Public school with a magnet program · San Diego Unified

San Diego High — Rating & test scores

1405 Park Boulevard, San Diego · 1,602 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 41st percentile. Higher than 41 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 88% of the class graduated in four years (425 of 481); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 481
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is San Diego High a good high school?

Developing. San Diego High is higher than most California high schools on English test results. San Diego High is lower than most on math test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5360%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4423%
English, Advanced5025%
Math, Advanced499%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance2528 in 100
San Diego High’s place among California high schools, out of 100San Diego Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 24% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is San Diego High’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does San Diego High say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Our mission is to foster an engaging and collaborative educational community that supports and celebrates the diversity, achievements, and aspirations of all students while preparing them for college, careers, and the global community.”
sdhs.sandiegounified.org · link not verified, read November 12, 2026
  • How it teaches

    International Baccalaureate program developing students with excellent breadth and depth of knowledge who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically

    See the page · link not verified
  • Programs

    International Baccalaureate (IB) program with full range of IB classes and IB Diploma Program Core

    See the page · link not verified
  • Languages

    French classes from beginning through advanced levels (French 1-2, 3-4, 5-6) with IB French courses (SL and HL)

    See the page · link not verified

Every line here is from sdhs.sandiegounified.org, read November 12, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than San Diego High. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. CoronadoCoronado Unified · by addressScope Score 8992nd
  2. Gompers Preparatory AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8072nd
  3. High TechCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7968th
  4. Health Sciences High and Middle CollegeCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7445th
  5. San DiegoScope Score 7341st
  6. e3 CivicCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7338th
  7. LincolnNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6815th
  8. King-Chavez CommunityCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6713th
San Diego UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

7 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does San Diego High compare with schools like it?

San Diego High’s Scope Score is 73. 266 California high schools, counting San Diego High, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. San Diego High’s result is higher than 137 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 266

  1. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Helix High

    La Mesa

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

266 California public high schools where 65% to 77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 65% to 77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of San Diego High’s share. The count includes San Diego High. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 60% and math went from 23% to 24%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202667%52%63%San Diego UnifiedDistrict60%San Diego HighThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202639%18%36%San Diego UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia24%San Diego HighThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. San Diego Unified’s line combines its 31 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. San Diego Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan Diego HighSan Diego UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201752%67%60%130
201848%64%56%131
201937%63%57%154
202253%59%55%163
202348%61%55%415
202447%61%56%388
202560%64%57%319
202660%63%57%306
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSan Diego HighSan Diego UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201718%39%32%128
201817%38%31%124
201912%37%32%145
202214%31%27%134
202320%32%27%419
202420%32%28%358
202523%37%30%317
202624%36%32%303

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

21193228
San Diego Unified60%California57%

Math

24%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

54221410
San Diego Unified34%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school28%32%19%21%306
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · San Diego Unified29%31%20%20%7,161
Math, grade 11 · This school10%14%22%54%303
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · San Diego Unified16%18%21%45%7,162

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 306 tested in English, 303 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 64% of students. 279 of 1,455 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

19in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (279 of 1,455 students).

At the average San Diego Unified high school: 16 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.8% of students were suspended at least once (28 of 1,532). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,602

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 64%White 17%Black or African American 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Filipino <1%

Family income

71%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,138 of 1,602. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

82

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

82% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

34%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (40 of 119 students).

San Diego Unified: 44%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino64%
White17%
Black or African American9%
Two or more races7%
Asian2%
Filipino<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 30.7 of 37.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White58 tested47%California 44%
  • Hispanic or Latino191 tested14%California 21%
  • Low-income197 tested11%California 23%
  • Homeless30 tested7%California 15%
  • English learners30 tested3%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities37 tested3%California 8%

11% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 14% in math, against 21% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Diego Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 200 tested in English, 197 in math
English52%+250%+349%
Math11%−1223%−1223%
Hispanic or Latino · 193 tested in English, 191 in math
English50%+347%+149%
Math14%−620%−721%
White · 58 tested
English90%+1674%+2268%
Math47%−653%+344%
English learners · 30 tested
English13%+76%+58%
Math3%−36%−58%
Students with disabilities · 37 tested
English30%+525%+1119%
Math3%−69%−58%
Homeless · 31 tested in English, 30 in math
English39%+534%+435%
Math7%−714%−815%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Diego Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Black or African American students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

88% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 53% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

53%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

52%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

88%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 425 of 481 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

53%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 256 of 481 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

52%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 222 of 425 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

70% enrolled in college within 12 months · 485 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓76 · 16%
  • California State University54 · 11%
  • California community college181 · 37%
  • In-state private8 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year20 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled146 · 30%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
70%enrolled in college within a year

485 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California76 (16%)
  • California State University54 (11%)
  • California community college181 (37%)
  • In-state private8 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year20 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled146 (30%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 425 of 481 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 256 of 481 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 222 of 425 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
152
Admitted
107
Enrolled
51

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 121 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 24
  • UCLAApplied 89 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 4
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 88 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 75 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 9
  • UC IrvineApplied 69 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 60 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 7
  • UC RiversideApplied 51 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 50 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 4
  • UC MercedApplied 42 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 152 · Admitted 107 · Enrolled 51
  • Fall 2024Applied 186 · Admitted 133 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2023Applied 169 · Admitted 123 · Enrolled 69
  • Fall 2022Applied 32 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2021Applied 44 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2020Applied 53 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2019Applied 44 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2018Applied 60 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2017Applied 51 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2016Applied 28 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 9
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 3 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Sciences1
  • History & Social Science2
Every approved AP course3 courses in 2 subjects
Sciences 1
  • Environmental Science
History & Social Science 2
  • Psychology
  • World History: Modern

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
309 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about San Diego High. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at San Diego Unified.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,802 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. San Diego Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $505 million.

$19,802

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,799
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,003
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,069
  • San Diego High$19,802
  • San Diego Unified high schools$19,590
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

San Diego Unified’s yearly plan

$505million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$186million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $505 million of $2.0 billion in total budgeted spending. Source: San Diego Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around San Diego High like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92101. They are not figures for the families at San Diego High.

Typical household income in a year

$91,566

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92101.

Typical home value
$793,100
People who live in this ZIP code
51,805
Typical age
37.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
58%

What you can do

Who can act on San Diego High’s results?

San Diego Unified’s board decides San Diego High’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed San Diego High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Diego Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Diego Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 11 questions to San Diego High. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?34% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (40 of 119 students); California: 47%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?19 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (279 of 1,455 students); average San Diego Unified high school: 16 in 100
  3. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?11% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (197 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  7. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  8. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.
  9. Which grades learn each language, and for how much of the day?From its own words, on languages.

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into San Diego High, and how do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address. From parts of Grant K-8, Roosevelt International Middle and Correia Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Middle · part of its area
Roosevelt International Middle Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile · 2026

Fed by 8 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Correia Middle Scope Score 80Strong · 75th percentile · 2026

Fed by 1 elementary school

High · this school
San Diego High

7 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (15)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Roosevelt International Middle

Into Correia Middle

  • Grant K-8Some of its area goes to Roosevelt International MiddleScope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Golden Hill K-8

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 44th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Birney Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 87 · Strong · 90th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Florence Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Garfield Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 74th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Jefferson Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 77th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • McKinley Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 89 · Strong · 92nd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Washington Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 8th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Dana

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    16% of the zone’s children

  • Cabrillo Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Dewey Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Grant K-8

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 83rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Loma Portal Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Ocean Beach Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Silver Gate Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Sunset View Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

Middle-school links

  • Grant K-8

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Roosevelt International Middle

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Correia Middle

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 80 · Strong · 75th percentile · middle · 2026

    16% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is San Diego High?

Address
1405 Park Boulevard, San Diego 92101Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Franny Del Carmen-AguilarAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is San Diego High a good high school?

