Deer Canyon Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: Poway Unified

13455 Russet Leaf Ln., San Diego, CA 92129 Map

Math (met standard)
79%
+38 state 41% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
83%
+36 state 47% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
71%
+36 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
10%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
354
2024-25
Students per teacher
21.2
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 90% state 47% · 2025-26 86% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 79% state 42% · 2025-26 87% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 72% state 37% · 2025-26 78% state 49% · 2025-26 71% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 79% state 41% · 2025-26 83% state 47% · 2025-26 71% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 79% state 41% 83% state 47% 71% state 35%
2024-25 82% state 42% 80% state 46% 81% state 33%
2023-24 82% state 41% 81% state 45% 84% state 33%
2022-23 84% state 39% 87% state 45% 79% state 32%
2021-22 84% state 37% 85% state 45% 77% state 31%
2018-19 84% state 44% 85% state 50% 85% state 32%
2017-18 87% state 42% 88% state 49% —
2016-17 87% state 40% 86% state 45% —
2015-16 88% state 38% 91% state 45% —
2014-15 85% state 35% 82% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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