How does Coronado High compare to other high schools in Coronado?

Coronado High has a SchoolScope composite score of 71.1/100, placing it at the 92nd percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 462 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Coronado High?

40.4% of students at Coronado High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.3% 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 Coronado High?

12.7% of students at Coronado 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.

Coronado High

High School

Coronado Unified CoronadoSan Diego County92118

📍 650 D Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

1,004 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Teachers

57 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

97.3%

AP Exam Prepared

61.9%

A-G Completion

80.2%

College-Going Rate

85.9%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+20.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.4 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic27.5%

White54.7%

Asian2.2%

Black1.1%

Other14.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Coronado High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.4%
Met Standard	27.9%
Below Standard	31.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Coronado High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 24.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Coronado Unified district average of 39.3%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 27.5 points higher (vs 12.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 97.3% — above the state target. 80.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 85.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

68.3%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

12.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

462

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	233	51.1%	30.9%	12.0%	6.0%	82.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	229	29.7%	24.9%	19.2%	26.2%	54.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Silver Strand Elementary

66.991st pctile

Coronado Village Elementary

64.689th pctile

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Middle

Coronado Middle

54.881st pctile

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High School

Coronado High

71.192nd pctile

This school

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