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Morning Creek Elementary

Q: Is Morning Creek Elementary a good school?

Morning Creek Elementary ranks 763 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

Morning Creek Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 531 students in the highly-regarded Poway Unified School District in San Diego, consistently ranking in the top 15% of all California elementary schools with strong academic results well above state averages.

The school shines in its support for specific student groups, ranking exceptionally high statewide for its Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged students. While performing solidly within its district, it's noteworthy that two schools in the neighboring San Diego Unified district, Scripps Elementary and Dingeman Elementary, achieve even higher test scores. Among its eight nearby Poway Unified peers, Morning Creek sits in the middle tier, outperforming schools like Pomerado Elementary and Shoal Creek Elementary but trailing top performers such as Creekside Elementary and Sunset Hills Elementary.

Interesting patterns emerge within the school, like a dip in 3rd-grade English scores and 5th-grade math scores that suggest key focus areas, while 4th-grade performance is particularly strong. The school has successfully improved student attendance and maintains its high academic standing despite serving a more economically diverse population than several local counterparts. Notably, there's no clear link between per-student spending and outcomes in this area, as higher-spending schools don't necessarily outperform those with lower budgets.

531

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,164

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10925 Morning Creek Dr. South
San Diego, CA 92128-4047

(858) 748-4334

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Morning Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowbrook Middle
High:	Mt. Carmel High

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.4%

Asian:

27.1%

Hispanic:

19.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

California avg41%

763^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	88.2	763 of 5857	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	652 of 5869	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	441 of 5859	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	741 of 5883	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	703 of 5789	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	499 of 5662	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	692 of 5692	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	89.4	657 of 5614	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	93.4	421 of 5611	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	507 of 5530	90.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	607 of 5390	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	980 of 5377	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	942 of 5314	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	1089 of 5193	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	858 of 5113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	90.5	485 of 5113	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	572 of 4818	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	89.1	537 of 4822	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	92.3	378 of 4809	92.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	359 of 1203	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	520 of 1205	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	378 of 1190	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	354 of 1154	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	659 of 1149	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	500 of 1071	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	227 of 2227	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	1012 of 2585	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	525 of 2128	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.5	192 of 3311	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	439 of 3275	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	107 of 3246	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	832 of 5597	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	791 of 5612	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	647 of 5609	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	776 of 5635	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	528 of 5492	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	490 of 5413	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	470 of 5107	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	564 of 5107	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	320 of 5087	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	935 of 5084	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	303 of 4963	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	482 of 4830	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	1398 of 5460	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	626 of 5517	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	242 of 5363	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	63.5	1492 of 5264	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	783 of 5173	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	810 of 5084	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	664 of 5628	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	605 of 5643	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	95.4	270 of 5638	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	687 of 5663	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	819 of 5510	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	486 of 5431	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	226 of 718	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	282 of 670	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	341 of 669	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	327 of 610	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	255 of 445	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	123 of 339	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	649 of 2847	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	145 of 2635	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	141 of 2420	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	1035 of 2598	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	943 of 2651	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.9	425 of 2661	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	792 of 2726	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	669 of 2834	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	468 of 2737	82.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)94th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, May 9, 2016

We moved back to Poway after living in Spring Valley for a year. The Spring Valley school where my daughter would have gone didn't appeal to me and was very run down and not a place that I liked. Poway is well known for having amazing schools and smaller class sizes. Also, parents are eager to help. Since the start of the school year, my daughter was welcomed and quickly flourished. The teachers are very helpful and do such an amazing job. This school is truly fantastic and I love the smaller class sizes, the fact that it's gated is also great and even the parents make it fun. There are a few annoyances, but with parking and getting to and from the school. 1: kids are in charge of the flow of traffic. I firmly believe that this causes more issues because it seems some of them have no idea what they're doing. 2: Parking in the parking lot for pick-up/drop-off is not really possible. You again get to have kids direct you to a parking "stall" and they open the door for your child and then close it once they get out. It's a fiasco and I get to the school about 15 minutes early to try and avoid the kids directing traffic. Other than that, it's a great school education wise. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
Dingeman Elementary	Public	K-5	11840 Scripps Creek Dr.	San Diego	92131	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 549-4437	689	27	25.9	17.9%	123 (17.9%)	11 (1.6%)	49 (7.1%)	438 (63.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.4%)	97.9	80^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98	78^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	73.3	73.3	87.8	86.0	82.8	85.4	90.8	87.6	80.2	86.0							$19,159	$3,314	$15,845
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morning Creek Elementary

Is Morning Creek Elementary a good school?

Morning Creek Elementary ranks 763^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morning Creek Elementary?

Students at Morning Creek Elementary are 35% White, 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Morning Creek Elementary in?

Poway Unified

What schools do graduates of Morning Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morning Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meadowbrook Middle
High : Mt. Carmel High

How many students attend Morning Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Morning Creek Elementary.

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