementary is 26.5. 24 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Penasquitos Elementary is $8,441, which is the 6th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Los Penasquitos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Penasquitos Elementary 629th of 5868 California public elementary schools. (See Los Penasquitos Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
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Poway Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Poway Unified 81st of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Los Penasquitos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 91.43 425th 4809 91.2%
2005 88.01 595th 4822 87.7%
2006 91.05 431st 4818 91.1%
2007 91.33 445th 5113 91.3%
2008 93.39 286th 5113 94.4%
2009 93.07 283rd 5193 94.6%
2010 88.93 507th 5314 90.5%
2011 89.08 486th 5377 91.0%
2012 88.55 514th 5390 90.5%
2013 90.31 447th 5530 91.9%
2015 95.34 300th 5611 94.7%
2016 96.38 202nd 5614 96.4%
2017 94.62 359th 5692 93.7%
2018 95.02 285th 5662 95.0%
2019 92.88 450th 5789 92.2%
2022 91.46 625th 5883 89.4%
2023 91.14 622nd 5848 89.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.25 82nd 339 75.8%
2022 58.04 295th 610 51.6%
2023 67.89 222nd 667 66.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.77 46th 3246 98.6%
2019 91.67 145th 3275 95.6%
2022 96.90 84th 3311 97.5%
2023 94.86 78th 3240 97.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.52 289th 2416 88.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.62 108th 5084 97.9%
2019 89.30 312th 5173 94.0%
2022 90.39 339th 5264 93.6%
2023 87.99 459th 5355 91.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.97 284th 5413 94.8%
2019 93.30 334th 5492 93.9%
2022 92.02 512th 5635 90.9%
2023 91.70 515th 5595 90.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.92 137th 2128 93.6%
2019 87.05 232nd 2585 91.0%
2022 74.43 372nd 2227 83.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.47 286th 5431 94.7%
2019 89.72 596th 5510 89.2%
2022 89.08 680th 5663 88.0%
2023 88.55 695th 5627 87.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.27 148th 1071 86.2%
2019 71.43 345th 1149 70.0%
2022 53.58 681st 1154 41.0%
2023 45.05 788th 1183 33.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.62 209th 4830 95.7%
2019 86.47 443rd 4963 91.1%
2022 99.49 22nd 5084 99.6%
2023 94.48 184th 5079 96.4%
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Rank History for White students at Los Penasquitos Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.10 177th 2737 93.5%
2019 90.35 88th 2834 96.9%
2022 76.10 587th 2726 78.5%
2023 79.23 455th 2659 82.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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.

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by a parent
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Open Quote It is an amazing school!:) The teachers are friendly (most of them), they are helpful, and pretty much involved. They take the time to make a difference in the students progress, without taking their roles for granted. We have been blessed to have my daughter start her early education in a wonderful school such as Los Penasquitos Elementary (very diverse). I hope we will continue to have the best education and attention as we do here:)YZ:). Close Quote



Enrollment information for Los Penasquitos Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 473 70 137 90 0 n/a n/a 0 770
1989 484 63 125 90 0 n/a n/a 0 762
1990 464 48 136 93 0 n/a n/a 0 741
1991 451 52 162 89 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1992 446 52 165 91 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1993 435 42 169 99 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1994 404 56 187 92 2 n/a n/a 0 741
1995 373 51 190 86 6 n/a n/a 0 706
1996 373 51 190 86 6 n/a n/a 0 706
1997 354 54 171 101 6 n/a n/a 0 686
1998 318 48 186 103 3 n/a n/a 0 658
1999 288 47 209 95 2 n/a n/a 0 641
2000 260 47 207 101 3 n/a n/a 16 634
2001 248 59 197 115 4 n/a n/a 10 633
2002 306 88 243 121 4 n/a n/a 8 770
2003 306 88 243 121 4 n/a n/a 8 770
2004 310 69 234 116 1 n/a n/a 16 746
2005 236 76 224 108 1 n/a n/a 21 666
2006 222 64 212 98 1 n/a n/a 24 621
2007 205 49 194 92 1 n/a n/a 33 574
2008 199 36 193 93 1 n/a n/a 0 522
2009 194 26 176 81 2 6 35 0 520
2010 187 26 166 81 2 0 56 0 518
2011 222 27 164 79 1 0 20 0 513
2012 219 33 162 84 0 3 24 0 525
2013 207 33 162 101 0 3 34 0 540
2014 216 23 167 107 1 2 40 0 556
2015 186 27 171 115 1 2 37 0 539
2016 179 22 175 121 0 2 52 0 551
2017 167 30 164 130 0 3 54 0 548
2018 165 32 154 122 0 1 56 0 530
2019 169 29 165 108 0 1 61 0 533
2020 165 34 156 102 0 0 77 1 535
2021 165 24 165 101 0 0 66 1 522
2022 161 37 140 115 2 1 72 0 528
2023 178 47 176 103 2 1 70 0 577

