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Monterey Ridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Ridge Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving about 770 students in the 4S Ranch neighborhood of San Diego, part of the Poway Unified School District, and it consistently ranks among the top 3% of elementary schools in California.

The school excels academically, with over 80% of students proficient in English and Math, and it stands out for its exceptional support for all students, including those in special education or from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.3%, which is significantly better than the state average and indicates a strong, engaging school culture. While nearby schools like Design 39 Campus are also top performers, Monterey Ridge achieves its results with mid-range per-student spending, suggesting efficient and effective use of resources.

Compared to other local schools, Monterey Ridge shows remarkable year-to-year consistency in its high rankings. While a school like Turtleback Elementary, which has similar funding and a better student-teacher ratio, has significantly lower academic results, Monterey Ridge's stable performance points to effective teaching and leadership. The school is particularly strong in the early grades, laying an excellent foundation for student success throughout elementary school.

770

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,373

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17117 4S Ranch Pkwy.
San Diego, CA 92127-8853

(858) 487-6887

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Monterey Ridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Valley Middle
High:	Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.7%

White:

24.3%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poway Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg68%

California avg41%

172^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	96.8	172 of 5857	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	207 of 5869	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	149 of 5859	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	176 of 5883	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	194 of 5789	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	169 of 5662	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	187 of 5692	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.9	171 of 5614	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	290 of 5611	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	269 of 5530	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	268 of 5390	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	94.1	178 of 5377	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.3	178 of 5314	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	94.9	167 of 5193	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	92.9	319 of 5113	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	613 of 5113	88.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	127 of 1203	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	151 of 1205	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	176 of 1190	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	256 of 1154	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	125 of 1149	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	146 of 1071	86.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.1	89 of 2227	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	210 of 2585	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	223 of 2128	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	95.6	71 of 3245	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	49 of 3311	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	481 of 3275	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	98.8	45 of 3246	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	177 of 5597	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	244 of 5612	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	125 of 5609	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	93 of 5635	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	106 of 5492	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	131 of 5413	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	411 of 5107	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	41 of 5084	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	310 of 5460	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	375 of 5517	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	63 of 5363	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	76 of 5264	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	481 of 5173	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	208 of 5084	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	172 of 5628	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	186 of 5643	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	160 of 5638	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	244 of 5663	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	301 of 5510	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	209 of 5431	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	271 of 718	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	365 of 670	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	411 of 669	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.3	160 of 610	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	152 of 445	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	70 of 339	79.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	96 of 2847	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	64 of 2635	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	50 of 2420	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	800 of 2598	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	896 of 2651	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	385 of 2661	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	324 of 2726	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	668 of 2834	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	617 of 2737	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+34 vs state

Mathematics81%+43 vs state

Science72%+40 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-5	17250 Tannin Dr.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 485-0042	858	36	23.7	10.3%	422 (49.2%)	8 (0.9%)	116 (13.5%)	201 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (12.8%)	89.9	663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		93.3	485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.7%	178	48.6		48.6	78.1	74.8	66.7				73.1	80.5	72.7	63.8				72.1							$15,605	$634	$14,971
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Ridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monterey Ridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterey Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Valley Middle
High : Del Norte High

Is Monterey Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Monterey Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 172^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Ridge Elementary?

Students at Monterey Ridge Elementary are 56% Asian, 24% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Monterey Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended Monterey Ridge Elementary.

What district is Monterey Ridge Elementary in?

Poway Unified

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