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Miseducation » California

Poway Unified School District

15250 Ave. of Science, San Diego, CA 92128

37K Students | 1,452 Teachers | 38 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.6x 

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

3.6x 

Black students are 3.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

White students are 2.8 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 3.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

1.7 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.7 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

52% Nonwhite Students

16% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

95% High School Graduation Rate

40% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

4,483 students

12% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

4,311 students

26% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

2,840 students

16% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,778 students

23% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

2,597 students

18% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

2,042 students

40% Students Enrolled in Biology

4,403 students

21% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

2,328 students

25% Students Enrolled in Calculus

2,777 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

25.5 Students for Every Teacher

17% Inexperienced Teachers

32% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

19.4 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.1 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

0 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

38 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

443 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

1% of all students in this district

159 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

14 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

45 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.5Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

86 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

2 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.5 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Sandra Huezo
  • (858) 521-2800 x2761
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Mercedes Hubschmitt
  • (858) 521-2734
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Shawn Neely-Wirth
  • (858) 521-2840
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraxas Continuation High Poway 51% 38% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

4x
Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

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Not available

Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego 46% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Mountain Middle San Diego 51% 22%

Not Available

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Canyon View Elementary San Diego 56% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chaparral Elementary Poway 38% 9%

Not Available

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No White students suspended

Creekside Elementary San Diego 52% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego 69% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Norte High San Diego 54% 11% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Del Sur Elementary San Diego 45% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Design 39 Campus San Diego 55% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Garden Road Elementary Poway 43% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 14%

Not Available

Not available

6x
Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego 68% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadowbrook Middle Poway 54% 23%

Not Available

Not available

11.7x
Mesa Verde Middle San Diego 59% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midland Elementary Poway 54% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego 68% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morning Creek Elementary San Diego 64% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Carmel High San Diego 52% 21% 97% 1.4x

Not available

Oak Valley Middle San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

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6.7x
Painted Rock Elementary Poway 33% 9%

Not Available

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Not available

Park Village Elementary San Diego 61% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pomerado Elementary Poway 58% 44%

Not Available

Not available

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Poway High Poway 38% 21% 95%

Not available

Not available

Rancho Bernardo High San Diego 48% 13% 97%

Not available

5.3x
Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego 52% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego 56% 10%

Not Available

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7.4x
Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 5%

Not Available

Not available

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Sundance Elementary San Diego 63% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego 54% 16%

Not Available

Not available

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Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway 31% 13%

Not Available

Not available

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Turtleback Elementary San Diego 55% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Twin Peaks Middle Poway 40% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Elementary Poway 75% 52%

Not Available

Not available

7.9x
Westview High San Diego 55% 12% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Westwood Elementary San Diego 46% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Grove Elementary San Diego 45% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraxas Continuation High Poway 51% 38% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego 46% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Mountain Middle San Diego 51% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canyon View Elementary San Diego 56% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chaparral Elementary Poway 38% 9%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Creekside Elementary San Diego 52% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego 69% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Norte High San Diego 54% 11% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Del Sur Elementary San Diego 45% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Design 39 Campus San Diego 55% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Garden Road Elementary Poway 43% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego 68% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadowbrook Middle Poway 54% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mesa Verde Middle San Diego 59% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midland Elementary Poway 54% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego 68% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morning Creek Elementary San Diego 64% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Carmel High San Diego 52% 21% 97% 1.8x

Not available

Oak Valley Middle San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Painted Rock Elementary Poway 33% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Village Elementary San Diego 61% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pomerado Elementary Poway 58% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Poway High Poway 38% 21% 95% 1.9x

Not available

Rancho Bernardo High San Diego 48% 13% 97% 1.3x

Not available

Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego 52% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego 56% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sundance Elementary San Diego 63% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego 54% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway 31% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Turtleback Elementary San Diego 55% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Twin Peaks Middle Poway 40% 21%

