Is Tierra Bonita Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tierra Bonita Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 284 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Tierra Bonita Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 399 students attended Tierra Bonita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Bonita Elementary?

Students at Tierra Bonita Elementary are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tierra Bonita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tierra Bonita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Twin Peaks Middle High : Poway High

Tierra Bonita Elementary

Summary:

Tierra Bonita Elementary is a public elementary school in Poway, California, serving 380 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Poway Unified School District, which is ranked 125 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Tierra Bonita Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with impressive academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 75.74% of Tierra Bonita students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 73.54% for the Poway Unified district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, 79.41% of Tierra Bonita students were proficient or better, compared to 65.48% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance on the CAST Science assessment was also exceptional, with 75.68% of students proficient or better, compared to 60.1% for the district and 30.7% for the state.

While Tierra Bonita Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than many nearby schools, such as Pomerado Elementary, Garden Road Elementary, and Valley Elementary, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.8% in 2018-2019 to 16.1% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students has been more variable, suggesting the need for targeted support and interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

14678 Tierra Bonita Rd.
Poway, CA 92064-3090

(858) 748-8540

District: Poway Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
284^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,508

Students who attend Tierra Bonita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Peaks Middle
High:	Poway High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 399

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tierra Bonita Elementary ranks better than 95.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.75. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Tierra Bonita Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (63.4%), Hispanic (16%), two or more races (12.8%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tierra Bonita Elementary is 22.9. 13 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Tierra Bonita Elementary employs 17.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tierra Bonita Elementary is $7,508, which is the 13^th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Poway Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tierra Bonita Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tierra Bonita Elementary 284^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tierra Bonita Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Poway Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Poway Unified 125^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tierra Bonita Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	95.15	229^th	4809	95.2%
2005	92.72	349^th	4822	92.8%
2006	88.32	574^th	4818	88.1%
2007	88.45	595^th	5113	88.4%
2008	82.34	862^nd	5113	83.1%
2009	86.47	679^th	5193	86.9%
2010	89.90	447^th	5314	91.6%
2011	86.89	647^th	5377	88.0%
2012	84.56	758^th	5390	85.9%
2013	74.48	1346^th	5530	75.7%
2015	81.65	1052^nd	5611	81.3%
2016	90.37	592^nd	5614	89.5%
2017	85.04	912^th	5692	84.0%
2018	76.99	1265^th	5662	77.7%
2019	83.71	981^st	5789	83.1%
2022	94.24	421^st	5883	92.8%
2023	94.18	414^th	5874	93.0%
2024	95.75	284^th	5862	95.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.52	19^th	2634	99.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.14	2543^rd	5084	50.0%
2019	15.40	4817^th	5173	6.9%
2024	98.66	73^rd	5511	98.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.44	1225^th	5413	77.4%
2019	82.65	944^th	5492	82.8%
2022	94.42	338^th	5635	94.0%
2023	89.99	624^th	5617	88.9%
2024	93.67	390^th	5605	93.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	78.18	310^th	2128	85.4%
2019	70.88	489^th	2585	81.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.14	1261^st	5431	76.8%
2019	82.14	962^nd	5510	82.5%
2022	91.98	511^th	5663	91.0%
2023	95.81	236^th	5650	95.8%
2024	95.47	230^th	5636	95.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.74	2501^st	4830	48.2%
2019	56.82	1863^rd	4963	62.5%
2024	89.86	350^th	5102	93.1%

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Rank History for White students at Tierra Bonita Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.64	1213^th	2737	55.7%
2019	72.89	706^th	2834	75.1%
2022	79.95	453^rd	2726	83.4%
2023	80.30	410^th	2662	84.6%
2024	84.42	261^st	2647	90.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, March 20, 2009