San Diego High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 41 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 41st percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 19 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified high school. 1.8% of students (28 of 1,532) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 52% of low-income students in grade 11 at San Diego High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 3 AP courses in 2 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 309 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

70% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #877 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #25 of 31 in San Diego Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate88%5225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)53%5620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5418%
Chronically absent28 in 100515%
Suspension rate0.5% (9 of 1,739)635%
English learners: top level18%535%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257341#877California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1914 in 1005.2% (43 of 834)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2435 in 1001.6% (31 of 1,988)
2024–2528 in 1000.5% (9 of 1,739)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1130628%32%19%21%60%57%+3

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1130310%14%22%54%24%32%−8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English30628%60%
2026 · Math30310%24%
2025 · English31925%60%
2025 · Math3179%23%
2024 · English38818%47%
2024 · Math3585%20%
2023 · English41523%48%
2023 · Math41910%20%
2022 · English16317%53%
2022 · Math1344%14%
2019 · English15412%37%
2019 · Math1452%12%
2018 · English13114%48%
2018 · Math1242%17%
2017 · English13016%52%
2017 · Math1288%18%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English31960%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math31723%
2024 · Grade 11 · English38847%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math35820%
2023 · Grade 11 · English41548%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math41920%
2022 · Grade 11 · English16353%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math13414%
2019 · Grade 11 · English15437%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math14512%
2018 · Grade 11 · English13148%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math12417%
2017 · Grade 11 · English13052%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math12818%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide30510%30%54%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income20052%+2+3
Hispanic or Latino19350%+3+1
White5890%+16+22
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 28 in 100 → 2025–26 · 19 in 100 · −9 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.5% (9 of 1,739) → 2025–26 · 1.8% (28 of 1,532) · +1.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female16 in 10022 in 100+6 in 100
Male12 in 10017 in 100+5 in 100
Asian0 of 150 of 22—
Black or African American5 of 7519 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races3 of 3019 of 99—
White8 of 4316 in 100—
Students with disabilities14 in 10027 in 100+13 in 100
English learners13 in 10026 in 100+13 in 100
Homeless28 in 10029 in 100+1 in 100
Low-income14 in 10023 in 100+9 in 100
All students14 in 10019 in 100+5 in 100
Filipino—1 of 13—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 53% · numerator 256 students classified Prepared · denominator 481 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 45% · AP-pathway numerator 116 · denominator 256 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 256 of 481 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
88%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
45%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
52%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
70%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025152107513.773.924.07
2024186133583.784.024.18
2023169123693.753.964.06
20223214123.634.004.07
20214423123.613.923.96
20205328143.653.984.11
20194427123.613.794.04
20186029173.343.833.90
20175124153.443.943.97
2016281893.673.814.04

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202575149
Berkeley202491145
Berkeley2023832210
Berkeley2022134under 3
Berkeley202112under 3under 3
Davis202550254
Davis202454314
Davis202359323
Davis2022134under 3
Davis2021239under 3
Irvine2025695under 3
Irvine202410624under 3
Irvine2023897under 3
Irvine202215under 3under 3
Irvine2021283under 3
Los Angeles20258974
Los Angeles2024121147
Los Angeles20231201813
Los Angeles20221844
Los Angeles2021293under 3
Merced20254237under 3
Merced20241916under 3
Merced202334283
Merced202263under 3
Merced202164under 3
Riverside20255141under 3
Riverside20244830under 3
Riverside202334134
Riverside2022104under 3
Riverside2021187under 3
San Diego20251214924
San Diego20241326729
San Diego20231296726
San Diego20222373
San Diego202132146
Santa Barbara20258824under 3
Santa Barbara202490326
Santa Barbara202374288
Santa Barbara2022155under 3
Santa Barbara2021114under 3
Santa Cruz202560427
Santa Cruz202489706
Santa Cruz20237352under 3
Santa Cruz20216under 3under 3
Universitywide202515210751
Universitywide202418613358
Universitywide202316912369
Universitywide2022321412
Universitywide2021442312

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Environmental Sciencethis school
Psychologythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count10
AP enrollment (male/female)383
IB participationoffered · 348 enrolled
Dual enrollmentoffered · 309 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections19
Chemistry sections18
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,845

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California7616%
California State University5411%
California community college18137%
In-state private82%
Out-of-state, 4-year204%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled14630%

485 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 70% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,539 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,602

Central federal expenditures attributed here$530 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,602

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92101 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92101 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$91,566
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58%
ZIP-area population51,805
Median age37.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92101 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · IB World Schools directory (matched by name at a 0.90 similarity cutoff) · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026