13617 El Mar Ave
Poway, CA 92064

Garden Road Elementary has been a wonderful experience for our family. It’s a smaller school, which really creates a close-knit, supportive environment where students are known by name and families feel connected. The teachers have been consistently caring, engaged, and dedicated to helping each child succeed both academically and personally.The learning environment is strong and well-balanced. Classrooms feel structured but nurturing, with clear expectations and plenty of encouragement. We’ve seen thoughtful instruction, good communication from teachers, and a genuine commitment to helping students grow and build confidence.The sense of community at Garden Road truly stands out. Events like Friday Flag assemblies and other school gatherings bring families together and create a positive, inclusive atmosphere. It’s clear that school spirit and character development are valued just as much as academics.Overall, Garden Road Elementary feels like a place where kids are supported, challenged, and encouraged to thrive. We’re very grateful to be part of such a welcoming school community.

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.

Our oldest son went to school at Pomerado and Meadowbrook. I mention this because our experience at those schools were VERY different than our experience at Tierra Bonita and Twin Peaks with our two younger sons. The other reviews/comments regarding racism and bullying barely scratches the surface of what Tierra Bonita and Twin Peaks schools are like for minority and mixed-race kids. Our mixed-race sons are repeatedly called the N word (with the hard r) at both schools and to date, nothing has been done about it, except for meaningless "apologies" from the teachers/principals. The offending students are never suspended. Our boys have been physically hit, pushed, had objects thrown at them, etc., and nothing of substance is ever done to punish the offending students, even though some of these incidents occurred in the presence of teachers/staff!! How can you witness these things, have the nerve to call/email parents about it to "apologize", then do NOTHING about it?? We hear similar stories from other parents of minority kids. So we're removing our kids. I'm sure there will be lots of paperwork and nonsense to get our kids transferred to schools that are not our "assigned" schools, but Tierra Bonita and Twin Peaks are NOT safe schools for minority (especially Black) and mixed-race kids!!I have no complaints about the schools' academics, sports, or anything else...however, the rampant racism and bullying overshadows anything good about these schools.