Not to pee in everyone’s Wheaties, but the Poway School District is good, but it is not that good.
I have multiple children attending “award-winning” Poway schools and the way I see it, the District is riding mostly on reputation rather than true excellence. You can rest assured that PUSD has plenty of room for improvement.
When you think safety in a car, most people are inclined to think “Volvo”, right? Poway schools has developed that “good district” reputation in my opinion, due in part to good schools, yes, but also due to slick marketing.