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Willow Grove Elementary

Public Grades K-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Willow Grove Elementary serves 701 students in grades K–5 in San Diego’s Poway Unified district, an area with several nearby elementary schools for comparison. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 83% in English language arts (ELA), 82% in math and 80% in science, all above district and California rates. The clearest takeaway is that Willow Grove’s science results stand out: it had the highest science proficiency among the nearby K–5 schools.

Compared with the six nearby K–5 schools, Willow Grove was strongest in science and math: its science rate was 10 percentage points above their average, and its math rate was 3 points higher. It ranked second among those schools in math and third in ELA; ELA was still 3 points above the nearby-school average, but is its least pronounced relative strength. The school also exceeded Poway Unified and California in all three subjects. Its advantages over the district were 9 points in ELA, 16 in math and 17 in science; compared with the state, they were 33, 44 and 44 points, respectively.

Results have generally held steady or improved since 2022–2023: ELA was broadly unchanged at about 83%, math increased from 80% to 82%, and science rose from 67% to 80%. The state gap narrowed in ELA and math but widened by 7 points in science, so the strong science gain did not mean Willow Grove pulled further ahead of California. SchoolDigger ranks the school 127th of 5,804, at the 98th percentile with five stars; it is fourth by rank among the 11 listed nearby schools. In 2024–2025, its student–teacher ratio was 21.4, below the nearby-school average of 22, and 14% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—the second-highest nearby rate. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Multi-racial Students rose from 69 in 2023–2024 to 90 in 2025–2026, a notable improvement in its measure of how well the school serves this group, though below the schoolwide 98th percentile.

701

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,443

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

14727 Via Azul
San Diego, CA 92127-4813

(858) 674-6300

District: Poway Unified

Students who attend Willow Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Mountain Middle
High:	Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Asian:

34.1%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poway Unified

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg69%

California avg42%

128^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 26Elementary Schools in the Poway Unified

100^th of 1,530Poway 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
2026	97.1	128 of 5817	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	171 of 5857	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	251 of 5869	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	222 of 5859	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	311 of 5883	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	229 of 5789	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	245 of 5662	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	172 of 5692	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	102 of 5614	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	136 of 5611	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	228 of 5530	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	92.5	252 of 5390	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	94.3	163 of 5377	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.5	229 of 5314	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	105 of 1210	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	63 of 1203	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	72 of 1205	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	54 of 1190	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	86 of 1154	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	117 of 1149	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	145 of 1071	86.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	140 of 2227	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	29 of 2585	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	48 of 2128	97.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	79 of 3311	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	165 of 3275	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	258 of 3246	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	91 of 5581	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	84 of 5597	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	201 of 5612	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	212 of 5609	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	245 of 5635	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	171 of 5492	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	174 of 5413	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	160 of 5094	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	285 of 5107	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	364 of 5107	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	184 of 5087	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	294 of 5084	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	582 of 4963	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	838 of 4830	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	390 of 5423	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	397 of 5460	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	542 of 5517	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	534 of 5363	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	687 of 5264	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	592 of 5173	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	384 of 5084	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	259 of 5603	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	357 of 5628	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	283 of 5643	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	226 of 5638	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	361 of 5663	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	274 of 5510	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	327 of 5431	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	77 of 753	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	80 of 718	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	210 of 670	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	255 of 669	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	131 of 610	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	29 of 445	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	78 of 2927	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	77 of 2847	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	114 of 2635	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	112 of 2420	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	286 of 2536	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	419 of 2598	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	288 of 2651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	547 of 2661	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	541 of 2726	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	372 of 2834	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	274 of 2737	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy83%+33 vs state

Mathematics82%+44 vs state

Science80%+44 vs state

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Amazing school, incredible teachers, Principal and extra programs that are supported through the non-profit WG Foundation. Extremely happy with this school! Close Quote

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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%)	97.1	128^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.8	171^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%	43	80.4	80.4	82.7	76.0	89.3		82.6	81.7	80.8	84.3		82.3	98%	0%	$18,443	$256	$18,187
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%)	96.8	165^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.2	138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%	27	59.0	59.0	92.3	86.5	89.7	74.6	85.2	96.2	84.6	74.4	78.0	83.7	≥ 95%		$25,453	$378	$25,075
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%)	98.1	55^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.2	134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%	79	80.2	80.2	79.6	88.4	88.4		85.2	87.8	94.2	80.2		87.4	≥ 99%		$17,460	$434	$17,026
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%)	96.9	150^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.6	279^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%	129	67.5	67.5	83.0	80.7	88.4		84.1	86.7	79.3	77.3		80.8	96%	1%	$15,820	$347	$15,473
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%)	96.4	197^th of 5817 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.8	167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%	30	68.8	68.8	73.0	81.4	82.5	84.6	80.6	80.0	81.4	79.7	76.9	79.3	≥ 95%		$20,800	$727	$20,073
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%)	96.5	193^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.4	208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%	15	71.1	71.1	86.0	86.7	77.6		82.8	90.0	78.7	72.4		79.1	≥ 98%		$20,990	$760	$20,230
Solana Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	13605 Pacific Highlands Ranch Pkwy.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Solana Beach Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-6600	482	22	21.9	6.4%	143 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	228 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.3%)	97.5	102^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.5	118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%	16	70.0	70.0	87.7	84.0	81.4	88.1	85.4	83.6	86.8	72.9	90.6	83.9	≥ 98%		$23,655	$378	$23,277
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%)	94.4	378^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.8	253^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%	125	69.2	69.2	67.0	79.0	84.0		77.6	72.1	75.4	77.0		75.1	≥ 99%		$17,551	$310	$17,241
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%)	94	406^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.6	432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%	26	70.2	70.2	66.7	74.4	75.4		72.7	75.0	80.5	79.0		78.6	97%	0%	$17,673	$476	$17,197
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%)	91.9	549^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.6%		91.7	565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	16	64.9	64.9	74.2	79.0	68.9		73.7	77.4	82.3	58.1		71.7	≥ 98%		$19,232	$239	$18,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Grove Elementary

Is Willow Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes! Willow Grove Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 128^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Willow Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Willow Grove Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Willow Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Willow Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Mountain Middle
High : Del Norte High

What district is Willow Grove Elementary in?

Poway Unified

What is the racial makeup of Willow Grove Elementary?

Students at Willow Grove Elementary are 37% White, 34% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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