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Los Penasquitos Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 29.0 26.5 n/a
1989 762 29.0 26.2 n/a
1990 741 28.0 26.4 n/a
1991 754 31.8 23.7 n/a
1992 754 32.3 23.3 17.1
1993 745 29.0 25.7 25
1994 741 30.1 24.6 22.3
1995 706 30.0 23.5 43.3
1996 706 30.0 23.5 43.3
1997 686 34.0 20.2 41.7
1998 658 33.8 19.5 42.4
1999 641 32.0 20.0 40.4
2000 634 34.5 18.4 37.2
2001 633 31.0 20.4 39.5
2002 770 35.3 21.8 34.5
2003 770 35.3 21.8 34.5
2004 746 34.1 21.9 36
2005 666 31.0 21.5 41.1
2006 621 29.5 21.1 41.4
2007 574 25.0 23.0 39
2008 522 25.5 20.5 44.6
2009 520 23.0 19.7 40
2010 518 20.5 25.2 40.7
2011 513 n/a n/a 39.8
2012 525 18.0 29.1 n/a
2013 540 18.0 30.0 40.2
2014 556 19.0 29.2 40.1
2015 539 20.0 26.9 42.1
2016 551 21.0 26.2 43.6
2017 548 22.0 24.9 38.7
2018 530 21.0 25.2 44.9
2019 533 20.5 26.0 42.6
2020 535 n/a n/a 35.7
2021 522 22.7 22.9 33.5
2022 528 21.0 25.1 35.8
2023 577 21.7 26.5 36.6

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 Los Penasquitos Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 770 29.0 26.5 n/a
1989 762 29.0 26.2 n/a
1990 741 28.0 26.4 n/a
1991 754 31.8 23.7 n/a
1992 754 32.3 23.3 17.1
1993 745 29.0 25.7 25
1994 741 30.1 24.6 22.3
1995 706 30.0 23.5 43.3
1996 706 30.0 23.5 43.3
1997 686 34.0 20.2 41.7
1998 658 33.8 19.5 42.4
1999 641 32.0 20.0 40.4
2000 634 34.5 18.4 37.2
2001 633 31.0 20.4 39.5
2002 770 35.3 21.8 34.5
2003 770 35.3 21.8 34.5
2004 746 34.1 21.9 36
2005 666 31.0 21.5 41.1
2006 621 29.5 21.1 41.4
2007 574 25.0 23.0 39
2008 522 25.5 20.5 44.6
2009 520 23.0 19.7 40
2010 518 20.5 25.2 40.7
2011 513 n/a n/a 39.8
2012 525 18.0 29.1 n/a
2013 540 18.0 30.0 40.2
2014 556 19.0 29.2 40.1
2015 539 20.0 26.9 42.1
2016 551 21.0 26.2 43.6
2017 548 22.0 24.9 38.7
2018 530 21.0 25.2 44.9
2019 533 20.5 26.0 42.6
2020 535 n/a n/a 35.7
2021 522 22.7 22.9 33.5
2022 528 21.0 25.1 35.8
2023 577 21.7 26.5 36.6

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Los Penasquitos Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201296.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%96.0%99.0%
201396.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%98.0%
201496.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%
201599.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%99.0%
201694.0%3.0%0.0%2.0%96.0%96.0%96.0%94.0%96.0%
2017≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
201998.0%2.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
202097.4%1.3%1.3%97.4%97.4%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Los Penasquitos Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,441

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Penasquitos Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 450th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 622nd of 5848 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Penasquitos Elementary)72.768.8
 4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Poway Unified)76.373.1
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Los Penasquitos Elementary)68.865.1
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Poway Unified)76.975.7
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Penasquitos Elementary)85.171.3
 13.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Poway Unified)75.875
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Los Penasquitos Elementary)71.370.7
 0.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Poway Unified)76.874.4
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Penasquitos Elementary)86.376
 10.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Poway Unified)78.476.4
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Los Penasquitos Elementary)69.268
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Poway Unified)70.969.3
 1.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Los Penasquitos Elementary)72.662.7
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Poway Unified)6364.1
 1%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533577
 8.3%
African American2947
 62.1%
American Indian02
Asian165176
 6.7%
Hispanic108103
 4.6%
Pacific Islander11
White169178
 5.3%
Two or More Races6170
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.6%36.6%
 6%


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Students at Los Penasquitos Elementary are 31% White, 31% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 577 students attended Los Penasquitos Elementary.

Students who attend Los Penasquitos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Mountain Middle
High : Mt. Carmel High

Los Penasquitos Elementary ranks 629th of 5868 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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