How does Canyon Hills High compare to other high schools in San Diego?

Canyon Hills High has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.6/100, placing it at the 80th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 574 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Canyon Hills High?

20.1% of students at Canyon Hills High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Canyon Hills High?

16.8% of students at Canyon Hills High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Canyon Hills High

High School

San Diego Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92124

📍 5156 Santo Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,236 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

60%

Teachers

54 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.1%

AP Exam Prepared

69.5%

A-G Completion

81.8%

College-Going Rate

77.3%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+28.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+41.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 22 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic38.1%

White27.7%

Asian8.3%

Black7.4%

Other18.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Canyon Hills High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.1%
Met Standard	25.1%
Below Standard	54.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Canyon Hills High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 4.4 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 24.4%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.1% — above the state target. 81.8% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 77.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

45.2%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

16.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

574

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	286	24.1%	31.1%	17.5%	27.3%	55.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	288	16.0%	19.1%	22.6%	42.4%	35.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Kumeyaay Elementary

63.087th pctile

Tierrasanta Elementary

59.883rd pctile

Vista Grande Elementary

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Middle

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High School

Canyon Hills High

62.680th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.