Tierra Bonita has an incredible support structure by way of the very forward thinking Principle, Joe Erpelding, and highly engaged parent support system. Always readily accepting new volunteers, Tierra Bonita boasts a large volunteer-staffed PTA, and an well run Educational Foundation. These two organizations work hand in hand with the teachers and staff to bring the right supplementary programs and tools to the children's fingertips, including teacher workshops, state of the art technology such as smart boards, and supplemental art, music and science programs. Many of the teachers consistently go above and beyond, making themselves available to the students and their parents even outside of school hours, working with students and parents to employ individualized performance programs that help each student focus on their key learning areas using techniques that work best for the individual. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Tierra Bonita Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	613	8	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1989	681	6	28	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	731
1990	703	7	38	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1991	698	6	40	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1992	720	9	37	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	797
1993	712	10	30	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1994	698	7	34	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	764
1995	687	6	45	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	770
1996	687	6	45	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	770
1997	696	6	53	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	785
1998	683	6	44	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	765
1999	657	9	56	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	758
2000	611	11	48	37	3	n/a	n/a	48	758
2001	596	9	50	40	4	n/a	n/a	31	730
2002	563	9	42	38	4	n/a	n/a	22	678
2003	563	9	42	38	4	n/a	n/a	22	678
2004	535	6	45	41	7	n/a	n/a	25	659
2005	501	3	46	42	6	n/a	n/a	27	625
2006	462	3	45	46	5	n/a	n/a	20	581
2007	422	4	45	41	3	n/a	n/a	23	538
2008	419	3	40	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	508
2009	406	5	38	48	1	0	39	0	537
2010	376	4	35	48	0	1	39	0	503
2011	384	6	26	39	2	2	15	0	474
2012	367	7	28	46	2	2	14	0	466
2013	356	5	22	58	2	1	19	0	463
2014	358	5	29	69	1	1	21	0	484
2015	352	8	25	69	1	1	33	0	489
2016	326	3	27	74	1	1	38	0	470
2017	331	4	34	66	0	2	40	0	477
2018	327	3	24	64	0	1	42	0	461
2019	333	4	26	65	0	1	36	0	465
2020	327	5	29	76	0	1	53	0	491
2021	223	2	21	66	0	0	42	0	354
2022	254	3	21	55	2	1	44	0	380
2023	242	3	21	65	2	0	47	0	380
2024	253	5	22	64	2	0	51	2	399

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tierra Bonita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	644	24.0	26.8	n/a
1989	731	28.2	25.9	n/a
1990	767	30.2	25.3	n/a
1991	767	30.4	25.2	n/a
1992	797	30.9	25.7	1.1
1993	771	29.0	26.6	1.8
1994	764	29.0	26.3	3.4
1995	770	29.7	25.9	4.7
1996	770	29.7	25.9	4.7
1997	785	36.6	21.4	3.7
1998	765	38.6	19.8	4.1
1999	758	38.6	19.6	4.9
2000	758	37.3	20.3	3.5
2001	730	36.0	20.3	2.7
2002	678	33.0	20.5	1.7
2003	678	33.0	20.5	1.7
2004	659	30.0	22.0	3.8
2005	625	27.0	23.1	3.3
2006	581	28.0	20.8	2.9
2007	538	24.5	22.0	5.4
2008	508	27.2	18.7	11.4
2009	537	24.0	19.2	8.8
2010	503	17.0	29.5	11.1
2011	474	n/a	n/a	8.2
2012	466	18.0	25.8	n/a
2013	463	18.0	25.7	9.5
2014	484	19.0	25.4	12.6
2015	489	20.0	24.4	14.1
2016	470	20.0	23.5	12.8
2017	477	20.2	23.6	12.6
2018	461	20.2	22.8	15.6
2019	465	21.2	21.9	16.6
2020	491	n/a	n/a	18.5
2021	354	18.7	18.9	18.1
2022	380	17.2	22.0	8.4
2023	380	16.7	22.7	10.8
2024	399	17.4	22.9	10.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tierra Bonita Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	644	24.0	26.8	n/a
1989	731	28.2	25.9	n/a
1990	767	30.2	25.3	n/a
1991	767	30.4	25.2	n/a
1992	797	30.9	25.7	1.1
1993	771	29.0	26.6	1.8
1994	764	29.0	26.3	3.4
1995	770	29.7	25.9	4.7
1996	770	29.7	25.9	4.7
1997	785	36.6	21.4	3.7
1998	765	38.6	19.8	4.1
1999	758	38.6	19.6	4.9
2000	758	37.3	20.3	3.5
2001	730	36.0	20.3	2.7
2002	678	33.0	20.5	1.7
2003	678	33.0	20.5	1.7
2004	659	30.0	22.0	3.8
2005	625	27.0	23.1	3.3
2006	581	28.0	20.8	2.9
2007	538	24.5	22.0	5.4
2008	508	27.2	18.7	11.4
2009	537	24.0	19.2	8.8
2010	503	17.0	29.5	11.1
2011	474	n/a	n/a	8.2
2012	466	18.0	25.8	n/a
2013	463	18.0	25.7	9.5
2014	484	19.0	25.4	12.6
2015	489	20.0	24.4	14.1
2016	470	20.0	23.5	12.8
2017	477	20.2	23.6	12.6
2018	461	20.2	22.8	15.6
2019	465	21.2	21.9	16.6
2020	491	n/a	n/a	18.5
2021	354	18.7	18.9	18.1
2022	380	17.2	22.0	8.4
2023	380	16.7	22.7	10.8
2024	399	17.4	22.9	10.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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