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Design 39 Campus

Public Grades K-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Design 39 Campus is a top-ranked K-8 public school serving 1,216 students in the 4S Ranch area of San Diego, operating within the highly-regarded Poway Unified school district.

The school consistently earns elite statewide rankings, placing in the 98th percentile and significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English, math, and science. Its unique K-8 structure provides continuity through middle school, where academic performance remains exceptionally high. A standout feature is the school's remarkable effectiveness with diverse student groups, including special education students and Hispanic students, who achieve rankings in the 96th to 99th percentiles. Furthermore, the school maintains this excellence with notable operational efficiency, spending less per student than nearby schools like Adobe Bluffs Elementary and Monterey Ridge Elementary while managing a higher student-teacher ratio.

Design 39 is part of a cluster of high-performing schools in its neighborhood, but it differentiates itself with its scale and consistency. It has shown an impressive recovery from pandemic-related challenges, now boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.1%, which is less than half the district average and the best among comparison schools like Los Penasquitos Elementary and Turtleback Elementary. The school's longitudinal data shows a decade of sustained 5-star ratings, indicating a stable and highly effective educational model that delivers exceptional value and results for its students.

1,216

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,366

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17050 Del Sur Ridge Rd.
San Diego, CA 92127-4463

(858) 676-6639

District: Poway Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.7%

White:

29.4%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg68%

California avg41%

Elementary school

137^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

46^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	137 of 5857	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	182 of 5869	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	315 of 5859	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	244 of 5883	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	506 of 5789	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	476 of 5662	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	481 of 5692	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	498 of 5614	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	268 of 5611	95.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	41 of 1203	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	83 of 1205	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	131 of 1190	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	98 of 1154	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	340 of 1149	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	204 of 1071	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.2	100 of 2227	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	300 of 2585	88.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.9	166 of 3246	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	116 of 5597	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	152 of 5612	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	304 of 5609	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	298 of 5635	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	507 of 5492	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	598 of 5413	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	207 of 5107	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	26 of 5107	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	274 of 5087	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	324 of 5084	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	95 of 4963	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	553 of 5460	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	98.6	78 of 5517	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	809 of 5363	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	99.3	44 of 5264	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	864 of 5173	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	576 of 5084	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	169 of 5628	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	207 of 5643	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	312 of 5638	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	190 of 5663	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	455 of 5510	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	368 of 5431	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	158 of 718	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	244 of 670	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	201 of 669	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	147 of 610	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	100 of 2847	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	29 of 2635	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	212 of 2420	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	595 of 2598	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	444 of 2651	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	734 of 2661	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	596 of 2726	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	818 of 2834	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	742 of 2737	72.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	46 of 2761	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	40 of 2783	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	54 of 2781	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	48 of 2740	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	67 of 2715	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	35 of 2480	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	143 of 2508	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	95 of 2497	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	6 of 739	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	20 of 743	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	36 of 715	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	43 of 733	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	28 of 745	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	30 of 700	95.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.0	82 of 1531	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	40 of 2533	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	49 of 2551	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	80 of 2531	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	64 of 2509	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	70 of 2380	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	24 of 2262	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	51 of 2395	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	11 of 2388	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	25 of 2374	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	111 of 2359	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	246 of 2542	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	298 of 2579	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	128 of 2531	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	78 of 2458	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	179 of 2369	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	246 of 2230	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	45 of 2534	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	42 of 2552	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	45 of 2538	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	46 of 2527	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	72 of 2407	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	61 of 2273	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	87 of 726	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	145 of 701	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	66 of 677	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	140 of 665	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.5	2 of 554	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	47 of 1566	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	70 of 1552	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	246 of 1520	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	171 of 1537	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	184 of 1543	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	85 of 1555	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	127 of 1602	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	52 of 1496	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Mathematics79%+42 vs state

Science76%+43 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

New buildings! Nice facility! but Very clear symbol of management failure.
The goals are very respected and great but execution is not successful.
Former principal lost the control over managing the school. Big confusion!
New principal is confused too and all he is doing is marketing and showing off. Hiring the teachers with zero (0) experience as LED teachers.
We gave them 2 years to make up and boost up but do not see even sign of improvement.
My son got involved in many project with min. supervision and did not add any value to my sons capability. Teachers were spending 40% of class time for marketing and creating videos and power points to show off instead of working with kids No wonder my son loves the school because they were giving kids 3-4 hours of free times!
Do not recommend to send your kids to this school and do not get tricked by the facility and their lip services. 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 (2025)
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
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	$21,366	$21,026	$340
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
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							$23,816	$23,374	$442
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
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						$23,349	$23,088	$261
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	$27,996	$27,752	$244
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							$29,678	$29,438	$240
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Design 39 Campus

Is Design 39 Campus a good school?

Yes! Design 39 Campus is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 137^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Design 39 Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,216 students attended Design 39 Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Design 39 Campus?

Students at Design 39 Campus are 48% Asian, 29% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Design 39 Campus in?

Poway Unified

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