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

Morse High has a Scope Score of 58.9/100, ranked #690 among California high schools. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 683 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Morse High?

15.4% of students at Morse High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.1% 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 Morse High?

19.8% of students at Morse 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 the Scope Score.

Morse High

High School

San Diego Unified San DiegoSan Diego County92114

📍 6905 Skyline Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope 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

1,614 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

75%

Teachers

76 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.6%

AP Exam Prepared

13.0%

A-G Completion

53.3%

College-Going Rate

66.7%

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

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

13.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 132 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic48.3%

White2.2%

Asian2.5%

Black12.1%

Other34.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Morse High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.4%
Met Standard	27.7%
Below Standard	56.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 96.6%

9.2pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 43.1%

8.3pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 19.8%

14.5pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 43.1%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.6%

0.5pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 15.4%

0.3pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 13.0%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Morse High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's 9.0 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 24.4%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 8.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.6% — above the state target. 53.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 66.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

15.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

43.1%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

19.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

683

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	341	23.2%	35.2%	25.5%	16.1%	58.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	342	7.6%	20.2%	19.3%	52.9%	27.8%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Pacific View Leadership Elemen…

Valencia Park Elementary

30.3# in state

Audubon K-8

28.9# in state

Paradise Hills Elementary

Also serves area

Pacific View Leadership Elemen…

52.4# in state

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Morse High

58.9# in state

This school

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