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Willow Grove Elementary

Public Grades K-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Willow Grove Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school serving 701 students in the 4S Ranch neighborhood of San Diego, part of the exceptional Poway Unified School District.

The school consistently ranks in the top 5% of all California elementary schools, with particular strength in mathematics where its 82.6% proficiency rate leads most nearby schools. It stands out for its remarkable consistency, maintaining elite academic standing for over a decade with less year-to-year variation than some peers like Deer Canyon Elementary. Willow Grove is also notably effective in serving diverse student populations, achieving top-tier results for students in special education and other subgroups, which differentiates it within an already high-achieving district.

While all eight nearby Poway Unified schools rank in the state's top 10%, Willow Grove competes closely at the top, often outperforming schools with higher per-student spending. It serves a slightly more economically diverse community than some neighbors like Stone Ranch Elementary, yet achieves comparable or superior outcomes. Schools in adjacent districts like Solana Beach Elementary and Del Mar Union Elementary may show higher metrics, but Willow Grove offers stable, top-tier education with excellent grade-level consistency and effective use of resources.

701

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,340

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 96th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Poway Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg68%

California avg41%

171^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)98th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+45 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science76%+43 vs state

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by a parent
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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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 (2025)	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
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	$27,340	$27,084	$256
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							$31,440	$31,062	$378
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							$25,196	$24,762	$434
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			$22,003	$21,656	$347
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							$25,953	$25,226	$727
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							$31,930	$31,170	$760
Solana Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	13605 Pacific Highlands Ranch	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	118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.6	112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	6	76.2	76.2	88.0	74.6	84.3	93.3	85.5	90.7	73.4	82.1	92.1	85.0							$27,844	$27,466	$378
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	$25,502	$25,192	$310
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	$25,580	$25,104	$476
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							$28,935	$28,696	$239

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 171^st of 5857 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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