Not Available

Not available

5.6x
Valley Elementary Poway 75% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Westview High San Diego 55% 12% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Westwood Elementary San Diego 46% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Grove Elementary San Diego 45% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraxas Continuation High Poway 51% 38% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego 46% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Mountain Middle San Diego 51% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canyon View Elementary San Diego 56% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chaparral Elementary Poway 38% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekside Elementary San Diego 52% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego 69% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Norte High San Diego 54% 11% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Del Sur Elementary San Diego 45% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Design 39 Campus San Diego 55% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Garden Road Elementary Poway 43% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego 68% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadowbrook Middle Poway 54% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mesa Verde Middle San Diego 59% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midland Elementary Poway 54% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego 68% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morning Creek Elementary San Diego 64% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Carmel High San Diego 52% 21% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Oak Valley Middle San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Painted Rock Elementary Poway 33% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Village Elementary San Diego 61% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pomerado Elementary Poway 58% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Poway High Poway 38% 21% 95%

Not available

Not available

Rancho Bernardo High San Diego 48% 13% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego 52% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego 56% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sundance Elementary San Diego 63% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego 54% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway 31% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Turtleback Elementary San Diego 55% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Twin Peaks Middle Poway 40% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Elementary Poway 75% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Westview High San Diego 55% 12% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Less likely

Westwood Elementary San Diego 46% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Grove Elementary San Diego 45% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraxas Continuation High Poway 51% 38% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego 46% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Mountain Middle San Diego 51% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canyon View Elementary San Diego 56% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chaparral Elementary Poway 38% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekside Elementary San Diego 52% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego 69% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Norte High San Diego 54% 11% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Del Sur Elementary San Diego 45% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Design 39 Campus San Diego 55% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Garden Road Elementary Poway 43% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego 68% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadowbrook Middle Poway 54% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mesa Verde Middle San Diego 59% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midland Elementary Poway 54% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego 68% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morning Creek Elementary San Diego 64% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Carmel High San Diego 52% 21% 97%

Not available

Not available

Oak Valley Middle San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Painted Rock Elementary Poway 33% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Village Elementary San Diego 61% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pomerado Elementary Poway 58% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Poway High Poway 38% 21% 95%

Not available

Not available

Rancho Bernardo High San Diego 48% 13% 97%

Not available

Not available

Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego 52% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego 56% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sundance Elementary San Diego 63% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego 54% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway 31% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Turtleback Elementary San Diego 55% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Twin Peaks Middle Poway 40% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Valley Elementary Poway 75% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Westview High San Diego 55% 12% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Westwood Elementary San Diego 46% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Grove Elementary San Diego 45% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Abraxas Continuation High Poway 51% 38% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

Adobe Bluffs Elementary San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bernardo Heights Middle San Diego 46% 15%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Black Mountain Middle San Diego 51% 22%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Canyon View Elementary San Diego 56% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chaparral Elementary Poway 38% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Creekside Elementary San Diego 52% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Deer Canyon Elementary San Diego 69% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Del Norte High San Diego 54% 11% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Del Sur Elementary San Diego 45% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Design 39 Campus San Diego 55% 11%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Garden Road Elementary Poway 43% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Los Penasquitos Elementary San Diego 68% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Meadowbrook Middle Poway 54% 23%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mesa Verde Middle San Diego 59% 12%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midland Elementary Poway 54% 41%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Monterey Ridge Elementary San Diego 68% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Morning Creek Elementary San Diego 64% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mt. Carmel High San Diego 52% 21% 97%

Not available

3.8x
Oak Valley Middle San Diego 55% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Painted Rock Elementary Poway 33% 9%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Park Village Elementary San Diego 61% 6%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pomerado Elementary Poway 58% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Poway High Poway 38% 21% 95%

Not available

Not available

Rancho Bernardo High San Diego 48% 13% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Rolling Hills Elementary San Diego 52% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Shoal Creek Elementary San Diego 56% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stone Ranch Elementary San Diego 56% 5%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sundance Elementary San Diego 63% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sunset Hills Elementary San Diego 54% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tierra Bonita Elementary Poway 31% 13%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Turtleback Elementary San Diego 55% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Twin Peaks Middle Poway 40% 21%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Valley Elementary Poway 75% 52%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Westview High San Diego 55% 12% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Westwood Elementary San Diego 46% 14%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Willow Grove Elementary San Diego 45% 10%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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