Canyon View Elementary School

Supposedly one of the «best» schools in the «great» Poway Unified School District, but don’t believe the hype. 90% of the ratings are due to the high test scores, and no wonder they’re high; the teachers make sure to teach the kids how to take the tests weeks in advance (I found out most charter schools have low test scores because the teachers don’t spend any of their precious time teaching to the test or even caring at all about test scores).
It’s more like a prison and there’s a lot of bullying and bad behavior due to the school being in an expensive neighborhood, so most of the parents are too busy working their rat race jobs to actually raise their own kids. A lot of them are in extended day care for hours before and after school while their parents work.
The other irritating thing is that there’s always one fundraiser or another for a «must have» b.s. item, like an electronic marquee. They bought that first instead of putting the money into the track field which was not in that great of a shape for a long time. Way to prioritize funding!

My daughter attended Canyon View Elementary from 2^nd grade to 5^th grade. Great teachers, good programs and overall good school
I now teach the Zumba for kids (Zumbatomic) program at Canyon View Elementary. Feel free to go to
and look for «ZumbAtomic» to sign your child up. A great way for them to learn about multicultural music, dance and fitness!

This is my daughters second year. She is pretty happy here. My wife and I like the school as well.

Good solid education so far. We move a fair amount, so this is our 3^rd elementary school in 5 years. CV has great teachers and staff. The students are a bit harsher and more judgmental than other schools my kids have gone to. That definitely bums us out.

Best elementary school in Poway unified…
It’s small, so you get to know all the teachers & families. There are great teachers here.
They have an amazing PTA & Foundation which helps with all the budget cuts the government has made…