Poway High

Poway High

Public High School | Grade 9-12
15500 Espola Rd,  Poway, CA
Poway Unified School District
4.0
4.1
2,275 Students
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School Details

Head of School
Ron Garrett
Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
48%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.6
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

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Academics
A
Teachers
A
College Prep
B
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.6
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
48%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
25:1
Teachers
91
Full Time Teachers
91
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1290
Math
650
Verbal
640
Average ACT
28
Math
27
English
28
Reading
28
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
20
AP Pass Rate
60%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
23.5%
State Average
17.9%
Science
16.1%
State Average
9.9%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
500:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.7%
Female
47.1%
White
48.9%
Hispanic
31.3%
Two or more races
10.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
7.8%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#257 Best College Prep Public HS in California
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
San Diego State University 467 Students
University of California - San Diego 407 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 346 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 300 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 292 Students
University of California - Irvine 268 Students
University of California - Berkeley 246 Students
University of California - Davis 234 Students
University of San Diego 230 Students
California State University - San Marcos 183 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 257 Students
Psychology 189 Students
Biology 179 Students
Nursing 90 Students
Computer Science 77 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 69 Students
Criminology 62 Students
Political Science and Government 61 Students
Engineering 59 Students
Mechanical Engineering 50 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 495 Reviews
5.0 Senior
4/13/2024
Poway High School is overall resourceful when it comes to academic opportunities. Teachers and counselors are mostly helpful and are willing to help. However, it lacks culture diversities and connections within its students.
4.0 Parent
11/12/2023
Poway is a pretty solid school. Wonderful AP courses and excellent teachers. My only wish was that all public high schools had college application prep as part of the curriculum like private schools do. A class, with expert guidance, second half of junior year. Should be a national mandate. This stuff is really hard, even for parents. I cannot imagine a child with incompetent or unavailable parents managing this.
3.0 Junior
8/3/2023
Fun ASB but administration is terrible and fails to address students needs and concerns. Pretty good access to higher level classes.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 15 Reviews
5.0 parent
4/20/2022
It is a high school that offers the most AP subjects among schools in the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) and also has the best athletic program. For example, wrestling is a place where formal Olympic training is held.
5.0 parent
12/4/2021
We've been at PHS for three years, and have many more to go with all our kids. Overall, it has been a great experience. From our perspective the teachers care about their students and want them to learn and succeed. The AP teachers are phenomenal --truly passionate about their subject matter. There...
1.0 parent
5/21/2021
Not a good school, the admin could work on some training with regards being anti racist.
5.0 parent
2/12/2021
My family has been very impressed with Poway High School. Mr. Nash is an outstanding leader. Very organized and extremely positive.Staff at the school is very friendly. Most teachers have been at the school for a long time.During distant learning, it is apparent they want the kids back on campus.

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