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Howard Pence Elementary Primary School
877 Via Tonga Ct.
San Diego CA, 92154, San Diego County
Phone: 619-662-8100
Ranking: 
(5,225 out of 6,930, bottom 25%)*
(5,225 out of 6,930, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: South Bay Union Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 31 | NA | NA | 35 | 30 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 655 | 656 | 627 | 642 | 656 | 564 | 637 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 12.2% | 79 | 12.0% | 86 | 13.7% | 81 | 12.6% | 99 | 15.1% | 60 | 10.6% | 92 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 13.6% | 93 | 14.2% | 80 | 12.8% | 92 | 14.3% | 80 | 12.2% | 75 | 13.3% | 71 | 11.1% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 14.2% | 89 | 13.6% | 100 | 15.9% | 79 | 12.3% | 96 | 14.6% | 80 | 14.2% | 80 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 14.2% | 107 | 16.3% | 76 | 12.1% | 91 | 14.2% | 96 | 14.6% | 75 | 13.3% | 92 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 15.6% | 87 | 13.3% | 97 | 15.5% | 99 | 15.4% | 101 | 15.4% | 84 | 14.9% | 86 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 13.0% | 102 | 15.5% | 89 | 14.2% | 100 | 15.6% | 89 | 13.6% | 84 | 14.9% | 103 | 16.2% |
| Grade 6: | 113 | 17.3% | 99 | 15.1% | 99 | 15.8% | 100 | 15.6% | 95 | 14.5% | 106 | 18.8% | 113 | 17.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 48.4% | 332 | 50.6% | 312 | 49.8% | 332 | 51.7% | 318 | 48.5% | 284 | 50.4% | 311 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 338 | 51.6% | 324 | 49.4% | 315 | 50.2% | 310 | 48.3% | 338 | 51.5% | 280 | 49.6% | 322 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 40 | 6.1% | 42 | 6.4% | 42 | 6.7% | 47 | 7.3% | 46 | 7.0% | 54 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic: | 573 | 87.5% | 566 | 86.3% | 531 | 84.7% | 538 | 83.8% | 553 | 84.3% | 456 | 80.9% | 536 | 84.1% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.4% | 24 | 3.7% | 27 | 4.1% | 30 | 5.3% | 29 | 4.6% |
| White: | 17 | 2.6% | 20 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.2% | 12 | 1.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 26.1% | 653 | 99.5% | NA | NA | 396 | 61.7% | 370 | 56.4% | 338 | 59.9% | 350 | 54.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 109 | 17.0% | 129 | 19.7% | 108 | 19.1% | 125 | 19.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.47 | 20.50 | 20.23 | NA | NA | 18.74 | 18.20 | 19.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 308.6 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.5 | 315 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 319.5 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 317.8 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.5 | 326.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 334 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.5 | 343.1 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 342.6 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 344.6 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.0 | 334.6 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 339.8 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 340.5 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 351.8 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.1 | 352.2 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 351.7 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 364.6 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 374.6 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.1 | 367.7 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 367.9 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.3 | 361.2 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.2 | 303.6 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.8 | 303.4 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 310.3 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.4 | 307.4 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 311.5 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 320.2 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 324.1 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.4 | 326 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 327.2 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 323.4 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 338.4 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.2 | 342.6 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 346.8 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 350.5 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.9 | 354.4 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.2 | 370.3 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.8 | 377.4 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.8 | 385.4 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.6 | 385.7 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 377.4 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.9 | 324.3 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 329.4 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 328.8 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 332.6 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.5 | 341 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.8 | 346 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 351.9 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 350.6 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 355.4 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 346.9 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.8 | 331.2 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.6 | 337.8 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.5 | 342.8 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 346.7 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.6 | 359.2 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 367.9 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 380 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.6 | 371.9 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 377.7 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 365.3 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 325.7 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 324.9 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 324.7 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 324.1 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.5 | 335.6 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 348.6 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 350.5 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 349 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.7 | 349.8 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.0 | 345.7 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 314.8 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 327.2 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 332.2 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 329.4 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 342.9 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.6 | 374 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 382.6 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.8 | 373.5 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 375.6 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.9 | 346.2 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.9 | 308.1 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.2 | 307.1 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.4 | 307 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.7 | 311.3 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.5 | 326.5 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 338.9 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 338.3 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 342.7 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 339.3 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.0 | 340.8 | 366.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 323.3 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 328.7 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.9 | 325.9 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 326.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 336.4 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 349.7 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 353.9 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 349.5 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 356.5 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.0 | 349.8 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 326.1 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.9 | 333.2 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.3 | 327.9 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 329.2 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 337 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 346 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.5 | 361.5 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 351.5 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.1 | 359.6 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 349.2 | 366.5 |
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* Howard Pence Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.