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Del Sur Elementary

Public Grades K-5

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Sur Elementary is a large, high-performing K-5 public school serving 891 students in the 4S Ranch/Del Sur area of San Diego, operating within the highly-ranked Poway Unified school district.

The school demonstrates consistent, long-term excellence, ranking in the top 5% of California elementary schools for over a decade and significantly outperforming state averages in all subjects. It stands out for its balanced academic performance across all grade levels and its exceptional effectiveness with student subgroups, particularly special education and Hispanic students. While it is a larger school, it maintains excellent outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to other high-performing schools in the area, such as Adobe Bluffs Elementary and Rolling Hills Elementary.

Del Sur is part of a remarkable cluster of top schools in Poway Unified, where all nearby elementary schools rank very highly, suggesting strong district-wide systems. The school shares the district's strength in maintaining very low chronic absenteeism. An interesting finding is that while Del Sur excels with most student groups, its performance for low socioeconomic status students, though good, is not as exceptionally high as for other subgroups, presenting a focused area for potential growth within an otherwise outstanding school.

891

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,858

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15665 Paseo Del Sur
San Diego, CA 92127-6144

(858) 674-6200

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Del Sur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Valley Middle
High:	Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Asian:

37.1%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

California avg41%

279^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	95.6	279 of 5857	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	169 of 5869	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	167 of 5859	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	113 of 5883	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	173 of 5789	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	152 of 5662	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	125 of 5692	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.3	127 of 5614	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	97.9	117 of 5611	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	95.8	67 of 5530	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.3	70 of 5390	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	227 of 5377	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	94.6	154 of 5314	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	155 of 1203	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	264 of 1205	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	164 of 1190	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	143 of 1154	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	171 of 1149	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	194 of 1071	81.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.4	25 of 2227	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	66 of 2585	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	99.8	12 of 3246	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	280 of 5597	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	146 of 5612	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	247 of 5609	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	134 of 5635	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	228 of 5492	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	185 of 5413	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	231 of 5107	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	130 of 5107	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	188 of 5087	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	21 of 5084	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	1562 of 5460	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1349 of 5517	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1630 of 5363	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	1253 of 5264	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	23 of 5173	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	283 of 5628	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	199 of 5643	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	110 of 5638	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	107 of 5663	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	146 of 5510	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	125 of 5431	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	194 of 718	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	25 of 670	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	99 of 669	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	58 of 610	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	194 of 2847	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	34 of 2635	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	54 of 2420	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	679 of 2598	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	392 of 2651	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	338 of 2661	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	287 of 2726	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	175 of 2834	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	146 of 2737	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2018)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Del Sur Elementary	Public	K-5	15665 Paseo Del Sur	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6200	891	37	23.9	9.1%	371 (41.6%)	7 (0.8%)	83 (9.3%)	331 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	95 (10.7%)	95.6	279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		97	169^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.1%	110	61.1		61.1	79.9	84.5	78.5				80.9	81.9	84.5	72.1				79.2	96.2		97.9	98.4			$14,858	$637	$14,221
Design 39 Campus	Public	K-8	17050 Del Sur Ridge Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 676-6639	1,216	52	23.5	6.9%	357 (29.4%)	13 (1.1%)	118 (9.7%)	580 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (12.0%)	97.2	137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.8	182^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.9%	45	75.8	76.0	75.9	79.0	88.9	85.0	82.1	90.8	85.4	85.1	83.9	83.1	76.3	72.9	84.0	77.2	79.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$14,738	$639	$14,099
Stone Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	16150 4S Ranch Pkwy.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-8474	692	30	23.2	9.8%	203 (29.3%)	6 (0.9%)	59 (8.5%)	331 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.9%)	95.8	253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.9	351^st of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	98	74.1		74.1	67.8	84.8	83.0				78.9	76.9	84.0	79.3				80.1	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.9	96.9	$16,577	$642	$15,935
Monterey Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	17117 4S Ranch Pkwy.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-6887	770	31	25.0	15.3%	187 (24.3%)	15 (1.9%)	65 (8.4%)	429 (55.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.2%)	96.8	172^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.5	207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	35	72.5		72.5	89.8	77.3	82.6				83.0	91.3	79.4	72.5				80.6							$16,373	$802	$15,571
Willow Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	14727 Via Azul	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-6300	701	33	21.4	14.1%	256 (36.5%)	9 (1.3%)	104 (14.8%)	239 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (13.1%)	96.8	171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.1	251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	80	75.8		75.8	80.6	72.6	87.6				80.8	83.3	80.4	83.7				82.6	97.3			97.3	98.0	97.3	$17,249	$666	$16,583
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
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	17449 Matinal Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 487-2026	832	38	22.0	14.2%	336 (40.4%)	9 (1.1%)	129 (15.5%)	254 (30.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.1%)	94.6	362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.8%		93.9	440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.5%	78	66.7		66.7	75.5	77.5	82.7				78.3	79.9	77.5	64.3				74.3	98.3						$16,393	$655	$15,738
Turtleback Elementary	Public	K-5	15855 Turtleback Rd.	San Diego	92127	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 673-5514	458	23	19.7	21.6%	158 (34.5%)	7 (1.5%)	106 (23.1%)	123 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.8%)	76.4	1315^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		77	1291^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	24	40.0		40.0	57.1	63.9	62.4				61.1	58.3	60.7	55.3				57.8	94.9	95.9		95.9	94.9	95.9	$16,488	$618	$15,870
Solana Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-6	6570 El Apajo	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 794-4700	334	16	20.8	12.3%	154 (46.1%)	3 (0.9%)	43 (12.9%)	84 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.0%)	97.2	138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.1	340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	202	69.2		69.2	92.2	82.5	84.6	78.3			84.7	96.1	77.5	81.5	71.7			82.2							$23,321	$416	$22,905
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	15255 Penasquitos Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 672-3400	490	24	20.1	13.1%	186 (38.0%)	4 (0.8%)	103 (21.0%)	122 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.1%)	95	337^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		96.3	245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	92	84.7		84.7	74.3	69.9	93.1				78.7	75.4	73.8	83.3				77.3							$18,122	$581	$17,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Sur Elementary

What schools do graduates of Del Sur Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Sur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Valley Middle
High : Del Norte High

How many students attend Del Sur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 891 students attended Del Sur Elementary.

Is Del Sur Elementary a good school?

Yes! Del Sur Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 279^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Del Sur Elementary?

Students at Del Sur Elementary are 42% White, 37% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What district is Del Sur Elementary in?

Poway Unified

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