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Sundance Elementary

Public Grades K-5

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sundance Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 428 students within the highly-regarded Poway Unified School District in San Diego, consistently earning high state rankings and outperforming district and state academic averages.

The school demonstrates a particular strength in effectively supporting economically disadvantaged students, achieving exceptional results that rank in the state's top percentiles for this group. While strong overall, its performance shows interesting variations when compared to neighboring schools like Park Village Elementary and Deer Canyon Elementary, which sometimes rank higher. Notably, Sundance has shown significant improvement in chronic absenteeism, and its per-student spending is in the mid-to-high range among local Poway Unified schools, though this funding does not directly predict academic performance.

An area for potential growth is in upper-grade mathematics, where a dip in 5th-grade proficiency is more pronounced than at some comparison schools. The school's performance can vary year-to-year more than some consistently top-tier neighbors, such as Adobe Bluffs Elementary. Ultimately, Sundance represents a high-quality choice within an exceptional district, with standout success in equitable education and the district support to address specific academic challenges.

428

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,203

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8944 Twin Trails Dr.
San Diego, CA 92129-2334

(858) 484-2950

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Verde Middle
High:	Westview High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

36.4%

White:

34.6%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2013 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg68%

California avg41%

565^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th 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	91.7	565 of 5857	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	484 of 5869	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	698 of 5859	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	485 of 5883	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	467 of 5789	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	722 of 5662	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	852 of 5692	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	788 of 5614	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	811 of 5611	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.9	1064 of 5530	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	85.8	688 of 5390	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.8	651 of 5377	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	987 of 5314	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	92.7	312 of 5193	94.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	332 of 5113	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	369 of 5113	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.6	500 of 4818	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.1	683 of 4822	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	82.8	804 of 4809	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	201 of 1203	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	334 of 1205	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	509 of 1190	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	271 of 1154	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	324 of 1149	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	466 of 1071	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	711 of 5597	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	780 of 5612	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	698 of 5609	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	411 of 5635	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	517 of 5492	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	679 of 5413	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	138 of 5107	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.7	768 of 5107	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	92.7	333 of 5517	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	33 of 5363	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	162 of 5264	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	202 of 5084	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	432 of 5628	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	266 of 5643	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	686 of 5638	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	527 of 5663	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	454 of 5510	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	796 of 5431	85.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	301 of 670	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	167 of 610	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	118 of 445	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	905 of 2598	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	473 of 2651	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	1091 of 2661	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	778 of 2726	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	679 of 2834	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	1299 of 2737	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science61%+28 vs state

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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 6th 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 6th 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
Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	8944 Twin Trails Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-2950	428	20	21.1	14.5%	148 (34.6%)	4 (0.9%)	62 (14.5%)	156 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.1%)	91.7	565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	81	60.5	60.5	69.0	77.5	77.6		75.1	70.7	78.9	59.2		69.3							$19,203	$592	$18,611
Deer Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	13455 Russet Leaf Ln.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-6064	354	17	21.1	10.2%	97 (27.4%)	6 (1.7%)	33 (9.3%)	177 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	96.4	208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.4	223^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.2%	15	80.9	80.9	80.0	74.3	87.2		79.7	85.3	76.1	87.2		82.1							$20,830	$1,024	$19,806
Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	9291 Oviedo St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-1600	381	15	25.0	10.0%	164 (43.0%)	6 (1.6%)	68 (17.8%)	99 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)	93.6	432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.5	724^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	292	63.5	63.5	71.8	75.0	79.7		75.5	73.1	75.0	75.3		74.4	96.8	96.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$17,522	$563	$16,959
Adobe Bluffs Elementary	Public	K-5	8707 Adobe Bluffs Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-8403	586	28	20.7	13.8%	133 (22.7%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.4%)	289 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	105 (17.9%)	97.2	134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.5	215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.3%	81	68.4	68.4	92.9	91.9	78.5		88.0	92.9	89.5	68.4		84.0							$17,678	$613	$17,065
Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Adolphia St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-0981	505	25	20.4	15.6%	155 (30.7%)	8 (1.6%)	66 (13.1%)	193 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	79 (15.6%)	93.4	447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	64.1	64.1	75.0	70.4	74.0		73.2	81.6	81.7	65.4		76.0	96.5			96.5			$18,032	$721	$17,311
Park Village Elementary	Public	K-5	7930 Park Village Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-5621	671	30	22.5	8.8%	176 (26.2%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (9.4%)	357 (53.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.8%)	96.6	185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	42	78.3	78.3	78.0	80.7	81.0		79.9	79.1	86.0	78.3		81.2	94.6	95.5	97.3	95.5	94.6	94.6	$17,984	$524	$17,460
Los Penasquitos Elementary	Public	K-5	14125 Cuca St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 672-3600	634	28	22.4	37.7%	186 (29.3%)	37 (5.8%)	115 (18.1%)	221 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.4%)	91.3	594^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.5	608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.6%	14	57.0	57.0	72.7	74.0	80.0		75.1	68.2	68.1	73.4		69.5	96.9	98.4	97.7	97.7	96.9	97.7	$16,501	$1,111	$15,390
Pacific Sky	Public	K-6	6631 Solterra Vista Pkwy.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-9301	368	17	21.6	11.1%	106 (28.8%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.4%)	186 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.6%)	96.8	167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.5	389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	222	78.2	78.2	75.0	73.6	88.5	84.3	81.2	82.7	77.4	80.8	80.4	80.3							$21,049	$321	$20,728
Morning Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10925 Morning Creek Dr. South	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-4334	531	25	21.5	21.1%	188 (35.4%)	22 (4.1%)	105 (19.8%)	144 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.2%)	88.2	763^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	87.0%		90.7	652^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	111	57.1	57.1	61.4	77.9	71.1		70.1	68.5	73.3	57.1		66.2							$18,164	$799	$17,365
Ericson Elementary	Public	K-5	11174 Westonhill Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0505	650	27	24.0	39.7%	83 (12.8%)	21 (3.2%)	124 (19.1%)	345 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.8%)	91.5	580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		92.6	525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	55	61.5	61.5	77.0	64.4	81.7		74.5	75.6	62.5	73.2		70.6	97.0			97.8			$21,163	$3,114	$18,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Sundance Elementary

What district is Sundance Elementary in?

Poway Unified

What schools do graduates of Sundance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Verde Middle
High : Westview High

What is the racial makeup of Sundance Elementary?

Students at Sundance Elementary are 36% Asian, 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

Is Sundance Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sundance Elementary ranks in the top 9.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Sundance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Sundance Elementary.

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